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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Links by User trigger
1. Connect your Reddit account
2. Configure Polling schedule
3. Configure Username
4. Optional- Configure Number of parents
5. Optional- Select a Time filter
6. Optional- Configure Include subreddit details?
Configure the Create Email Template action
1. Connect your Amazon SES account
2. Select a AWS Region
3. Configure Template Name
4. Configure Subject
5. Optional- Configure HTML
6. Optional- Configure Text
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 Links by User on Reddit

Description:Emit new event each time a user posts a new link.

Version:0.1.0

Key:reddit-new-links-by-user

View on GitHub

Reddit Overview#

The Reddit API unlocks the potential to automate interactions with one of the largest online communities. With Pipedream, you can tap into the Reddit ecosystem to monitor trends, engage with audiences, or curate content. Whether it's tracking mentions of your brand, auto-posting to subreddits, or gathering data for analysis, the API offers a breadth of functionalities — from getting posts and comments to creating new threads and managing account settings.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common.mjs";
const { reddit } = common.props;

export default {
  ...common,
  type: "source",
  key: "reddit-new-links-by-user",
  name: "New Links by User",
  description: "Emit new event each time a user posts a new link.",
  version: "0.1.0",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    username: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "username",
      ],
    },
    numberOfParents: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Number of parents",
      description: "The emitted events will contain the new comment plus the parents of said comment up to the number indicated in this property.",
      optional: true,
      min: 2,
      max: 10,
      default: 2,
    },
    timeFilter: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "timeFilter",
      ],
    },
    includeSubredditDetails: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "includeSubredditDetails",
      ],
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      // Emits sample events on the first run during deploy.
      var redditLinks = await this.reddit.getNewUserLinks(
        null,
        this.username,
        this.numberOfParents,
        this.timeFilter,
        this.includeSubredditDetails,
        10,
      );
      const { children: links = [] } = redditLinks.data;
      if (links.length === 0) {
        console.log("No data available, skipping iteration");
        return;
      }
      const { name: before = this._getBefore() } = links[0].data;
      this._setBefore(before);
      const previousEmittedEvents = {};
      const keys = [];
      links.reverse().forEach((event) => {
        this.emitRedditEvent(event);
        previousEmittedEvents[event.data.name] = true;
        keys.push(event.data.name);
      });
      this._setCache(previousEmittedEvents);
      this._setKeys(keys);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    generateEventMetadata(redditEvent) {
      return {
        id: redditEvent.data.name,
        summary: redditEvent.data.title,
        ts: redditEvent.data.created,
      };
    },
    async isBeforeValid(before) {
      // verify this link still exists as a link by this user
      const { data } = await this.reddit.getSubredditByName(before);
      return data?.children[0]?.data?.author === this.username;
    },
  },
  async run() {
    let redditLinks;
    const {
      cache: previousEmittedEvents,
      keys,
    } = await this.validateBefore(this._getCache(),
      this._getBefore(),
      this._getKeys());
    do {
      redditLinks = await this.reddit.getNewUserLinks(
        this._getBefore(),
        this.username,
        this.numberOfParents,
        this.timeFilter,
        this.includeSubredditDetails,
      );
      const { children: links = [] } = redditLinks.data;
      if (links.length === 0) {
        console.log("No data available, skipping iteration");
        break;
      }
      const { name: before = this._getBefore() } = links[0].data;
      this._setBefore(before);

      links.reverse().forEach((event) => {
        if (!previousEmittedEvents[event.data.name]) {
          this.emitRedditEvent(event);
          previousEmittedEvents[event.data.name] = true;
          keys.push(event.data.name);
        }
      });
    } while (redditLinks);
    this._setCache(previousEmittedEvents);
    this._setKeys(keys);
  },
};

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
Reddit	`reddit`	`app`	This component uses the Reddit app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream polls Reddit for events on this schedule.
Username	`username`	`string`	The username you'd like to watch.
Number of parents	`numberOfParents`	`integer`	The emitted events will contain the new comment plus the parents of said comment up to the number indicated in this property.
Time filter	`timeFilter`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`hourdayweekmonthyearall`
Include subreddit details?	`includeSubredditDetails`	`boolean`	If set to `true`, subreddit details will be expanded/included.

Trigger Authentication#

Reddit uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Reddit account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Reddit and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Reddit API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

accountidentityedithistoryreadsubmitmysubredditssubscribe

About Reddit#

Reddit is a network of communities based on people's interests. Find communities you're interested in, and become part of an online community!

Action#

Create Email Template on Amazon SES

Description:Create a HTML or a plain text email template. [See the docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-sesv2/classes/createemailtemplatecommand.html)

Version:0.0.1

Key:amazon_ses-create-email-template

View on GitHub

Amazon SES Overview#

Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a powerful cloud-based email sending service designed to help digital marketers and application developers send marketing, notification, and transactional emails. With the SES API, you can reliably send emails at scale, manage sender reputations, view email sending statistics, and maintain a high deliverability rate. Leveraging Pipedream's capabilities, you can integrate SES seamlessly into serverless workflows, automate email responses based on triggers from other apps, and analyze the effectiveness of your email campaigns by connecting to data analytics platforms.

Action Code#

import base from "../common/base.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "amazon_ses-create-email-template",
  name: "Create Email Template",
  description: "Create a HTML or a plain text email template. [See the docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-sesv2/classes/createemailtemplatecommand.html)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...base.props,
    TemplateName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Template Name",
      description: "The email template name",
    },
    Subject: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "Subject",
      ],
    },
    Html: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "Html",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    Text: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "Text",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if (!this.Html && !this.Text) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Html or Text must be configured");
    }

    const params = {
      TemplateName: this.TemplateName,
      TemplateContent: {
        Subject: this.amazonSes.replaceCurlyBrackets(this.Subject),
        Html: this.amazonSes.replaceCurlyBrackets(this.Html),
        Text: this.amazonSes.replaceCurlyBrackets(this.Text),
      },
    };
    const response = await this.amazonSes.createEmailTemplate(this.region, params);
    $.export("$summary", "Successfully created email template");
    return response;
  },
};

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
Amazon SES	`amazonSes`	`app`	This component uses the Amazon SES app.
AWS Region	`region`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Template Name	`TemplateName`	`string`	The email template name
Subject	`Subject`	`string`	The email subject line. Use `\{\{` and `\}\}` to insert tags. Example: `This is a \{\{tagname\}\}`.
HTML	`Html`	`string`	The HTML email body. Use `\{\{` and `\}\}` to insert tags. Example: `This is a \{\{tagname\}\}`.
Text	`Text`	`string`	The email body that will be visible to recipients whose email clients do not display HTML. Use `\{\{` and `\}\}` to insert tags. Example: `This is a \{\{tagname\}\}`.

Action Authentication#

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

Follow the AWS Instructions for creating an IAM user with an associated access and secret key, with the minimum IAM permissions necessary to send email or hit the desired SES APIs from Pipedream.

Enter the access and secret key below.

Create Email Template with Amazon SES API on New Links by User from Reddit API

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