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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Watch Folder trigger
1. Connect your pCloud account
2. Configure Polling schedule
3. Select a Folder ID
4. Select a Folder Event
5. Optional- Configure Show Deleted?
Configure the Create Multiple Records action
1. Connect your Airtable account
2. Select a Base
3. Select a Table
4. Configure Records
5. Optional- Configure Typecast
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#

Watch Folder on pCloud

Description:Emit new event when a file is created or modified in the specified folder.

Version:0.0.4

Key:pcloud-watch-folder

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pCloud Overview#

The pCloud API allows you to build a variety of products and applications that
integrate with the pCloud service. With the pCloud API, you can get access to a
wide range of features, including:

Storage for cloud-based file sharing
Automated synchronization of content
Content and account management
Automation of user-related tasks
Programmatic access to all pCloud services

With pCloud, you can easily build:

Web and mobile applications
Cloud-based backup & storage services
Content management solutions
User authentication & identities
File collaboration & sharing
Automated media streaming
Photo & video sharing services
Online Photo & Video Editor
Business process automation
Business intelligence & analytics

Trigger Code#

import pcloud from "../../pcloud.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "pcloud-watch-folder",
  name: "Watch Folder",
  description: "Emit new event when a file is created or modified in the specified folder.",
  version: "0.0.4",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    pcloud,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      label: "Polling schedule",
      description: "Pipedream polls pCloud for events on this schedule.",
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    folderId: {
      propDefinition: [
        pcloud,
        "folderId",
      ],
      description: "Select a **Folder** to watch for changes. Alternatively, you can provide a custom *Folder ID*.",
    },
    event: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Folder Event",
      options: [
        "Created",
        "Modified",
      ],
      description: "Specify when to emit an event related to a given folder.",
      default: "Created",
    },
    showDeleted: {
      propDefinition: [
        pcloud,
        "showDeleted",
      ],
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      const files = [];
      const { contents } = await this.getContents();
      if (!contents) {
        return;
      }
      for (const folderItem of contents) {
        if (this.isRelevant(folderItem)) {
          files.push(folderItem);
          if (files.length == 10) {
            break;
          }
        }
      }
      files.forEach(this.emitpCloudEvent);
      this._setPreviousFiles(contents);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getPreviousFiles() {
      return this.db.get("previousFiles");
    },
    _setPreviousFiles(files) {
      const key = this.getFileKey();
      const previousFiles = files.filter((file) => file[key]).map((file) => ({
        [file[key]]: true,
      }));
      this.db.set("previousFiles", previousFiles);
    },
    getFileKey() {
      return this.event === "Created"
        ? "fileid"
        : "hash";
    },
    async getContents() {
      return this.pcloud._withRetries(() =>
        this.pcloud.listContents(
          this.folderId,
          false,
          this.showDeleted,
          false,
          false,
        ));
    },
    emitpCloudEvent(pCloudEvent) {
      const metadata = this.getEventData(pCloudEvent);
      this.$emit(pCloudEvent, metadata);
    },
    getEventData(pcloudEvent) {
      const key = this.getFileKey();
      return {
        id: pcloudEvent[key],
        summary: `${this.event} file "${pcloudEvent.name}"`,
        ts: Date.now(),
      };
    },
    isRelevant(folderItem, previousFiles = []) {
      const key = this.getFileKey();
      return !folderItem.isFolder && !previousFiles[folderItem[key]];
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const previousFiles = this._getPreviousFiles();
    const files = [];
    const { contents } = await this.getContents();
    if (!contents) {
      console.log("No data available, skipping iteration");
      return;
    }
    for (const folderItem of contents) {
      if (this.isRelevant(folderItem, previousFiles)) {
        files.push(folderItem);
      }
    }
    files.forEach(this.emitpCloudEvent);
    this._setPreviousFiles(contents);
  },
};

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
pCloud	`pcloud`	`app`	This component uses the pCloud app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream polls pCloud for events on this schedule.
Folder ID	`folderId`	`integer`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Folder Event	`event`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`CreatedModified`
Show Deleted?	`showDeleted`	`boolean`	If true, deleted files and folders that can be undeleted will be displayed.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

About pCloud#

Secure encrypted cloud storage

Action#

Create Multiple Records on Airtable

Description:Create one or more records in a table by passing an array of objects containing field names and values as key/value pairs.

Version:0.0.1

Key:airtable_oauth-create-multiple-records

View on GitHub

Action Code#

import chunk from "lodash.chunk";
import airtable from "../../airtable_oauth.app.mjs";
import common from "../common/common.mjs";

const BATCH_SIZE = 10; // The Airtable API allows us to update up to 10 rows per request.

export default {
  key: "airtable_oauth-create-multiple-records",
  name: "Create Multiple Records",
  description: "Create one or more records in a table by passing an array of objects containing field names and values as key/value pairs.",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    records: {
      propDefinition: [
        airtable,
        "records",
      ],
    },
    typecast: {
      propDefinition: [
        airtable,
        "typecast",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const baseId = this.baseId?.value ?? this.baseId;
    const tableId = this.tableId?.value ?? this.tableId;

    let data = this.records;
    if (!Array.isArray(data)) {
      data = JSON.parse(data);
    }
    data = data.map((fields) => ({
      fields,
    }));
    if (!data.length) {
      throw new Error("No Airtable record data passed to step. Please pass at least one record");
    }

    const responses = [];
    for (const c of chunk(data, BATCH_SIZE)) {
      try {
        const { records } = await this.airtable.createRecord({
          baseId,
          tableId,
          data: {
            typecast: this.typecast,
            records: c,
          },
          $,
        });
        responses.push(...records);
      } catch (err) {
        this.airtable.throwFormattedError(err);
      }
    }

    const l = responses.length;
    $.export("$summary", `Added ${l} record${l === 1
      ? ""
      : "s"} to ${this.baseId?.label || baseId}: [${this.tableId?.label || tableId}](https://airtable.com/${baseId}/${tableId})`);

    return responses;
  },
};

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
Airtable	`airtable`	`app`	This component uses the Airtable app.
Base	`baseId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Table	`tableId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Records	`records`	`string`	Provide an array of objects. Each object should represent a new record with the column name as the key and the data to insert as the corresponding value (e.g., passing `[{"foo":"bar","id":123},{"foo":"baz","id":456}]` will create two records and with values added to the fields `foo` and `id`). The most common pattern is to reference an array of objects exported by a previous step (e.g., `{{steps.foo.$return_value}}`). You may also enter or construct a string that will `JSON.parse()` to an array of objects.
Typecast	`typecast`	`boolean`	The Airtable API will perform best-effort automatic data conversion from string values if the typecast parameter is `True`. Automatic conversion is disabled by default to ensure data integrity, but it may be helpful for integrating with 3rd party data sources.

Action Authentication#

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

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

data.records:readdata.records:writedata.recordComments:readdata.recordComments:writeschema.bases:readschema.bases:writewebhook:manage

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