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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Upcoming Event Alert trigger
1. Connect your Google Calendar account
2. Configure pollingInfo
3. Configure Pipedream API Key
4. Optional- Select a Calendar ID
5. Optional- Select one or more Event Types
6. Configure Minutes Before
Configure the Create Event action
1. Connect your Heartbeat account
2. Configure Name
3. Optional- Configure Description
4. Configure Start Date & Time
5. Configure Duration
6. Select a Location
7. Optional- Select one or more Invited Users
8. Optional- Select one or more Invited Groups
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 Upcoming Event Alert on Google Calendar

Description:Emit new event based on a time interval before an upcoming event in the calendar.

Version:0.1.2

Key:google_calendar-upcoming-event-alert

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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.

Trigger Code#

import googleCalendar from "../../google_calendar.app.mjs";
import taskScheduler from "../common/taskScheduler.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_calendar-upcoming-event-alert",
  name: "New Upcoming Event Alert",
  description: "Emit new event based on a time interval before an upcoming event in the calendar.",
  version: "0.1.2",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    googleCalendar,
    db: "$.service.db",
    http: "$.interface.http",
    pollingInfo: {
      type: "alert",
      alertType: "info",
      content: "This source requires a Pipedream API key to provide instant events. Alternatively, you can use the `upcoming-event-alert-polling` source instead, which operates on a timer and does not require a Pipedream API key.",
    },
    pipedreamApiKey: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Pipedream API Key",
      description: "[Click here to find your Pipedream API key](https://pipedream.com/settings/user)",
      secret: true,
    },
    calendarId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "calendarId",
      ],
    },
    eventTypes: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "eventTypes",
      ],
    },
    time: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Minutes Before",
      description: "Number of minutes to trigger before the start of the calendar event.",
      min: 0,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if (this.time > 0) {
      props.timer = {
        type: "$.interface.timer",
        description: "Poll the API to schedule alerts for any newly created events",
        default: {
          intervalSeconds: 60 * this.time,
        },
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  hooks: {
    async deactivate() {
      const ids = this._getScheduledEventIds();
      if (!ids?.length) {
        return;
      }
      for (const id of ids) {
        if (await this.deleteScheduledEvent({
          body: {
            id,
          },
        }, this.pipedreamApiKey)) {
          console.log("Cancelled scheduled event");
        }
      }
      this._setScheduledEventIds();
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...taskScheduler.methods,
    _getScheduledEventIds() {
      return this.db.get("scheduledEventIds");
    },
    _setScheduledEventIds(ids) {
      this.db.set("scheduledEventIds", ids);
    },
    _getScheduledCalendarEventIds() {
      return this.db.get("scheduledCalendarEventIds");
    },
    _setScheduledCalendarEventIds(ids) {
      this.db.set("scheduledCalendarEventIds", ids);
    },
    _hasDeployed() {
      const result = this.db.get("hasDeployed");
      this.db.set("hasDeployed", true);
      return result;
    },
    subtractMinutes(date, minutes) {
      return date.getTime() - minutes * 60000;
    },
    async getCalendarEvents() {
      const calendarEvents = [];
      const params = {
        returnOnlyData: false,
        calendarId: this.calendarId,
        eventTypes: this.eventTypes,
      };
      do {
        const {
          data: {
            items, nextPageToken,
          },
        } = await this.googleCalendar.listEvents(params);
        if (items?.length) {
          calendarEvents.push(...items);
        }
        params.pageToken = nextPageToken;
      } while (params.pageToken);
      return calendarEvents;
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    // self subscribe only on the first time
    if (!this._hasDeployed()) {
      await this.selfSubscribe(this.pipedreamApiKey);
    }

    const scheduledEventIds = this._getScheduledEventIds() || [];

    // incoming scheduled event
    if (event.$channel === this.selfChannel()) {
      const remainingScheduledEventIds = scheduledEventIds.filter((id) => id !== event["$id"]);
      this._setScheduledEventIds(remainingScheduledEventIds);
      this.emitEvent(event, `Upcoming ${event.summary
        ? event.summary + " "
        : ""}event`);
      return;
    }

    // schedule new events
    const scheduledCalendarEventIds = this._getScheduledCalendarEventIds() || {};
    const calendarEvents = await this.getCalendarEvents();

    for (const calendarEvent of calendarEvents) {
      const startTime = calendarEvent.start
        ? (new Date(calendarEvent.start.dateTime || calendarEvent.start.date))
        : null;
      if (!startTime
        || startTime.getTime() < Date.now()
        || scheduledCalendarEventIds[calendarEvent.id])
      {
        continue;
      }
      const later = new Date(this.subtractMinutes(startTime, this.time));

      const scheduledEventId = this.emitScheduleEvent(calendarEvent, later);
      scheduledEventIds.push(scheduledEventId);
      scheduledCalendarEventIds[calendarEvent.id] = true;
    }
    this._setScheduledEventIds(scheduledEventIds);
    this._setScheduledCalendarEventIds(scheduledCalendarEventIds);
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

