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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Comments by Keyword trigger
1. Connect your Hacker News account
2. Configure timer
3. Optional- Configure Keyword
Configure the Create GA4 Property action
1. Connect your Google Analytics account
2. Select a Account
3. Configure Display Name
4. Select a Time Zone
5. Optional- Select a Industry Category
6. Optional- Configure Currency Code
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 Comments by Keyword on Hacker News

Description:Emit new comments that mention a specific keyword

Version:0.0.4

Key:hacker_news-new-comments-by-keyword

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Hacker News Overview#

The Hacker News API on Pipedream allows you to tap into the vibrant pool of stories, comments, and user data from one of tech's favorite forums. By leveraging this API, you can automate the process of extracting data for analysis, tracking mentions of specific topics, or even monitoring the performance of your own submissions. The real power lies in integrating this wealth of information with other services to create custom, automated workflows that save time and keep you informed.

Trigger Code#

const Parser = require("rss-parser");
const { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } = require("@pipedream/platform");
const hacker_news = require("../../hacker_news.app.js");

const parser = new Parser();

module.exports = {
  key: "hacker_news-new-comments-by-keyword",
  name: "New Comments by Keyword",
  description: "Emit new comments that mention a specific keyword",
  app: "hacker_news",
  version: "0.0.4",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    hacker_news,
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    db: "$.service.db",
    // If you want a single search feed but multiple keywords, separate the keywords with " OR ":
    keyword: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Keyword",
      description: "Keyword to watch. Matches comments. Leave blank to get all comments.",
      optional: true,
      default: "",
    },
  },
  methods: {
    // in theory if alternate setting title and description or aren't unique this won't work
    itemKey(item) {
      return item.guid || item.id || item.title || item.description;
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const seenKeys = this.db.get("seenKeys") || [];
    const seenKeysMap = seenKeys.reduce((acc, v) => {
      acc[v] = true;
      return acc;
    }, {});
    // All elements of an item are optional,
    // however at least one of title or description must be present.
    // should be listed from most recent to least recent
    const feed = await parser.parseURL(`https://hnrss.org/newcomments?q=${encodeURIComponent(this.keyword)}`);
    for (let idx = feed.items.length - 1; idx >= 0; idx--) {
      const item = feed.items[idx];
      const key = this.itemKey(item);
      // XXX throw if !key?
      if (seenKeysMap[key]) continue;
      seenKeys.unshift(key);
      seenKeysMap[key] = true; // just in case of dupes
      this.$emit(item, {
        id: this.itemKey(item),
        summary: item.title,
        ts: item.pubdate && +new Date(item.pubdate),
      });
    }
    if (seenKeys.length) {
      // XXX restrict by byte size instead of el size
      this.db.set("seenKeys", seenKeys.slice(0, 1000));
    }
  },
};

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
Hacker News	`hacker_news`	`app`	This component uses the Hacker News app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Keyword	`keyword`	`string`	Keyword to watch. Matches comments. Leave blank to get all comments.

Trigger Authentication#

The Hacker News API does not require authentication.

About Hacker News#

Social news website

Action#

Create GA4 Property on Google Analytics

Description:Creates a new GA4 property. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/config/admin/v1/rest/v1beta/properties/create)

Version:0.1.0

Key:google_analytics-create-ga4-property

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Google Analytics Overview#

The Google Analytics API unlocks the power of your analytics data, enabling automated access to custom reports, real-time statistics, and user behavior analysis. With it, you can extract actionable insights, push data to other platforms, and tailor your business strategy with precision. Leveraging Pipedream's serverless platform, these capabilities can be seamlessly integrated into workflows that trigger actions in other apps, send alerts, or even feed data warehouses for deeper analysis.

