Formatting - [Text] Extract by Regular Expressions List (Regex) with Pipedream Utils API on New Pipeline Created from VectorShift API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Pipeline Created trigger
1. Connect your VectorShift account
2. Configure timer
Configure the Formatting - [Text] Extract by Regular Expressions List (Regex) action
1. Connect your Pipedream Utils account
2. Configure alert
3. Configure Key
4. Configure Input
5. Configure Regular Expression
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 Pipeline Created on VectorShift

Description:Emit new event when a new pipeline is created in VectorShift.

Version:0.0.1

Key:vectorshift-new-pipeline

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Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "vectorshift-new-pipeline",
  name: "New Pipeline Created",
  description: "Emit new event when a new pipeline is created in VectorShift.",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getFunction() {
      return this.app.listPipelines;
    },
    getSummary(item) {
      return `New Pipeline Created: ${item.name || item._id}`;
    },
  },
  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
VectorShift	`app`	`app`	This component uses the VectorShift app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

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

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Action#

Formatting - [Text] Extract by Regular Expressions List (Regex) on Pipedream Utils

Description:Find matches for regular expressions. Returns all matched groups with start and end position.

Version:0.1.1

Key:pipedream_utils-extract-by-regular-expressions-list

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Pipedream Utils Overview#

The Pipedream Utils app is a set of pre-built functions that streamline common tasks in your workflows. It acts like a Swiss Army knife for developers, providing essential tools such as format conversion, date manipulation, and text processing. By leveraging these functions, you can reduce the boilerplate code needed for routine operations, speeding up the development of intricate automations. The Helper Functions API can be a game changer when it comes to tasks like parsing dates in user-friendly formats, encoding and decoding data, or generating UUIDs, making them more efficient and less error-prone.

Action Code#

import buildRegExp from "../../common/text/buildRegExp.mjs";
import pipedream_utils from "../../pipedream_utils.app.mjs";
export default {
  name: "Formatting - [Text] Extract by Regular Expressions List (Regex)",
  description: "Find matches for regular expressions. Returns all matched groups with start and end position.",
  key: "pipedream_utils-extract-by-regular-expressions-list",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    pipedream_utils,
    alert: {
      type: "alert",
      alertType: "info",
      content: "Capture groups let you extract just the parts you need from regex matches.\nLearn more here: https://regexone.com/lesson/capturing_groups",
    },
    key_0: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Key",
      description: "The key where the extraction result for a regex will be stored",
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    input_0: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Input",
      description: "The text you would like to find a pattern from",
    },
    regex_0: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Regular Expression",
      description: "[Regular expression](https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_regexp.asp)",
    },
  },
  additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    let count = 1;

    while (this[`key_${count}`]) {
      props[`key_${count}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Another Key",
        description: "The key where the extraction result for a regex will be stored",
      };
      props[`input_${count}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Input",
        description: "The text you would like to find a pattern from",
      };
      props[`regex_${count}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Regular Expression",
        description: "[Regular expression](https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_regexp.asp)",
      };
      count++;
    }

    props[`key_${count}`] = {
      type: "string",
      label: "Another Key",
      description: "The key where the extraction result for a regex will be stored",
      optional: true,
      reloadProps: true,
    };

    return props;
  },
  methods: {
    getRegExp(regExpStr) {
      return regExpStr.startsWith("/")
        ? buildRegExp(regExpStr, [
          "g",
        ])
        : regExpStr;
    },
    getResults(input, regExpStr) {
      return [
        ...input.matchAll(this.getRegExp(regExpStr)),
      ].map((match) => ({
        match: match[0],
        startPosition: match.index,
        endPosition: match.index + match[0].length,
      }));
    },
  },
  async run() {
    let count = 0;
    const resultMap = {};

    while (this[`key_${count}`]) {
      const input = this[`input_${count}`];
      const regExpStr = this[`regex_${count}`];

      const result = this.getResults(input, regExpStr);
      resultMap[this[`key_${count}`]] = result;

      count++;
    }

    return resultMap;
  },
};

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
Pipedream Utils	`pipedream_utils`	`app`	This component uses the Pipedream Utils app.
Key	`key_0`	`string`	The key where the extraction result for a regex will be stored
Input	`input_0`	`string`	The text you would like to find a pattern from
Regular Expression	`regex_0`	`string`	Regular expression