[Data] Parse JSON with Formatting API on New Item Created from Zenventory API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Zenventory 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 Item Created trigger
1. Connect your Zenventory account
2. Configure timer
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 Item Created on Zenventory

Description:Emit new event when a new item is created.

Version:0.0.1

Key:zenventory-new-item-created

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Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/base.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "zenventory-new-item-created",
  name: "New Item Created",
  description: "Emit new event when a new item is created.",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getFieldDate() {
      return "createdDate";
    },
    getSummary(item) {
      return `New Item: ${item.sku}`;
    },
    _getLastId() {
      return this.db.get("lastId") || 0;
    },
    _setLastId(lastId) {
      this.db.set("lastId", lastId);
    },
    async emitEvent(maxResults = false) {
      const lastId = this._getLastId();

      const response = this.zenventory.paginate({
        fn: this.zenventory.listItems,
        params: {
          orderBy: "id",
          orderDir: "desc",
        },
        dataField: "items",
        maxResults,
      });

      let responseArray = [];
      for await (const item of response) {
        if (item.id <= lastId) break;
        responseArray.push(item);
      }

      if (responseArray.length) {
        if (maxResults && responseArray.length > maxResults) {
          responseArray.length = maxResults;
        }
        this._setLastId(responseArray[0].id);
      }

      this.emitData(responseArray);
    },
  },
  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
Zenventory	`zenventory`	`app`	This component uses the Zenventory app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

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());
        }
    },
});