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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Download Counts trigger
1. Connect your npm account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Period
4. Optional- Configure Package
Configure the Create Session action
1. Connect your Browserbase account
2. Select a Project ID
3. Optional- Configure Extension ID
4. Optional- Configure Browser Settings
5. Optional- Configure Timeout
6. Optional- Configure Keep Alive
7. Optional- Configure Proxies
8. Optional- Select a Region
9. Optional- Configure User Metadata
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 Download Counts on npm

Description:Emit new event with the latest count of downloads for an npm package. [See the documentation](https://github.com/npm/registry/blob/main/docs/download-counts.md).

Version:0.1.0

Key:npm-download-counts

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Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  key: "npm-download-counts",
  name: "New Download Counts",
  description: "Emit new event with the latest count of downloads for an npm package. [See the documentation](https://github.com/npm/registry/blob/main/docs/download-counts.md).",
  version: "0.1.0",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    app,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      description: "One day interval time is recommended because NPM only update metrics once a day. [See the documentation](https://github.com/npm/registry/blob/main/docs/download-counts.md#data-source).",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: 60 * 60 * 24,
      },
    },
    period: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Period",
      description: "Select last-day, last-week or last-month.",
      optional: false,
      default: "last-day",
      options: [
        "last-day",
        "last-week",
        "last-month",
      ],
    },
    packageName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Package",
      description: "Enter an npm package name. Leave blank for all",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    getDownloadCounts({
      period, packageName, ...args
    } = {}) {
      const basePath = `/downloads/point/${encodeURIComponent(period)}`;
      return this.app.makeRequest({
        path: packageName
          ? `${basePath}/${encodeURIComponent(packageName)}`
          : basePath,
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ timestamp: ts }) {
    const {
      getDownloadCounts,
      period,
      packageName,
    } = this;

    const response = await getDownloadCounts({
      period,
      packageName,
    });

    this.$emit(response, {
      id: ts,
      summary: `New Download Count ${response.downloads}`,
      ts,
    });
  },
};

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
npm	`app`	`app`	This component uses the npm app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	One day interval time is recommended because NPM only update metrics once a day. See the documentation
Period	`period`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`last-daylast-weeklast-month`
Package	`packageName`	`string`	Enter an npm package name. Leave blank for all

Trigger Authentication#

The npm API does not require authentication.

About npm#

Node package manager

Action#

Create Session on Browserbase

Description:Creates a new browser session with specified settings. [See the documentation](https://docs.browserbase.com/reference/api/create-a-session)

Version:0.0.1

Key:browserbase-create-session

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Action Code#

import browserbase from "../../browserbase.app.mjs";
import { REGION_OPTIONS } from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import { parseObject } from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  key: "browserbase-create-session",
  name: "Create Session",
  description: "Creates a new browser session with specified settings. [See the documentation](https://docs.browserbase.com/reference/api/create-a-session)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    browserbase,
    projectId: {
      propDefinition: [
        browserbase,
        "projectId",
      ],
    },
    extensionId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Extension ID",
      description: "The uploaded Extension ID",
      optional: true,
    },
    browserSettings: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Browser Settings",
      description: "An object with the settings for the session. [See the documentation](https://docs.browserbase.com/reference/api/create-a-session#body-browser-settings) for more details.",
      optional: true,
    },
    timeout: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Timeout",
      description: "Duration in seconds after which the session will automatically end.",
      min: 60,
      max: 21600,
      optional: true,
    },
    keepAlive: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Keep Alive",
      description: "Set to true to keep the session alive even after disconnections.",
      optional: true,
    },
    proxies: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Proxies",
      description: "An array of objects with proxy configuration. [See the documentation](https://docs.browserbase.com/reference/api/create-a-session#body-proxies) for more details.",
      optional: true,
    },
    region: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Region",
      description: "The region where the session should run.",
      options: REGION_OPTIONS,
      optional: true,
    },
    userMetadata: {
      type: "object",
      label: "User Metadata",
      description: "Arbitrary user metadata to attach to the session. To learn more about user metadata, see [User Metadata](https://docs.browserbase.com/features/sessions#user-metadata).",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.browserbase.createSession({
      $,
      data: {
        projectId: this.projectId,
        extensionId: this.extensionId,
        browserSettings: parseObject(this.browserSettings),
        timeout: this.timeout,
        keepAlive: this.keepAlive,
        proxies: parseObject(this.proxies),
        region: this.region,
        userMetadata: parseObject(this.userMetadata),
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Session created successfully 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
Browserbase	`browserbase`	`app`	This component uses the Browserbase app.
Project ID	`projectId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Extension ID	`extensionId`	`string`	The uploaded Extension ID
Browser Settings	`browserSettings`	`object`	An object with the settings for the session. See the documentation for more details.
Timeout	`timeout`	`integer`	Duration in seconds after which the session will automatically end.
Keep Alive	`keepAlive`	`boolean`	Set to true to keep the session alive even after disconnections.
Proxies	`proxies`	`string[]`	An array of objects with proxy configuration. See the documentation for more details.
Region	`region`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "US West 2", "value": "us-west-2" }{ "label": "US East 1", "value": "us-east-1" }{ "label": "EU Central 1", "value": "eu-central-1" }{ "label": "AP Southeast 1", "value": "ap-southeast-1" }`
User Metadata	`userMetadata`	`object`	Arbitrary user metadata to attach to the session. To learn more about user metadata, see User Metadata