[Data] Parse JSON with Formatting API on New Task Added from Google Tasks API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Google Tasks 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 Task Added trigger
1. Connect your Google Tasks account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Task List
4. Configure alert
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 Task Added on Google Tasks

Description:Emit new event for each task added to Google Tasks. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/tasks/reference/rest/v1/tasks/list)

Version:0.0.2

Key:google_tasks-new-task-added

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Google Tasks Overview#

The Google Tasks API allows you to manage and manipulate a user's tasks and task lists on Google Tasks directly from Pipedream. With this API, you can create, read, update, and delete tasks, as well as manage the lists themselves. This opens up possibilities for automating task management, syncing tasks with other systems, and creating custom task-based workflows that can increase productivity and ensure nothing falls through the cracks.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "google_tasks-new-task-added",
  name: "New Task Added",
  description: "Emit new event for each task added to Google Tasks. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/tasks/reference/rest/v1/tasks/list)",
  version: "0.0.2",
  dedupe: "unique",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    taskListId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.googleTasks,
        "taskListId",
      ],
    },
    alert: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.googleTasks,
        "alert",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    emitEvents(tasks) {
      const sortedTasks = tasks.sort((t1, t2) => (new Date(t1.updated) - new Date(t2.updated)));
      for (const task of sortedTasks) {
        this.$emit(task, this.generateMeta(task));
      }
    },
    generateMeta(event) {
      return {
        id: event.id,
        summary: `New task: ${event.title}`,
        ts: new Date(event.updated),
      };
    },
    getParams() {
      return {
        maxResults: this._maxQueryResults(),
        updatedMin: this._getLastUpdate(),
      };
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const tasks = await this.googleTasks.paginate(
      this.googleTasks.getTasks.bind(this),
      this.getParams(),
      this.taskListId,
    );
    const maxDate = new Date(Math.max(...tasks.map((task) => new Date(task.updated))));
    this._setLastUpdate(maxDate);
    this.emitEvents(tasks);
  },
};

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 Tasks	`googleTasks`	`app`	This component uses the Google Tasks app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Task List	`taskListId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

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

About Google Tasks#

Use Google Tasks to keep track of important to-dos that sync across all your devices.

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());
        }
    },
});