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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Item in Feed trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URL
4. Configure Published After
Configure the Create PDF action
1. Connect your PDF Charts account
2. Configure Document ID
3. Configure Data
4. Configure alert
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 Item in Feed on RSS

Description:Emit new items from an RSS feed

Version:1.2.6

Key:rss-new-item-in-feed

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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 rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-new-item-in-feed",
    name: "New Item in Feed",
    description: "Emit new items from an RSS feed",
    version: "1.2.6",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        url: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "url",
            ],
        },
        publishedAfter: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Published After",
            description: "Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`",
            default: new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(), // default to one day ago
        },
    },
    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.
            await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...rssCommon.methods,
        generateMeta: function (item) {
            return {
                id: this.rss.itemKey(item),
                summary: item.title,
                ts: Date.now(),
            };
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        for (const item of items.reverse()) {
            const publishedAfter = +new Date(this.publishedAfter);
            const ts = this.rss.itemTs(item);
            if (Number.isNaN(publishedAfter) || publishedAfter > ts) {
                continue;
            }
            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 URL	`url`	`string`	Enter the URL for any public RSS feed
Published After	`publishedAfter`	`string`	Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create PDF on PDF Charts

Description:Create a PDF document using PDF Charts. [See the documentation](https://www.pdf-charts.com/playground)

Version:0.0.1

Key:pdf_charts-create-pdf

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PDF Charts Overview#

The PDF Charts API allows users to create high-quality, customizable PDF documents featuring various chart types directly from data. This API is especially valuable in automated reporting systems, data visualization for analytics, and dynamically generated financial or operational reports. By integrating this API with Pipedream, you can automate the generation and distribution of these documents based on triggers from numerous other apps and data sources, streamlining processes like monthly sales reporting, customer analytics, or resource management.

Action Code#

import pdfCharts from "../../pdf_charts.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "pdf_charts-create-pdf",
  name: "Create PDF",
  description: "Create a PDF document using PDF Charts. [See the documentation](https://www.pdf-charts.com/playground)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    pdfCharts,
    documentId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Document ID",
      description: "ID of the document for PDF creation",
    },
    data: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Data",
      description: "Values for elements in the document. See the PDF Charts [Playground](https://www.pdf-charts.com/playground) for example data.",
    },
    alert: {
      type: "alert",
      alertType: "info",
      content: `Data Example: 
        \n\`{"day":"Monday","item1713508000534":{"title":{"x":"center","text":"Sample Bar Chart"},"xAxis":{"data":["Category 1","Category 2","Category 3","Category 4","Category 5"],"type":"category","axisTick":{"show":false} },"yAxis":{"type":"value"},"series":[{"data":[{"value":20},{"value":200},{"value":150},{"value":80},{"value":70}],"name":"Data","type":"bar"}]} }\`
        \n\n Note: To find the correct element id(s) (ex. item1713508000534), select the document in PDF Charts and click the edit icon.`,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.pdfCharts.createPdf({
      $,
      data: {
        documentId: this.documentId,
        data: typeof this.data === "string"
          ? JSON.parse(this.data)
          : this.data,
        output: "json",
      },
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created PDF: ${response.signedUrl}`);
    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
PDF Charts	`pdfCharts`	`app`	This component uses the PDF Charts app.
Document ID	`documentId`	`string`	ID of the document for PDF creation
Data	`data`	`object`	Values for elements in the document. See the PDF Charts Playground for example data.