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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Upcoming Event Alert trigger
1. Connect your Google Calendar account
2. Connect your Google Calendar account
3. Optional- Select a Calendar ID
4. Optional- Select one or more Event Types
5. Configure Minutes Before
Configure the Create Post action
1. Connect your Missive account
2. Configure Notification Title
3. Configure Notification Body
4. Configure Markdown
5. Optional- Configure Close
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 Upcoming Event Alert on Google Calendar

Description:Emit new event based on a time interval before an upcoming event in the calendar. This source uses Pipedream's Task Scheduler. [See the documentation](https://pipedream.com/docs/examples/waiting-to-execute-next-step-of-workflow/#step-1-create-a-task-scheduler-event-source) for more information and instructions for connecting your Pipedream account.

Version:0.0.9

Key:google_calendar-upcoming-event-alert

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Google Calendar Overview#

The Google Calendar API lets you dip into the powerhouse of scheduling, allowing for the reading, creation, and manipulation of events and calendars directly from your applications. Through Pipedream, you can seamlessly integrate Google Calendar into a myriad of workflows, automating event management, syncing with other services, setting up custom reminders, or even collating data for reporting. The key here is to streamline your calendar-related processes, ensuring that your time management is as efficient and automated as possible.

Trigger Code#

import taskScheduler from "../../../pipedream/sources/new-scheduled-tasks/new-scheduled-tasks.mjs";
import googleCalendar from "../../google_calendar.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_calendar-upcoming-event-alert",
  name: "New Upcoming Event Alert",
  description: `Emit new event based on a time interval before an upcoming event in the calendar. This source uses Pipedream's Task Scheduler.
    [See the documentation](https://pipedream.com/docs/examples/waiting-to-execute-next-step-of-workflow/#step-1-create-a-task-scheduler-event-source) 
    for more information and instructions for connecting your Pipedream account.`,
  version: "0.0.9",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    pipedream: taskScheduler.props.pipedream,
    googleCalendar,
    db: "$.service.db",
    http: "$.interface.http",
    calendarId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "calendarId",
      ],
    },
    eventTypes: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "eventTypes",
      ],
    },
    time: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Minutes Before",
      description: "Number of minutes to trigger before the start of the calendar event.",
      min: 0,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if (this.time > 0) {
      props.timer = {
        type: "$.interface.timer",
        description: "Poll the API to schedule alerts for any newly created events",
        default: {
          intervalSeconds: 60 * this.time,
        },
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  hooks: {
    async deactivate() {
      const ids = this._getScheduledEventIds();
      if (!ids?.length) {
        return;
      }
      for (const id of ids) {
        if (await this.deleteEvent({
          body: {
            id,
          },
        })) {
          console.log("Cancelled scheduled event");
        }
      }
      this._setScheduledEventIds();
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...taskScheduler.methods,
    _getScheduledEventIds() {
      return this.db.get("scheduledEventIds");
    },
    _setScheduledEventIds(ids) {
      this.db.set("scheduledEventIds", ids);
    },
    _getScheduledCalendarEventIds() {
      return this.db.get("scheduledCalendarEventIds");
    },
    _setScheduledCalendarEventIds(ids) {
      this.db.set("scheduledCalendarEventIds", ids);
    },
    _hasDeployed() {
      const result = this.db.get("hasDeployed");
      this.db.set("hasDeployed", true);
      return result;
    },
    subtractMinutes(date, minutes) {
      return date.getTime() - minutes * 60000;
    },
    async getCalendarEvents() {
      const calendarEvents = [];
      const params = {
        returnOnlyData: false,
        calendarId: this.calendarId,
        eventTypes: this.eventTypes,
      };
      do {
        const {
          data: {
            items, nextPageToken,
          },
        } = await this.googleCalendar.listEvents(params);
        if (items?.length) {
          calendarEvents.push(...items);
        }
        params.pageToken = nextPageToken;
      } while (params.pageToken);
      return calendarEvents;
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    // self subscribe only on the first time
    if (!this._hasDeployed()) {
      await this.selfSubscribe();
    }

    const scheduledEventIds = this._getScheduledEventIds() || [];

