[Date/Time] Add/Subtract Time with Formatting API on New Record from Ninox API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Ninox 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 Record trigger
1. Connect your Ninox account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Team ID
4. Select a Database ID
5. Select a Table ID
Configure the [Date/Time] Add/Subtract Time action
1. Connect your Formatting account
2. Configure Input Date
3. Optional- Select a Input Format
4. Select a Operation
5. Configure Duration
6. Optional- Select a Output Format
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 Record on Ninox

Description:Emit new event on each created record.

Version:0.0.2

Key:ninox-new-record

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Ninox Overview#

The Ninox API allows you to interact programmatically with the Ninox database platform. By harnessing this API via Pipedream, you can automate data entry, synchronize databases with other apps, and trigger actions based on specific events within your Ninox tables. It facilitates bidirectional communication, ensuring your data flows seamlessly between Ninox and other services in your tech stack. From sending notifications based on Ninox triggers to processing and analyzing data from other sources within Ninox, the possibilities are extensive.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/common.mjs";
import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
export default defineSource({
    ...common,
    name: "New Record",
    version: "0.0.2",
    key: "ninox-new-record",
    description: "Emit new event on each created record.",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    methods: {
        ...common.methods,
        getTimestampField() {
            return "createdAt";
        },
        emitEvent(data) {
            this.$emit(data, {
                id: data.id,
                summary: `New record created with id ${data.id}`,
                ts: Date.parse(data.createdAt),
            });
        },
    },
});

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
Ninox	`ninox`	`app`	This component uses the Ninox app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Team ID	`teamId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Database ID	`databaseId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Table ID	`tableId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API key,

Navigate to your Ninox account and sign in
Go to Settings > Integrations

About Ninox#

Ninox is the software with which anyone can develop individual business applications without programming knowledge.

Action#

[Date/Time] Add/Subtract Time on Formatting

Description:Add or subtract time from a given input

Version:0.0.5

Key:formatting-add-subtract-time

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Action Code#

import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import app from "../../app/formatting.app.mjs";
import commonDateTime from "../../common/date-time/commonDateTime.mjs";
import { DATE_FORMAT_PARSE_MAP, DEFAULT_FORMAT_VALUE, } from "../../common/date-time/dateFormats.mjs";
import { DATE_TIME_UNITS } from "../../common/date-time/dateTimeUnits.mjs";
import sugar from "sugar";
const OPERATION_OPTIONS = {
    ADD: "Add",
    SUBTRACT: "Subtract",
};
export default defineAction({
    ...commonDateTime,
    name: "[Date/Time] Add/Subtract Time",
    description: "Add or subtract time from a given input",
    key: "formatting-add-subtract-time",
    version: "0.0.5",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        ...commonDateTime.props,
        operation: {
            label: "Operation",
            description: "Whether to add or subtract time.",
            type: "string",
            options: Object.values(OPERATION_OPTIONS),
        },
        duration: {
            label: "Duration",
            description: "The duration for the operation. You can use the shorthand duration, for example: `1s`, `1m`, `1h`, `1d`, `1w`, `1y` equal one second, minute, hour, day, week, and year respectively",
            type: "string",
        },
        outputFormat: {
            propDefinition: [
                app,
                "outputFormat",
            ],
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...commonDateTime.methods,
        getOperationMilliseconds(str) {
            let result = 0;
            const { second, minute, hour, day, week, year, } = DATE_TIME_UNITS;
            Object.entries({
                s: second,
                m: minute,
                h: hour,
                d: day,
                w: week,
                y: year,
            }).forEach(([identifier, multiplier,]) => {
                const substr = str.match(new RegExp(`[0-9]+\\s*${identifier}`))?.[0];
                if (substr) {
                    const value = Number(substr.match(/[0-9]+/));
                    result += value * multiplier;
                }
            });
            return result;
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const { operation, duration, outputFormat, } = this;
        const dateObj = this.getDateFromInput();
        const value = dateObj.valueOf();
        let amount = this.getOperationMilliseconds(duration);
        if (operation === OPERATION_OPTIONS.SUBTRACT)
            amount *= -1;
        const result = value + amount;
        const format = outputFormat ?? this.inputFormat ?? DEFAULT_FORMAT_VALUE;
        try {
            const { outputFn } = DATE_FORMAT_PARSE_MAP.get(format);
            const output = outputFn(sugar.Date.create(result));
            $.export("$summary", `Successfully ${operation === OPERATION_OPTIONS.SUBTRACT
                ? "subtracted"
                : "added"} time`);
            return output;
        }
        catch (err) {
            console.log("Error parsing date", err);
            throw new ConfigurationError("**Parse error** - check your input and if the selected format is correct.");
        }
    },
});

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 Date	`inputDate`	`string`	A valid date string, in the format selected in Input Format. If the format is not set, Pipedream will attempt to infer it using the parser from Sugar Date library
Input Format	`inputFormat`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`Sun Jan 22 23:04:05 +0000 2006January 22 2006 23:04:05January 22 2006Jan 22 20062006-01-22T23:04:052006-01-22T23:04:05+00002006-01-22 23:04:05 +00002006-01-22 23:042006-01-2201-22-200601/22/200601/22/0622-01-200622/01/200622/01/06Unix time (seconds) Eg. 1137971045Unix time (milliseconds) Eg. 1137971045000`
Operation	`operation`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`AddSubtract`
Duration	`duration`	`string`	The duration for the operation. You can use the shorthand duration, for example: `1s`, `1m`, `1h`, `1d`, `1w`, `1y` equal one second, minute, hour, day, week, and year respectively
Output Format	`outputFormat`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`Sun Jan 22 23:04:05 +0000 2006January 22 2006 23:04:05January 22 2006Jan 22 20062006-01-22T23:04:052006-01-22T23:04:05+00002006-01-22 23:04:05 +00002006-01-22 23:042006-01-2201-22-200601/22/200601/22/0622-01-200622/01/200622/01/06Unix time (seconds) Eg. 1137971045Unix time (milliseconds) Eg. 1137971045000`