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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a RSS trigger and Waitwhile action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

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Configure the New Item From Multiple RSS Feeds trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URLs
4. Optional- Configure Max per Feed
Configure the Create Customer action
1. Connect your Waitwhile account
2. Configure Name
3. Configure First Name
4. Configure Last Name
5. Optional- Configure Phone
6. Configure Email
7. Optional- Configure Tag
8. Select one or more Location IDs
9. Optional- Configure Add Tag
10. Optional- Configure Remove Tag
11. Optional- Configure External Id
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Item From Multiple RSS Feeds on RSS

Description:Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-new-item-from-multiple-feeds

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RSS Overview#

The RSS app allows users to automatically fetch and parse updates from web feeds. This functionality is pivotal for staying abreast of content changes or updates from websites, blogs, and news outlets that offer RSS feeds. With Pipedream, you can harness the RSS API to trigger workflows that enable a broad range of automations, like content aggregation, monitoring for specific keywords, notifications, and data synchronization across platforms.

Trigger Code#

import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-new-item-from-multiple-feeds",
    name: "New Item From Multiple RSS Feeds",
    type: "source",
    description: "Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds",
    version: "1.2.7",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        urls: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "urls",
            ],
            description: "Enter one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed. To avoid timeouts, 5 or less URLs is recommended.",
        },
        max: {
            type: "integer",
            label: "Max per Feed",
            description: "Maximum number of posts per feed to retrieve at one time. Defaults to 20.",
            optional: true,
            default: 20,
        },
    },
    dedupe: "unique",
    hooks: {
        async activate() {
            // Try to parse the feed one time to confirm we can fetch and parse.
            // The code will throw any errors to the user.
            for (const url of this.urls) {
                await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url);
            }
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = [];
        for (const url of this.urls) {
            const feedItems = (await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url))?.slice(0, this.max);
            console.log(`Retrieved items from ${url}`);
            items.push(...feedItems);
        }
        this.rss.sortItems(items).forEach((item) => {
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$emit(item, meta);
        });
    },
});

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
RSS	`rss`	`app`	This component uses the RSS app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often you want to poll the feed for new items
Feed URLs	`urls`	`string[]`	Enter one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed. To avoid timeouts, 5 or less URLs is recommended.
Max per Feed	`max`	`integer`	Maximum number of posts per feed to retrieve at one time. Defaults to 20.

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create Customer on Waitwhile

Description:Create a customer. [See the doc here](https://developers.waitwhile.com/reference/postcustomers)

Version:0.0.1

Key:waitwhile-create-customer

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Waitwhile Overview#

Waitwhile is a queue management and scheduling platform that lets you optimize appointments and waitlists, enhancing the customer experience. By leveraging the Waitwhile API on Pipedream, you can automate processes such as updating waitlists, syncing customer data, or triggering notifications when a customer's status changes. This seamless integration can streamline operations for businesses like restaurants, healthcare providers, or service centers where queue management is crucial.

Action Code#

import waitwhile from "../../app/waitwhile.app.mjs";
import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
export default defineAction({
    name: "Create Customer",
    version: "0.0.1",
    key: "waitwhile-create-customer",
    description: "Create a customer. [See the doc here](https://developers.waitwhile.com/reference/postcustomers)",
    props: {
        waitwhile,
        name: {
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "name",
            ],
        },
        firstName: {
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "firstName",
            ],
        },
        lastName: {
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "lastName",
            ],
        },
        phone: {
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "phone",
            ],
        },
        email: {
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "email",
            ],
        },
        tags: {
            type: "string[]",
            description: "Optional tags associated with customer",
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "tag",
            ],
        },
        locationIds: {
            label: "Location IDs",
            type: "string[]",
            description: "Identifier of customer, automatically derived from visitor contact information if not provided.",
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "locationId",
            ],
        },
        addTag: {
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "addTag",
            ],
        },
        removeTag: {
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "removeTag",
            ],
        },
        externalId: {
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "externalId",
            ],
        },
    },
    type: "action",
    methods: {},
    async run({ $ }) {
        const params = {
            name: this.name,
            firstName: this.firstName,
            lastName: this.lastName,
            phone: this.phone,
            email: this.email,
            tags: this.tags,
            locationIds: this.locationIds,
            addTag: this.addTag,
            removeTag: this.removeTag,
            externalId: this.externalId,
        };
        try {
            const data = await this.waitwhile.createCustomers(params);
            $.export("summary", `Successfully created a customer with ID: ${data.id}`);
            return data;
        }
        catch (error) {
            const statusCode = error[Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(error)[1]].status;
            const statusText = error[Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(error)[1]].statusText;
            throw new Error(`Error status code: ${statusCode}. Error status response: ${statusText}`);
        }
    },
});

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Waitwhile	`waitwhile`	`app`	This component uses the Waitwhile app.
Name	`name`	`string`	Name
First Name	`firstName`	`string`	First name of customer
Last Name	`lastName`	`string`	Last name of customer
Phone	`phone`	`string`	Phone number in E.164 format
Email	`email`	`string`	Email address
Tag	`tags`	`string[]`	Optional tags associated with customer
Location IDs	`locationIds`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Add Tag	`addTag`	`string`	Adds specified tag to existing tags
Remove Tag	`removeTag`	`string`	Removes specified tag to existing tags
External Id	`externalId`	`string`	External identifier, optionally provided by client

Action Authentication#

Waitwhile uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Waitwhile account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Waitwhile APIs in both code and no-code steps.

To retrieve your API keys,