[Data] Parse JSON with Formatting API on New Document Created (Instant) from Google Docs API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Google Docs 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 Document Created (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Google Docs account
2. Configure Push notification renewal schedule
3. Optional- Select one or more Folder
Configure the [Data] Parse JSON 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 Document Created (Instant) on Google Docs

Description:Emit new event when a new document is created in Google Docs. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/changes/watch)

Version:0.0.1

Key:google_docs-new-document-created

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Google Docs Overview#

The Google Docs API allows you to create, read, and update Google Docs programmatically, enabling a wide range of automations and integrations with other apps and services. With Pipedream, you can harness this API to craft custom serverless workflows that trigger on various events, like form submissions, emails, or scheduled times, and perform actions like updating a document, extracting content, or even generating templated reports.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "google_docs-new-document-created",
  name: "New Document Created (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when a new document is created in Google Docs. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/changes/watch)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    generateMeta(doc) {
      return {
        id: doc.documentId,
        summary: `New Document: ${doc.documentId}`,
        ts: Date.now(),
      };
    },
    async processChanges() {
      const lastFileCreatedTime = this._getLastFileCreatedTime();
      const timeString = new Date(lastFileCreatedTime).toISOString();

      const args = this.getListFilesOpts({
        q: `mimeType != "application/vnd.google-apps.folder" and createdTime > "${timeString}" and trashed = false`,
        orderBy: "createdTime desc",
        fields: "*",
      });

      const { files } = await this.googleDrive.listFilesInPage(null, args);
      if (!files?.length) {
        return;
      }
      await this.emitFiles(files);
      this._setLastFileCreatedTime(Date.parse(files[0].createdTime));
    },
  },
};

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 Docs	`googleDrive`	`app`	This component uses the Google Docs 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.
Push notification renewal schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	The Google Drive API requires occasional renewal of push notification subscriptions. This runs in the background, so you should not need to modify this schedule.
Folder	`folders`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive

About Google Docs#

Use Google Docs to create, edit and collaborate on online documents.

Action#

[Data] Parse JSON on Formatting

Description:Parse a JSON string

Version:0.0.5

Key:formatting-parse-json

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Action Code#

import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import app from "../../app/formatting.app.mjs";
export default defineAction({
    name: "[Data] Parse JSON",
    description: "Parse a JSON string",
    key: "formatting-parse-json",
    version: "0.0.5",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        app,
        input: {
            label: "Input",
            description: "A valid JSON format string to be parsed.",
            type: "string",
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        try {
            const result = JSON.parse(this.input);
            $.export("$summary", "Successfully parsed JSON string");
            return result;
        }
        catch (err) {
            throw new Error("Error parsing input as JSON: " + err.toString());
        }
    },
});