Create Issue with GitHub API on New or updated contact from Xero Accounting API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New or updated contact trigger
1. Connect your Xero Accounting account
2. Select a Tenant ID
3. Configure Polling interval
Configure the Create Issue action
1. Connect your GitHub account
2. Select a Repository
3. Configure Title
4. Optional- Configure Body
5. Optional- Select one or more Labels
6. Optional- Select one or more Assignees
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 or updated contact on Xero Accounting

Description:Emit new notifications when you create a new or update existing contact

Version:0.0.3

Key:xero_accounting_api-new-updated-contact

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Xero Accounting Overview#

The Xero Accounting API offers a powerful gateway to access and manipulate financial data within Xero. Leveraging Pipedream's capabilities, developers can build custom workflows that streamline accounting processes, sync financial data with external systems, and trigger actions based on financial events. This API allows for the automation of tasks such as invoicing, bank reconciliation, bill payments, and reporting, which can lead to significant time savings and enhanced data accuracy.

Trigger Code#

import { formatJsonDate } from "../../common/util.mjs";
import xeroAccountingApi from "../../xero_accounting_api.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "xero_accounting_api-new-updated-contact",
  name: "New or updated contact",
  description: "Emit new notifications when you create a new or update existing contact",
  version: "0.0.3",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    xeroAccountingApi,
    tenantId: {
      propDefinition: [
        xeroAccountingApi,
        "tenantId",
      ],
    },
    timer: {
      label: "Polling interval",
      description: "Pipedream will poll Xero accounting API on this schedule",
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    db: "$.service.db",
  },
  dedupe: "unique",
  async run() {
    let lastDateChecked = this.xeroAccountingApi.getLastDateChecked(this.db);

    if (!lastDateChecked) {
      lastDateChecked = new Date().toISOString();
      this.xeroAccountingApi.setLastDateChecked(this.db, lastDateChecked);
    }
    const contacts = (
      await this.xeroAccountingApi.getContact(
        null,
        this.tenantId,
        null,
        lastDateChecked,
      )
    )?.Contacts;
    contacts && contacts.reverse().forEach((contact) => {
      const formattedDate = formatJsonDate(contact.UpdatedDateUTC);
      this.xeroAccountingApi.setLastDateChecked(this.db, formattedDate);
      this.$emit(contact,
        {
          id: `${contact.ContactID}D${formattedDate || ""}`,
          summary: contact.Name,
        });
    });
  },
};

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
Xero Accounting	`xeroAccountingApi`	`app`	This component uses the Xero Accounting app.
Tenant ID	`tenantId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Polling interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll Xero accounting API on this schedule
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

offline_accessopenidprofileemailaccounting.transactionsaccounting.reports.readaccounting.settingsaccounting.settings.readaccounting.contactsaccounting.attachmentsaccounting.journals.read

About Xero Accounting#

Accounting Software

Action#

Create Issue on GitHub

Description:Create a new issue in a Gihub repo. [See docs here](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/issues/issues#create-an-issue)

Version:0.2.14

Key:github-create-issue

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GitHub Overview#

The GitHub API is a powerful gateway to interaction with GitHub's vast web of data and services, offering a suite of endpoints to manipulate and retrieve information on repositories, pull requests, issues, and more. Harnessing this API on Pipedream, you can orchestrate automated workflows that respond to events in real-time, manage repository data, streamline collaborative processes, and connect GitHub with other services for a more integrated development lifecycle.

Action Code#

import github from "../../github.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "github-create-issue",
  name: "Create Issue",
  description: "Create a new issue in a Gihub repo. [See docs here](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/issues/issues#create-an-issue)",
  version: "0.2.14",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    github,
    repoFullname: {
      propDefinition: [
        github,
        "repoFullname",
      ],
    },
    title: {
      label: "Title",
      description: "The title of the issue",
      type: "string",
    },
    body: {
      label: "Body",
      description: "The contents of the issue",
      type: "string",
      optional: true,
    },
    labels: {
      label: "Labels",
      description: "Labels to associate with this issue. NOTE: Only users with push access can set labels for new issues",
      optional: true,
      propDefinition: [
        github,
        "labels",
        (c) => ({
          repoFullname: c.repoFullname,
        }),
      ],
    },
    assignees: {
      label: "Assignees",
      description: "Logins for Users to assign to this issue. NOTE: Only users with push access can set assignees for new issues",
      optional: true,
      propDefinition: [
        github,
        "collaborators",
        (c) => ({
          repoFullname: c.repoFullname,
        }),
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.github.createIssue({
      repoFullname: this.repoFullname,
      data: {
        title: this.title,
        body: this.body,
        labels: this.labels,
        assignees: this.assignees,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", "Successfully created issue.");

    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
GitHub	`github`	`app`	This component uses the GitHub app.
Repository	`repoFullname`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Title	`title`	`string`	The title of the issue
Body	`body`	`string`	The contents of the issue
Labels	`labels`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Assignees	`assignees`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

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

repoadmin:orgadmin:public_keyadmin:org_hookgistprojectnotificationsuserwrite:discussionwrite:packagesread:packagesadmin:repo_hook

About GitHub#

Where the world builds software. Millions of developers and companies build, ship, and maintain their software on GitHub—the largest and most advanced development platform in the world.

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