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Getting Started

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

  1. Select this integration
  2. Configure the New Field trigger
    1. Connect your Airtable account
    2. Configure timer
    3. Select a Base
    4. Select a Table
  3. Configure the Create or update file contents action
    1. Connect your GitHub account
    2. Select a Repository
    3. Configure Path
    4. Configure File content
    5. Configure Commit message
    6. Optional- Configure Branch
  4. Deploy the workflow
  5. Send a test event to validate your setup
  6. 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

Description:Emit new event for each new field created in a table
Version:0.0.1
Key:airtable_oauth-new-field

Trigger Code

import common from "../common/common.mjs";

export default {
  name: "New Field",
  description: "Emit new event for each new field created in a table",
  key: "airtable_oauth-new-field",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    tableId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.airtable,
        "tableId",
        ({ baseId }) => ({
          baseId,
        }),
      ],
      description: "The table ID to watch for changes.",
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getFieldIds() {
      return this.db.get("fieldIds") || [];
    },
    _setFieldIds(fieldIds) {
      this.db.set("fieldIds", fieldIds);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const fieldIds = this._getFieldIds();

    const { tables } = await this.airtable.listTables({
      baseId: this.baseId,
    });
    const { fields } = tables.find(({ id }) => id === this.tableId);

    for (const field of fields) {
      if (fieldIds.includes(field.id)) {
        continue;
      }
      fieldIds.push(field.id);
      this.$emit(field, {
        id: field.id,
        summary: field.name,
        ts: Date.now(),
      });
    }

    this._setFieldIds(fieldIds);
  },
};

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.
LabelPropTypeDescription
AirtableairtableappThis component uses the Airtable app.
N/Adb$.service.dbThis component uses $.service.db to maintain state between executions.
timer$.interface.timer
BasebaseIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
TabletableIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger 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:manageuser.email:read

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Action

Description:Create or update a file in a repository. This will replace an existing file. [See docs here](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/contents#create-or-update-file-contents)
Version:0.0.9
Key:github-create-or-update-file-contents

Action Code

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

export default {
  key: "github-create-or-update-file-contents",
  name: "Create or update file contents",
  description: "Create or update a file in a repository. This will replace an existing file. [See docs here](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/contents#create-or-update-file-contents)",
  version: "0.0.9",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    github,
    repoFullname: {
      propDefinition: [
        github,
        "repoFullname",
      ],
    },
    path: {
      label: "Path",
      description:
        "The full path of the file to create. *If the file already exists, it will be updated.* Example: `path/to/file.txt`",
      type: "string",
    },
    fileContent: {
      label: "File content",
      description: "The raw contents of the file. *If the file already exists, the entire file will be overwritten.*",
      type: "string",
    },
    commitMessage: {
      label: "Commit message",
      description: "The commit message for this change.",
      type: "string",
      default: "Pipedream - {{steps.trigger.context.workflow_name}} ({{steps.trigger.context.workflow_id}})",
    },
    branch: {
      label: "Branch",
      description:
        "The branch name. Defaults to the repository’s default branch (usually `master`)",
      type: "string",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {

    const response = await this.github.createOrUpdateFileContent({
      repoFullname: this.repoFullname,
      path: this.path,
      commitMessage: this.commitMessage,
      fileContent: this.fileContent,
      branch: this.branch,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully set contents of ${this.path}${this.branch
      ? ` on branch ${this.branch}`
      : ""}.`);

    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.

LabelPropTypeDescription
GitHubgithubappThis component uses the GitHub app.
RepositoryrepoFullnamestringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Pathpathstring

The full path of the file to create. If the file already exists, it will be updated. Example: path/to/file.txt

File contentfileContentstring

The raw contents of the file. If the file already exists, the entire file will be overwritten.

Commit messagecommitMessagestring

The commit message for this change.

Branchbranchstring

The branch name. Defaults to the repository’s default branch (usually master)

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

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