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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a RSS trigger and TimeCamp 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 From Multiple RSS Feeds trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URLs
4. Optional- Configure Max per Feed
Configure the Create Task action
1. Connect your TimeCamp account
2. Configure Name
3. Optional- Configure Description
4. Optional- Configure Tags
5. Optional- Configure Billable
6. Optional- Select a Budget Unit
7. Optional- Select a Parent Task ID
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 From Multiple RSS Feeds on RSS

Description:Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-new-item-from-multiple-feeds

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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-from-multiple-feeds",
    name: "New Item From Multiple RSS Feeds",
    type: "source",
    description: "Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds",
    version: "1.2.7",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        urls: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "urls",
            ],
            description: "Enter one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed. To avoid timeouts, 5 or less URLs is recommended.",
        },
        max: {
            type: "integer",
            label: "Max per Feed",
            description: "Maximum number of posts per feed to retrieve at one time. Defaults to 20.",
            optional: true,
            default: 20,
        },
    },
    dedupe: "unique",
    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.
            for (const url of this.urls) {
                await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url);
            }
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = [];
        for (const url of this.urls) {
            const feedItems = (await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url))?.slice(0, this.max);
            console.log(`Retrieved items from ${url}`);
            items.push(...feedItems);
        }
        this.rss.sortItems(items).forEach((item) => {
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$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 URLs	`urls`	`string[]`	Enter one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed. To avoid timeouts, 5 or less URLs is recommended.
Max per Feed	`max`	`integer`	Maximum number of posts per feed to retrieve at one time. Defaults to 20.

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create Task on TimeCamp

Description:Creates a task. [See docs here](https://developer.timecamp.com/docs/timecamp-api/b3A6NTg5ODUxMA-create-new-task)

Version:0.0.1

Key:timecamp-create-task

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TimeCamp Overview#

TimeCamp's API unlocks the potential to automate and integrate time tracking data with a myriad of services and platforms. By leveraging Pipedream's capabilities, you can create custom workflows that respond to events in TimeCamp, such as new time entries, projects, or tasks. These workflows can then trigger actions in other apps, or even process and analyze time tracking data to provide insights and streamline operations.

Action Code#

import timecamp from "../../timecamp.app.mjs";
import constants from "../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Create Task",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "timecamp-create-task",
  description: "Creates a task. [See docs here](https://developer.timecamp.com/docs/timecamp-api/b3A6NTg5ODUxMA-create-new-task)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    timecamp,
    name: {
      label: "Name",
      description: "The name of the task",
      type: "string",
    },
    note: {
      label: "Description",
      description: "The description of the task",
      type: "string",
      optional: true,
    },
    tags: {
      label: "Tags",
      description: "The tags of the task. E.g. `IT, R&D`",
      type: "string",
      optional: true,
    },
    billable: {
      label: "Billable",
      description: "The task is billable",
      type: "boolean",
      optional: true,
    },
    budgetUnit: {
      label: "Budget Unit",
      description: "The budget unit of the task",
      type: "string",
      options: constants.BUDGET_UNITS,
      optional: true,
    },
    parentId: {
      label: "Parent Task ID",
      propDefinition: [
        timecamp,
        "taskId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.timecamp.createTask({
      $,
      data: {
        name: this.name,
        note: this.note,
        tags: this.tags,
        billable: this.billable,
        budget_unit: this.budgetUnit,
        parent_id: this.parentId,
      },
    });

    if (response) {
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully created task with id ${Object.values(response)[0].task_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
TimeCamp	`timecamp`	`app`	This component uses the TimeCamp app.
Name	`name`	`string`	The name of the task
Description	`note`	`string`	The description of the task
Tags	`tags`	`string`	The tags of the task. E.g. `IT, R&D`
Billable	`billable`	`boolean`	The task is billable
Budget Unit	`budgetUnit`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Hours", "value": "hours" }{ "label": "Fee", "value": "fee" }`
Parent Task ID	`parentId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

To get your API token,