Execute Homekit Scene with Pushcut API on New Direct Message from Slack Bot API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Direct Message trigger
1. Connect your Slack Bot account
2. Configure Polling schedule
3. Select a User Channel
Configure the Execute Homekit Scene action
1. Connect your Pushcut account
2. Select a Homekit Scene
3. Optional- Configure Timeout
4. Optional- Configure Delay
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 Direct Message on Slack Bot

Description:Emit new event when a message is posted in a direct message channel (Bot). To open a conversation, use the Pipedream Action "Send a Direct Message" to send a message from the Bot, or enable direct messages to the Bot in your App Settings (Settings->App Home->Show Tabs->Messages Tab), and send a direct message to the Bot.

Version:0.0.4

Key:slack_bot-new-direct-message

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Slack Bot Overview#

The Slack Bot API allows you to build rich, interactive bots for Slack workspaces. These bots can respond to messages, post updates, and interact with users in various ways. With the Slack Bot API on Pipedream, developers can create automated workflows that trigger on specific events in Slack, such as new messages or reactions, and then perform defined actions, like sending data to other apps or processing the information within Pipedream's serverless platform. This tight integration with Pipedream enables both simple and complex automations, leveraging Pipedream's ability to connect with numerous apps and its powerful built-in code steps.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "slack_bot-new-direct-message",
  name: "New Direct Message",
  version: "0.0.4",
  description: "Emit new event when a message is posted in a direct message channel (Bot). To open a conversation, use the Pipedream Action \"Send a Direct Message\" to send a message from the Bot, or enable direct messages to the Bot in your App Settings (Settings->App Home->Show Tabs->Messages Tab), and send a direct message to the Bot.",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    channelId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.app,
        "channelId",
        () => ({
          types: [
            constants.CHANNEL_TYPE.IM,
          ],
        }),
      ],
      label: "User Channel",
      description: `Events will only be emitted for direct messages between this user and the Bot. ${utils.CONVERSATION_PERMISSION_MESSAGE}`,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getResourceName() {
      return constants.RESOURCE_NAME.MESSAGES;
    },
    getResourceFn() {
      return this.app.conversationsHistory;
    },
    getResourceFnArgs() {
      return {
        channel: this.channelId,
        limit: constants.LIMIT,
        oldest: this.getLastTimestamp(),
        inclusive: false,
      };
    },
    generateMeta(resource) {
      return {
        id: resource.ts,
        ts: resource.ts,
        summary: `New Message Timestamp ${resource.ts}`,
      };
    },
  },
};

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
Slack Bot	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Slack Bot app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often to poll the Slack API
User Channel	`channelId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

In the settings for your Slack app, visit the OAuth & Permissions section on the left. You'll see a token labeled Bot User OAuth Access Token. Copy and paste that below.

See Slack's docs on Bot User Tokens for more info.

About Slack Bot#

Interact with Slack with your own bot user

Action#

Execute Homekit Scene on Pushcut

Description:Schedules an Automation Server action request for a homekit scene. [See the documentation](https://www.pushcut.io/webapi)

Version:0.0.1

Key:pushcut-execute-homekit-scene

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Pushcut Overview#

The Pushcut API enables the automation of iOS notifications with custom actions, triggering events based on various conditions. On Pipedream, you can harness this functionality to create intricate workflows, combining Pushcut notifications with a multitude of services to act based on data from APIs, schedules, or other apps. Think of Pushcut as a bridge between the real world and your digital tasks, letting you know when to act and offering shortcuts to execute specific automations directly from your iOS devices.

Action Code#

import pushcut from "../../pushcut.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "pushcut-execute-homekit-scene",
  name: "Execute Homekit Scene",
  description: "Schedules an Automation Server action request for a homekit scene. [See the documentation](https://www.pushcut.io/webapi)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    pushcut,
    homekit: {
      propDefinition: [
        pushcut,
        "homekitScene",
      ],
    },
    timeout: {
      propDefinition: [
        pushcut,
        "timeout",
      ],
    },
    delay: {
      propDefinition: [
        pushcut,
        "delay",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.pushcut.executeAction({
      data: {
        homekit: this.homekit,
        timeout: this.timeout,
        delay: this.delay,
      },
      $,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully executed homekit ${this.homekit}.`);

    return response;
  },
};

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
Pushcut	`pushcut`	`app`	This component uses the Pushcut app.
Homekit Scene	`homekit`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Timeout	`timeout`	`string`	Timeout in seconds, or 'nowait'
Delay	`delay`	`string`	Duration in which this request should be executed. Eg: 10s, 15m, 6h

Action Authentication#

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

To generate your API Key,

Navigate to your Pushcut account and sign in
Go to “Account”
Click the “Add API Key” button

About Pushcut#

Automate Smart Home Workflow

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