    // incoming scheduled event
    if (event.$channel === this.selfChannel()) {
      const remainingScheduledEventIds = scheduledEventIds.filter((id) => id !== event["$id"]);
      this._setScheduledEventIds(remainingScheduledEventIds);
      this.emitEvent(event, `Upcoming ${event.summary} event`);
      return;
    }

    // schedule new events
    const scheduledCalendarEventIds = this._getScheduledCalendarEventIds() || {};
    const calendarEvents = await this.getCalendarEvents();

    for (const calendarEvent of calendarEvents) {
      const startTime = calendarEvent.start
        ? (new Date(calendarEvent.start.dateTime || calendarEvent.start.date))
        : null;
      if (!startTime
        || startTime.getTime() < Date.now()
        || scheduledCalendarEventIds[calendarEvent.id])
      {
        continue;
      }
      const later = new Date(this.subtractMinutes(startTime, this.time));

      const scheduledEventId = this.emitScheduleEvent(calendarEvent, later);
      scheduledEventIds.push(scheduledEventId);
      scheduledCalendarEventIds[calendarEvent.id] = true;
    }
    this._setScheduledEventIds(scheduledEventIds);
    this._setScheduledCalendarEventIds(scheduledCalendarEventIds);
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

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
Google Calendar	`pipedream`	`app`	This component uses the Google Calendar app.
Google Calendar	`googleCalendar`	`app`	This component uses the Google Calendar app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Calendar ID	`calendarId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Event Types	`eventTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`defaultfocusTimeoutOfOfficeworkingLocation`
Minutes Before	`time`	`integer`	Number of minutes to trigger before the start of the calendar event.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.eventshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.settings.readonly

About Google Calendar#

With Google Calendar, you can quickly schedule meetings and events and get reminders about upcoming activities, so you always know what’s next.

Action#

Create Post on Missive

Description:Create a new post. [See the Documentation](https://missiveapp.com/help/api-documentation/rest-endpoints#create-post)

Version:0.0.1

Key:missive-create-post

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Missive Overview#

The Missive API allows users to streamline their email and team communication within the Pipedream platform. It offers access to manage conversations, collaborate on emails, and automate workflows involving your communication stack. With Pipedream, you can harness this API to integrate Missive with various other apps, enhance your team's productivity, and create custom automation based on triggers like new emails or conversation status changes.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "missive-create-post",
  name: "Create Post",
  description: "Create a new post. [See the Documentation](https://missiveapp.com/help/api-documentation/rest-endpoints#create-post)",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.1",
  props: {
    app,
    titleNotification: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Notification Title",
      description: "The title of the notification.",
    },
    bodyNotification: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Notification Body",
      description: "The body of the notification.",
    },
    markdown: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Markdown",
      description: "The [markdown](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax) content of the post.",
    },
    close: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Close",
      description: "Lets you close the post's conversation for everyone having access to the conversation.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    createPost(args = {}) {
      return this.app.post({
        path: "/posts",
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $: step }) {
    const {
      titleNotification,
      bodyNotification,
      markdown,
      close,
    } = this;

    const response = await this.createPost({
      step,
      data: {
        posts: {
          notification: {
            title: titleNotification,
            body: bodyNotification,
          },
          markdown,
          close,
        },
      },
    });

    step.export("$summary", `Successfully created post with ID ${response.posts.conversation}`);

    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
Missive	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Missive app.
Notification Title	`titleNotification`	`string`	The title of the notification.
Notification Body	`bodyNotification`	`string`	The body of the notification.
Markdown	`markdown`	`string`	The markdown content of the post.
Close	`close`	`boolean`	Lets you close the post's conversation for everyone having access to the conversation.

Action Authentication#

Missive uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Missive account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Missive APIs in both code and no-code steps.

To retrieve your Personal API Token,

Navigate to your Missive account and sign in
Click the User menu with your email on the bottom left
Go to “Settings” > “API”

About Missive#

Shared inbox & team chat solution used by thousands of businesses all over the globe.

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