[Data] Convert JSON to String with Formatting API on New Calendar Event Update (Instant) from Microsoft Outlook Calendar API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Calendar Event Update (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Microsoft Outlook Calendar account
2. Configure Webhook renewal timer
Configure the [Data] Convert JSON to String action
1. Connect your Formatting account
2. Configure Input
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 Calendar Event Update (Instant) on Microsoft Outlook Calendar

Description:Emit new event when a Calendar event is updated

Version:0.0.7

Key:microsoft_outlook_calendar-updated-calendar-event

View on GitHub

Microsoft Outlook Calendar Overview#

The Microsoft Outlook Calendar API provides programmatic access to a user's calendar events, allowing for the creation, retrieval, update, and deletion of events within Outlook calendars. With Pipedream, you can integrate these calendar operations into workflows that automate tasks involving scheduling, event management, and coordination with other services. Whether it's triggering actions when new events are created, syncing calendar events with other scheduling tools, or managing attendees, Pipedream's serverless platform enables you to build custom automations with minimal overhead.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "microsoft_outlook_calendar-updated-calendar-event",
  name: "New Calendar Event Update (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when a Calendar event is updated",
  version: "0.0.7",
  type: "source",
  hooks: {
    ...common.hooks,
    async activate() {
      await this.activate({
        changeType: "updated",
        resource: "/me/events",
      });
    },
    async deactivate() {
      await this.deactivate();
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    async getSampleEvents({ pageSize }) {
      return this.microsoftOutlook.listCalendarEvents({
        params: {
          $top: pageSize,
          $orderby: "lastModifiedDateTime desc",
        },
      });
    },
    emitEvent(item) {
      this.$emit({
        message: item,
      }, this.generateMeta(item));
    },
    generateMeta(item) {
      return {
        id: item.id,
        summary: `Calendar event updated (ID:${item.id})`,
        ts: Date.parse(item.createdDateTime),
      };
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    await this.run({
      event,
      emitFn: async ({ resourceId } = {}) => {
        const item = await this.microsoftOutlook.getCalendarEvent({
          eventId: resourceId,
        });
        this.emitEvent(item);
      },
    });
  },
};

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
Microsoft Outlook Calendar	`microsoftOutlook`	`app`	This component uses the Microsoft Outlook Calendar app.
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.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Webhook renewal timer	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Graph API expires Outlook notifications in 3 days, we auto-renew them in 2 days, see

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

User.Reademailoffline_accessopenidprofileCalendars.ReadWrite

About Microsoft Outlook Calendar#

The calendar and scheduling component of Outlook that is fully integrated with email, contacts, and other features

Action#

[Data] Convert JSON to String on Formatting

Description:Convert an object to a JSON format string

Version:0.0.5

Key:formatting-convert-json-to-string

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Action Code#

import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import app from "../../app/formatting.app.mjs";
export default defineAction({
    name: "[Data] Convert JSON to String",
    description: "Convert an object to a JSON format string",
    key: "formatting-convert-json-to-string",
    version: "0.0.5",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        app,
        input: {
            label: "Input",
            description: "An object to be serialized to a JSON format string.",
            type: "object",
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        try {
            const result = JSON.stringify(this.input);
            $.export("$summary", "Successfully convert object to JSON string");
            return result;
        }
        catch (err) {
            throw new Error("Error serializing object to JSON string: " + err.toString());
        }
    },
});

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
Formatting	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Formatting app.
Input	`input`	`object`	An object to be serialized to a JSON format string.

Action Authentication#

The Formatting API does not require authentication.

About Formatting#

Pre-built actions to make formatting and manipulating data within your workflows easier.

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