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
Google Calendar	`googleCalendar`	`app`	This component uses the Google Calendar app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Pipedream API Key	`pipedreamApiKey`	`string`	Click here to find your Pipedream API key
Calendar ID	`calendarId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Event Types	`eventTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`defaultfocusTimeoutOfOfficeworkingLocation`
Minutes Before	`time`	`integer`	Number of minutes to trigger before the start of the calendar event.

Trigger 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.readonlyemailprofile

About Google Calendar#

With Google Calendar, you can quickly schedule meetings and events and get reminders about upcoming activities, so you always know what’s next.

Action#

Create Event on Heartbeat

Description:Create a new Event in a Heartbeat community. [See the documentation](https://heartbeat.readme.io/reference/createevent)

Version:0.0.1

Key:heartbeat-create-event

View on GitHub

Heartbeat Overview#

The Heartbeat API offers a powerful way to connect and automate your community engagement. With this API, you can monitor community signals, manage members, and trigger events based on community interactions. By integrating Heartbeat with Pipedream, you can create dynamic, serverless workflows that act upon these signals and bring efficiency to your community management tasks. Whether it's automating welcome messages, syncing member data with other platforms, or analyzing community health, the possibilities are vast.

Action Code#

import { parseObject } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import heartbeat from "../../heartbeat.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "heartbeat-create-event",
  name: "Create Event",
  description: "Create a new Event in a Heartbeat community. [See the documentation](https://heartbeat.readme.io/reference/createevent)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  props: {
    heartbeat,
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "The name of the event",
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "The description of the event",
      optional: true,
    },
    startTime: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Start Date & Time",
      description: "The start date & time of the event. Accepts datetimes in the following formats: `YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss` e.g. 2023-11-28 10:00:00, `YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm` e.g. 2023-11-28 10:00, `YYYY-MM-DD` e.g. 2023-11-28",
    },
    duration: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Duration",
      description: "The duration of the event in minutes",
    },
    location: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Location",
      description: "Where the event will be held. If the string 'HEARTBEAT' is provided, then the event will take place in a Heartbeat voice channel. If the string 'ZOOM' is provided, then the event will take place in a custom Zoom link (this option can only be chosen if a Zoom account has been integrated with Heartbeat). Otherwise, the provided string will be passed directly to the Custom location field",
      options: [
        "HEARTBEAT",
        "ZOOM",
      ],
    },
    invitedUsers: {
      propDefinition: [
        heartbeat,
        "emails",
      ],
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Invited Users",
      description: "A list of users that should be invited to the event. If the email matches an existing Heartbeat user, the Heartbeat user will be invited. Otherwise, an event invite will be sent directly to the provided email address. If both `Invited Users` & `Invited Groups` are empty, the event will be open to everyone in the community",
      optional: true,
    },
    invitedGroups: {
      propDefinition: [
        heartbeat,
        "groupID",
      ],
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Invited Groups",
      description: "A list of groups that should be invited to the event. If both `Invited Users` and `Invited Groups` are empty, the event will be open to everyone in the community",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.heartbeat.createEvent({
      $,
      data: {
        name: this.name,
        description: this.description,
        startTime: this.startTime,
        duration: this.duration,
        location: this.location,
        invitedUsers: parseObject(this.invitedUsers),
        invitedGroups: parseObject(this.invitedGroups),
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created event with ID ${response.event.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
Heartbeat	`heartbeat`	`app`	This component uses the Heartbeat app.
Name	`name`	`string`	The name of the event
Description	`description`	`string`	The description of the event
Start Date & Time	`startTime`	`string`	The start date & time of the event. Accepts datetimes in the following formats: `YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss` e.g. 2023-11-28 10:00:00, `YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm` e.g. 2023-11-28 10:00, `YYYY-MM-DD` e.g. 2023-11-28
Duration	`duration`	`integer`	The duration of the event in minutes
Location	`location`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`HEARTBEATZOOM`
Invited Users	`invitedUsers`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Invited Groups	`invitedGroups`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API credentials,

Navigate to your Heartbeat account and sign in
Go to “Settings” > “API Keys”

About Heartbeat#

Plug-and-play online communities.

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