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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Google Calendar trigger and Allocadence 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 Purchase Order action
1. Connect your Allocadence account
2. Optional- Configure Supplier Id
3. Optional- Configure Supplier Name
4. Optional- Configure Warehouse Id
5. Optional- Configure Warehouse Name
6. Optional- Configure Client Id
7. Optional- Configure Client Name
8. Optional- Configure Order Number
9. Optional- Configure Draft
10. Optional- Configure Required By.
11. Optional- Configure Project Number
12. Optional- Configure Notes
13. Optional- Configure Items
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:0.0.10

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: "0.0.10",
  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.readonlyemailprofile

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 Purchase Order on Allocadence

Description:Generates a new purchase order. [See the documentation](https://docs.allocadence.com/)

Version:0.0.1

Key:allocadence-create-purchase-order

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Action Code#

import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import allocadence from "../../allocadence.app.mjs";
import { parseObject } from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  key: "allocadence-create-purchase-order",
  name: "Create Purchase Order",
  description: "Generates a new purchase order. [See the documentation](https://docs.allocadence.com/)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    allocadence,
    supplierId: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Supplier Id",
      description: "Id of the supplier that is being ordered from.",
      optional: true,
    },
    supplierName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Supplier Name",
      description: "Name of the supplier that is being ordered from. Ignored if supplierId is provided.",
      optional: true,
    },
    warehouseId: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Warehouse Id",
      description: "Id of the warehouse the items will be delivered to. If no warehouse parameters are given, then the user's current warehouse will be used.",
      optional: true,
    },
    warehouseName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Warehouse Name",
      description: "Name of the warehouse the items will be delivered to. Ignored if warehouseId is provided.",
      optional: true,
    },
    clientId: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Client Id",
      description: "Id of the client that the purchase order is for. Defaults to the user's client id.",
      optional: true,
    },
    clientName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Client Name",
      description: "Name of the client that the purchase order is for. Ignored if clientId is provided and is nonzero.",
      optional: true,
    },
    orderNumber: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Order Number",
      description: "Order number for the purchase order. If blank, one will automatically be generated.",
      optional: true,
    },
    draft: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Draft",
      description: "True if the purchase order should be created as a draft to allow future editing.",
      optional: true,
    },
    requiredByDate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Required By.",
      description: "The date of the purchase. **Format: YYYY-MM-DD**",
      optional: true,
    },
    projectNumber: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Project Number",
      description: "The number of the project.",
      optional: true,
    },
    notes: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Notes",
      description: "A note of the purchase.",
      optional: true,
    },
    items: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Items",
      description: "A list of object of ordered items. **Example: {\"itemId\": 123, \"sku\": \"SKU123\", \"description\": \"description\", \"quantity\": 1}**. [See the documentation](https://docs.allocadence.com/#tag/purchase_order/paths/~1purchase-orders/post) for further information.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if (!this.supplierId && !this.supplierName) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("You must provide at least 'Supplier Id' or 'Supplier Name'.");
    }

    const response = await this.allocadence.createPurchaseOrder({
      $,
      data: {
        supplierId: this.supplierId,
        supplierName: this.supplierName,
        warehouseId: this.warehouseId,
        warehouseName: this.warehouseName,
        clientId: this.clientId,
        clientName: this.clientName,
        orderNumber: this.orderNumber,
        draft: this.draft,
        requiredByDate: this.requiredByDate,
        projectNumber: this.projectNumber,
        notes: this.notes,
        items: parseObject(this.items),
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created purchase order with ID ${response.id}`);
    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
Allocadence	`allocadence`	`app`	This component uses the Allocadence app.
Supplier Id	`supplierId`	`integer`	Id of the supplier that is being ordered from.
Supplier Name	`supplierName`	`string`	Name of the supplier that is being ordered from. Ignored if supplierId is provided.
Warehouse Id	`warehouseId`	`integer`	Id of the warehouse the items will be delivered to. If no warehouse parameters are given, then the user's current warehouse will be used.
Warehouse Name	`warehouseName`	`string`	Name of the warehouse the items will be delivered to. Ignored if warehouseId is provided.
Client Id	`clientId`	`integer`	Id of the client that the purchase order is for. Defaults to the user's client id.
Client Name	`clientName`	`string`	Name of the client that the purchase order is for. Ignored if clientId is provided and is nonzero.
Order Number	`orderNumber`	`string`	Order number for the purchase order. If blank, one will automatically be generated.
Draft	`draft`	`boolean`	True if the purchase order should be created as a draft to allow future editing.
Required By.	`requiredByDate`	`string`	The date of the purchase. Format: YYYY-MM-DD
Project Number	`projectNumber`	`string`	The number of the project.
Notes	`notes`	`string`	A note of the purchase.
Items	`items`	`string[]`	A list of object of ordered items. Example: {"itemId": 123, "sku": "SKU123", "description": "description", "quantity": 1}. See the documentation for further information.

Action Authentication#

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

To generate a API Key and Secret pair for a user, visit the API Keys page under Admin Users.

About Allocadence#

All-in-one cloud platform for managing your warehouse operations. From inventory to order management and shipping, you have total visibility.

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