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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Saved Post by User trigger
1. Connect your Reddit account
2. Configure Polling schedule
3. Configure Username
4. Optional- Select a Time filter
5. Optional- Configure Include subreddit details?
Configure the Create Event action
1. Connect your Google Calendar account
2. Select a Type of Add
3. Optional- Select a Calendar ID
4. Configure Describe Event
5. Optional- Configure Event Title
6. Optional- Select a Color ID
7. Optional- Select a Time Zone
8. Optional- Select a Send Updates
9. Optional- Configure Create Meet Room
10. Optional- Select a Visibility
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 Saved Post by User on Reddit

Description:Emit new event each time a user saves a post.

Version:0.1.1

Key:reddit-new-saved-post-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-saved-post-by-user",
  name: "New Saved Post by User",
  description: "Emit new event each time a user saves a post.",
  version: "0.1.1",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    username: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "username",
      ],
    },
    timeFilter: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "timeFilter",
      ],
    },
    includeSubredditDetails: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "includeSubredditDetails",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    async fetchData(before) {
      const res = await this.reddit.getNewSavedPosts(
        before,
        this.username,
        this.timeFilter,
        this.includeSubredditDetails,
      );
      const { children: posts = [] } = res.data;
      if (posts.length === 0) {
        return [];
      }
      const { name: newBefore = this._getBefore() } = posts[0].data;
      this._setBefore(newBefore);
      return posts;
    },
    generateEventMetadata(redditEvent) {
      return {
        id: redditEvent.data.name,
        summary: redditEvent.data.title,
        ts: redditEvent.data.created,
      };
    },
    async isBeforeValid(before) {
      // verify this post is still saved by user
      const { data } = await this.reddit.getSubredditByName(before);
      const isSaved = data?.children[0]?.data?.saved;
      return isSaved;
    },
  },
  async run() {
    let redditPosts;
    const {
      cache: previousEmittedEvents,
      keys,
    } = await this.validateBefore(this._getCache(),
      this._getBefore(),
      this._getKeys());
    do {
      redditPosts = await this.fetchData(this._getBefore());
      if (redditPosts.length == 0) {
        console.log("All data fetched");
        break;
      }

      redditPosts.reverse().forEach((event) => {
        if (!previousEmittedEvents[event.data.name]) {
          this.emitRedditEvent(event);
          previousEmittedEvents[event.data.name] = true;
          keys.push(event.data.name);
        }
      });

    } while (redditPosts);
    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.
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 Event on Google Calendar

Description:Create an event in a Google Calendar. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/calendar/api/v3/reference/events/insert)

Version:0.2.4

Key:google_calendar-create-event

View on GitHub

Google Calendar Overview#

The Google Calendar API lets you dip into the powerhouse of scheduling, allowing for the reading, creation, and manipulation of events and calendars directly from your applications. Through Pipedream, you can seamlessly integrate Google Calendar into a myriad of workflows, automating event management, syncing with other services, setting up custom reminders, or even collating data for reporting. The key here is to streamline your calendar-related processes, ensuring that your time management is as efficient and automated as possible.

Action Code#

import googleCalendar from "../../google_calendar.app.mjs";
import createEventCommon from "../common/create-event-common.mjs";
import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_calendar-create-event",
  name: "Create Event",
  description: "Create an event in a Google Calendar. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/calendar/api/v3/reference/events/insert)",
  version: "0.2.4",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleCalendar,
    addType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Type of Add",
      description: "Whether to perform a quick add or a detailed event",
      options: [
        {
          label: "Add Detailed Event",
          value: "detailed",
        },
        {
          label: "Add Quick Event using Natural Language",
          value: "quick",
        },
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    calendarId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "calendarId",
      ],
    },
    text: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Describe Event",
      description: "Write a plain text description of event, and Google will parse this string to create the event. eg. 'Meet with Michael 10am 7/22/2024' or 'Call Sarah at 1:30PM on Friday'",
      hidden: true,
    },
    summary: {
      label: "Event Title",
      type: "string",
      description: "Enter a title for the event, (e.g., `My event`)",
      optional: true,
      hidden: true,
    },
    colorId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "colorId",
      ],
      hidden: true,
    },
    timeZone: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "timeZone",
      ],
      hidden: true,
    },
    sendUpdates: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "sendUpdates",
      ],
      hidden: true,
    },
    createMeetRoom: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Create Meet Room",
      description: "Whether to create a Google Meet room for this event.",
      optional: true,
      hidden: true,
    },
    visibility: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Visibility",
      description: "Visibility of the event",
      options: [
        "default",
        "public",
        "private",
        "confidential",
      ],
      optional: true,
      hidden: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps(props) {
    const isDetailed = this.addType === "detailed";

    props.text.hidden = isDetailed;

    props.summary.hidden = !isDetailed;
    props.colorId.hidden = !isDetailed;
    props.timeZone.hidden = !isDetailed;
    props.sendUpdates.hidden = !isDetailed;
    props.createMeetRoom.hidden = !isDetailed;
    props.visibility.hidden = !isDetailed;

    if (isDetailed) {
      const commonProps = createEventCommon.props({
        isUpdate: false,
      });
      if (this.repeatFrequency) {
        const frequency = constants.REPEAT_FREQUENCIES[this.repeatFrequency];
        commonProps.repeatInterval.description = `Enter 1 to "repeat every ${frequency}", enter 2 to "repeat every other ${frequency}", etc. Defaults to 1.`;
        commonProps.repeatInterval.hidden = !this.repeatFrequency;
        commonProps.repeatUntil.hidden = !this.repeatFrequency;
        commonProps.repeatTimes.hidden = !this.repeatFrequency;
      }
      return commonProps;
    }
    return {};
  },
  methods: {
    ...createEventCommon.methods,
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if (this.addType === "quick") {
      const quickResponse = await this.googleCalendar.quickAddEvent({
        calendarId: this.calendarId,
        text: this.text,
      });
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully added a quick event: "${quickResponse.id}"`);
      return quickResponse;
    }

    const timeZone = await this.getTimeZone(this.timeZone);
    const attendees = this.formatAttendees(this.attendees);
    const recurrence = this.formatRecurrence({
      repeatFrequency: this.repeatFrequency,
      repeatInterval: this.repeatInterval,
      repeatTimes: this.repeatTimes,
      repeatUntil: this.repeatUntil,
    });

    const data = {
      calendarId: this.calendarId,
      sendUpdates: this.sendUpdates,
      resource: {
        summary: this.summary,
        location: this.location,
        description: this.description,
        start: this.getDateParam({
          date: this.eventStartDate,
          timeZone,
        }),
        end: this.getDateParam({
          date: this.eventEndDate,
          timeZone,
        }),
        recurrence,
        attendees,
        colorId: this.colorId,
        visibility: this.visibility,
      },
    };

    if (this.createMeetRoom) {
      data.conferenceDataVersion = 1;
      data.resource.conferenceData = {
        createRequest: {
          requestId: uuidv4(),
          conferenceSolutionKey: {
            type: "hangoutsMeet",
          },
        },
      };
    }

    const response = await this.googleCalendar.createEvent(data);

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created event with ID: "${response.id}"`);

    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
Google Calendar	`googleCalendar`	`app`	This component uses the Google Calendar app.
Type of Add	`addType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Add Detailed Event", "value": "detailed" }{ "label": "Add Quick Event using Natural Language", "value": "quick" }`
Calendar ID	`calendarId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

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

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.eventshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.settings.readonly

Create Event with Google Calendar API on New Saved Post by User from Reddit API

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