Action Code#

import googleAnalytics from "../../google_analytics.app.mjs";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_analytics-create-ga4-property",
  name: "Create GA4 Property",
  description: "Creates a new GA4 property. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/config/admin/v1/rest/v1beta/properties/create)",
  version: "0.1.0",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleAnalytics,
    account: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleAnalytics,
        "account",
      ],
    },
    displayName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Display Name",
      description: "Human-readable display name for this property. The max allowed display name length is 100 UTF-16 code units.",
    },
    timeZone: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Time Zone",
      description: "The reporting time zone for the property. Must be a valid value from [the IANA timezone database](https://www.iana.org/time-zones).",
      options: constants.TIMEZONE_OPTIONS,
    },
    industryCategory: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Industry Category",
      description: "The industry category associated with the property.",
      optional: true,
      options: constants.INDUSTRY_CATEGORY_OPTIONS,
    },
    currencyCode: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Currency Code",
      description: "The currency type to be used in reports involving monetary values, [in ISO 4217 format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217). Examples: `USD`, `EUR`, `JPY`",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.googleAnalytics.createProperty({
      $,
      data: {
        parent: this.account,
        displayName: this.displayName,
        timeZone: this.timeZone,
        currencyCode: this.currencyCode,
        industryCategory: this.industryCategory,
        propertyType: "PROPERTY_TYPE_ORDINARY",
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created GA4 property with display name "${this.displayName}"`);
    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 Analytics	`googleAnalytics`	`app`	This component uses the Google Analytics app.
Account	`account`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Display Name	`displayName`	`string`	Human-readable display name for this property. The max allowed display name length is 100 UTF-16 code units.
Time Zone	`timeZone`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`Africa/AbidjanAfrica/AlgiersAfrica/BissauAfrica/CairoAfrica/CasablancaAfrica/CeutaAfrica/El_AaiunAfrica/JohannesburgAfrica/JubaAfrica/KhartoumAfrica/LagosAfrica/MaputoAfrica/MonroviaAfrica/NairobiAfrica/NdjamenaAfrica/Sao_TomeAfrica/TripoliAfrica/TunisAfrica/WindhoekAmerica/AdakAmerica/AnchorageAmerica/AraguainaAmerica/Argentina/Buenos_AiresAmerica/Argentina/CatamarcaAmerica/Argentina/CordobaAmerica/Argentina/JujuyAmerica/Argentina/La_RiojaAmerica/Argentina/MendozaAmerica/Argentina/Rio_GallegosAmerica/Argentina/SaltaAmerica/Argentina/San_JuanAmerica/Argentina/San_LuisAmerica/Argentina/TucumanAmerica/Argentina/UshuaiaAmerica/AsuncionAmerica/BahiaAmerica/Bahia_BanderasAmerica/BarbadosAmerica/BelemAmerica/Boa_VistaAmerica/BoiseAmerica/Cambridge_BayAmerica/Campo_GrandeAmerica/CancunAmerica/CayenneAmerica/ChicagoAmerica/ChihuahuaAmerica/Ciudad_JuarezAmerica/Costa_RicaAmerica/CuiabaAmerica/DanmarkshavnAmerica/DawsonAmerica/Dawson_CreekAmerica/DenverAmerica/DetroitAmerica/EdmontonAmerica/EirunepeAmerica/El_SalvadorAmerica/Fort_NelsonAmerica/FortalezaAmerica/Glace_BayAmerica/Goose_BayAmerica/Grand_TurkAmerica/GuatemalaAmerica/GuayaquilAmerica/HalifaxAmerica/HermosilloAmerica/IndianaAmerica/InuvikAmerica/IqaluitAmerica/JuneauAmerica/KentuckyAmerica/Los_AngelesAmerica/MaceioAmerica/ManausAmerica/MartiniqueAmerica/MatamorosAmerica/MazatlanAmerica/MenomineeAmerica/MeridaAmerica/MetlakatlaAmerica/Mexico_CityAmerica/MiquelonAmerica/MonctonAmerica/MonterreyAmerica/MontevideoAmerica/New_YorkAmerica/NomeAmerica/NoronhaAmerica/North_DakotaAmerica/NuukAmerica/OjinagaAmerica/ParamariboAmerica/PhoenixAmerica/PortAmerica/Porto_VelhoAmerica/Puerto_RicoAmerica/Punta_ArenasAmerica/Rankin_InletAmerica/RecifeAmerica/ReginaAmerica/ResoluteAmerica/Rio_BrancoAmerica/SantaremAmerica/SantiagoAmerica/Santo_DomingoAmerica/Sao_PauloAmerica/ScoresbysundAmerica/SitkaAmerica/St_JohnsAmerica/Swift_CurrentAmerica/TegucigalpaAmerica/ThuleAmerica/TijuanaAmerica/TorontoAmerica/VancouverAmerica/WhitehorseAmerica/WinnipegAmerica/YakutatAntarctica/MacquarieAsia/AlmatyAsia/AmmanAsia/AnadyrAsia/AqtauAsia/AqtobeAsia/AshgabatAsia/AtyrauAsia/BaghdadAsia/BakuAsia/BangkokAsia/BarnaulAsia/BeirutAsia/BishkekAsia/ChitaAsia/ChoibalsanAsia/ColomboAsia/DamascusAsia/DhakaAsia/DiliAsia/DubaiAsia/DushanbeAsia/FamagustaAsia/GazaAsia/HebronAsia/Ho_Chi_MinhAsia/Hong_KongAsia/HovdAsia/IrkutskAsia/JakartaAsia/JayapuraAsia/JerusalemAsia/KabulAsia/KamchatkaAsia/KarachiAsia/KathmanduAsia/KhandygaAsia/KolkataAsia/KrasnoyarskAsia/KuchingAsia/MacauAsia/MagadanAsia/MakassarAsia/ManilaAsia/NicosiaAsia/NovokuznetskAsia/NovosibirskAsia/OmskAsia/OralAsia/PontianakAsia/PyongyangAsia/QatarAsia/QostanayAsia/QyzylordaAsia/RiyadhAsia/SakhalinAsia/SamarkandAsia/SeoulAsia/ShanghaiAsia/SingaporeAsia/SrednekolymskAsia/TaipeiAsia/TashkentAsia/TbilisiAsia/TehranAsia/ThimphuAsia/TokyoAsia/TomskAsia/UlaanbaatarAsia/UrumqiAsia/UstAsia/VladivostokAsia/YakutskAsia/YangonAsia/YekaterinburgAsia/YerevanAtlantic/AzoresAtlantic/CanaryAtlantic/Cape_VerdeAtlantic/FaroeAtlantic/MadeiraAustralia/AdelaideAustralia/BrisbaneAustralia/Broken_HillAustralia/DarwinAustralia/EuclaAustralia/HobartAustralia/LindemanAustralia/Lord_HoweAustralia/MelbourneAustralia/PerthAustralia/SydneyEurope/AndorraEurope/AstrakhanEurope/AthensEurope/BelgradeEurope/BerlinEurope/BrusselsEurope/BucharestEurope/BudapestEurope/ChisinauEurope/DublinEurope/GibraltarEurope/HelsinkiEurope/IstanbulEurope/KaliningradEurope/KirovEurope/KyivEurope/LisbonEurope/LondonEurope/MadridEurope/MaltaEurope/MinskEurope/MonacoEurope/MoscowEurope/ParisEurope/PragueEurope/RigaEurope/RomeEurope/SamaraEurope/SaratovEurope/SimferopolEurope/SofiaEurope/TallinnEurope/TiraneEurope/UlyanovskEurope/ViennaEurope/VilniusEurope/VolgogradEurope/WarsawEurope/ZurichIndian/ChagosIndian/MaldivesIndian/MauritiusPacific/ApiaPacific/AucklandPacific/BougainvillePacific/ChathamPacific/GuadalcanalPacific/KantonPacific/KiritimatiPacific/KosraePacific/KwajaleinPacific/Pago_PagoPacific/PalauPacific/PitcairnPacific/Port_MoresbyPacific/RarotongaPacific/TarawaPacific/Tongatapu`
Industry Category	`industryCategory`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "value": "INDUSTRY_CATEGORY_UNSPECIFIED", "label": "Industry category unspecified" }{ "value": "AUTOMOTIVE", "label": "Automotive" }{ "value": "BUSINESS_AND_INDUSTRIAL_MARKETS", "label": "Business and industrial markets" }{ "value": "FINANCE", "label": "Finance" }{ "value": "HEALTHCARE", "label": "Healthcare" }{ "value": "TECHNOLOGY", "label": "Technology" }{ "value": "TRAVEL", "label": "Travel" }{ "value": "OTHER", "label": "Other" }{ "value": "ARTS_AND_ENTERTAINMENT", "label": "Arts and entertainment" }{ "value": "BEAUTY_AND_FITNESS", "label": "Beauty and fitness" }{ "value": "BOOKS_AND_LITERATURE", "label": "Books and literature" }{ "value": "FOOD_AND_DRINK", "label": "Food and drink" }{ "value": "GAMES", "label": "Games" }{ "value": "HOBBIES_AND_LEISURE", "label": "Hobbies and leisure" }{ "value": "HOME_AND_GARDEN", "label": "Home and garden" }{ "value": "INTERNET_AND_TELECOM", "label": "Internet and telecom" }{ "value": "LAW_AND_GOVERNMENT", "label": "Law and government" }{ "value": "NEWS", "label": "News" }{ "value": "ONLINE_COMMUNITIES", "label": "Online communities" }{ "value": "PEOPLE_AND_SOCIETY", "label": "People and society" }{ "value": "PETS_AND_ANIMALS", "label": "Pets and animals" }{ "value": "REAL_ESTATE", "label": "Real estate" }{ "value": "REFERENCE", "label": "Reference" }{ "value": "SCIENCE", "label": "Science" }{ "value": "SPORTS", "label": "Sports" }{ "value": "JOBS_AND_EDUCATION", "label": "Jobs and education" }{ "value": "SHOPPING", "label": "Shopping" }`
Currency Code	`currencyCode`	`string`	The currency type to be used in reports involving monetary values, in ISO 4217 format. Examples: `USD`, `EUR`, `JPY`

Action Authentication#

Google Analytics uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Analytics account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Analytics 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 Analytics API.

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.edit

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