Create Expense with Remote API on Random item from multiple RSS feeds from RSS API

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Getting Started#

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

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Configure the Random item from multiple RSS feeds trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URLs
Configure the Create Expense action
1. Connect your Remote account
2. Configure Amount
3. Select a Currency
4. Select a Employment ID
5. Select a Expense Category Slug
6. Configure Expense Date
7. Configure Receipt Content File Path
8. Configure Receipt File Name
9. Configure Reviewed At
10. Optional- Configure Tax Amount
11. Optional- Configure Timezone
12. Configure Title
13. Configure syncDir
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#

Random item from multiple RSS feeds on RSS

Description:Emit a random item from multiple RSS feeds

Version:0.2.9

Key:rss-random-item-in-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 { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-random-item-in-multiple-feeds",
    name: "Random item from multiple RSS feeds",
    type: "source",
    description: "Emit a random item from multiple RSS feeds",
    version: "0.2.9",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        urls: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "urls",
            ],
        },
    },
    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);
            items.push(...feedItems);
        }
        const item = items[Math.floor(Math.random() * items.length)];
        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 either one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create Expense on Remote

Description:Create an expense in Remote. [See the documentation](https://developer.remote.com/reference/post_create_expense)

Version:0.0.1

Key:remote-create-expense

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Remote Overview#

The Remote API on Pipedream allows you to automate tasks related to global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance for a remote team. By integrating the Remote API with Pipedream’s serverless platform, you can create workflows that react to events within Remote, or from other sources. Automate employee onboarding, offboarding, and data sync between Remote and your HR systems. Effectively, you can connect Remote to 3,000+ other apps to streamline HR processes, gather insights, and maintain up-to-date records across all your platforms.

Action Code#

import { getFileStreamAndMetadata } from "@pipedream/platform";
import remote from "../../remote.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "remote-create-expense",
  name: "Create Expense",
  description: "Create an expense in Remote. [See the documentation](https://developer.remote.com/reference/post_create_expense)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  type: "action",
  props: {
    remote,
    amount: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Amount",
      description: "The amount of the expense",
    },
    currency: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Currency",
      description: "The currency of the expense",
      options: [
        "USD",
        "EUR",
        "CAD",
      ],
    },
    employmentId: {
      propDefinition: [
        remote,
        "employmentId",
      ],
    },
    expenseCategorySlug: {
      propDefinition: [
        remote,
        "expenseCategorySlug",
        ({ employmentId }) => ({
          employmentId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    expenseDate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Expense Date",
      description: "Date of the purchase, which must be in the past. **Format: YYYY-MM-DD**",
    },
    receiptContentFilePath: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Receipt Content File Path",
      description: "The file of the receipt. Provide either a file URL or a path to a file in the `/tmp` directory (for example, `/tmp/myFile.pdf`)",
    },
    receiptFileName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Receipt File Name",
      description: "The file name",
    },
    reviewedAt: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Reviewed At",
      description: "The date and time that the expense was reviewed in ISO8601 format. If not provided, it defaults to the current datetime. **Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS**",
    },
    taxAmount: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Tax Amount",
      description: "The tax amount of the expense",
      optional: true,
    },
    timezone: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Timezone",
      description: "The timezone of the expense. [TZ identifier](https://www.iana.org/time-zones)",
      optional: true,
    },
    title: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Title",
      description: "The title of the expense",
    },
    syncDir: {
      type: "dir",
      accessMode: "read",
      sync: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    async streamToBase64(stream) {
      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        const chunks = [];

        stream.on("data", (chunk) => {
          chunks.push(chunk);
        });

        stream.on("end", () => {
          const buffer = Buffer.concat(chunks);
          resolve(buffer.toString("base64"));
        });

        stream.on("error", (err) => {
          reject(err);
        });
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      stream, metadata,
    } = await getFileStreamAndMetadata(this.receiptContentFilePath);
    const base64String = await this.streamToBase64(stream);

    const response = await this.remote.createExpense({
      $,
      data: {
        amount: this.amount,
        currency: this.currency,
        employment_id: this.employmentId,
        expense_date: this.expenseDate,
        title: this.title,
        receipt: {
          content: `data:${metadata.contentType};base64,${base64String}`,
          name: this.receiptFileName,
        },
        expense_category_slug: this.expenseCategorySlug,
        reviewed_at: this.reviewedAt,
        tax_amount: this.taxAmount,
        timezone: this.timezone,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created expense with ID: ${response?.data?.expense?.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
Remote	`remote`	`app`	This component uses the Remote app.
Amount	`amount`	`integer`	The amount of the expense
Currency	`currency`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`USDEURCAD`
Employment ID	`employmentId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Expense Category Slug	`expenseCategorySlug`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Expense Date	`expenseDate`	`string`	Date of the purchase, which must be in the past. Format: YYYY-MM-DD
Receipt Content File Path	`receiptContentFilePath`	`string`	The file of the receipt. Provide either a file URL or a path to a file in the `/tmp` directory (for example, `/tmp/myFile.pdf`)
Receipt File Name	`receiptFileName`	`string`	The file name
Reviewed At	`reviewedAt`	`string`	The date and time that the expense was reviewed in ISO8601 format. If not provided, it defaults to the current datetime. Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS
Tax Amount	`taxAmount`	`integer`	The tax amount of the expense
Timezone	`timezone`	`string`	The timezone of the expense. TZ identifier
Title	`title`	`string`	The title of the expense
syncDir	`syncDir`	`dir`