Get Film with SWAPI - Star Wars API on New or Removed Documents in a Collection from Fauna API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New or Removed Documents in a Collection trigger
1. Configure timer
2. Connect your Fauna account
3. Select a Collection
4. Optional- Configure Emit changes as a single event
Configure the Get Film action
1. Connect your SWAPI - Star Wars account
2. Select a film
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 or Removed Documents in a Collection on Fauna

Description:Emit new event each time you add or remove a document from a specific collection, with the details of the document.

Version:0.0.8

Key:faunadb-changes-to-collection

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Trigger Code#

import fauna from "../../faunadb.app.mjs";
import _ from "lodash";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  type: "source",
  key: "faunadb-changes-to-collection",
  name: "New or Removed Documents in a Collection",
  description: "Emit new event each time you add or remove a document from a specific collection, with the details of the document.",
  version: "0.0.8",
  dedupe: "unique", // Dedupe events based on the concatenation of event + document ref id
  props: {
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    db: "$.service.db",
    fauna,
    collection: {
      propDefinition: [
        fauna,
        "collections",
      ],
    },
    emitEventsInBatch: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Emit changes as a single event",
      description:
        "If `true`, all events are emitted as an array, within a single Pipedream event. Defaults to `false`, emitting each event in Fauna as its own event in Pipedream",
      optional: true,
      default: false,
    },
  },
  async run() {
    // As soon as the script runs, mark the start time so we can fetch changes
    // since this time on the next run. Fauna expects epoch ms as its cursor.
    const ts = +new Date() * 1000;
    const cursor = this.db.get("cursor") || ts;

    const events = await this.fauna.getEventsInCollectionAfterTs(
      this.collection,
      cursor,
    );

    if (!events.length) {
      console.log(`No new events in collection ${this.collection}`);
      this.db.set("cursor", ts);
      return;
    }

    console.log(`${events.length} new events in collection ${this.collection}`);

    // Batched emits do not take advantage of the built-in deduper
    if (this.emitEventsInBatch) {
      this.$emit({
        events,
      }, {
        summary: `${events.length} new event${events.length > 1
          ? "s"
          : ""}`,
        id: cursor,
      });
    } else {
      for (const event of events) {
        this.$emit(event, {
          summary: `${event.action.toUpperCase()} - ${event.document.id}`,
          id: `${event.action}-${event.document.id}`, // dedupes events based on this ID
        });
      }
    }

    // Finally, set cursor for the next run to the max timestamp of the changed events, ensuring we
    // get all events after that on the next run. We need to add 1 since the timestamp filter in
    // Fauna is inclusive: https://docs.fauna.com/fauna/current/api/fql/functions/paginate
    const maxEventTs = _.maxBy(events, (event) => event.ts).ts + 1;

    this.db.set("cursor", maxEventTs);
  },
};

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
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Fauna	`fauna`	`app`	This component uses the Fauna app.
Collection	`collection`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Emit changes as a single event	`emitEventsInBatch`	`boolean`	If `true`, all events are emitted as an array, within a single Pipedream event. Defaults to `false`, emitting each event in Fauna as its own event in Pipedream

Trigger Authentication#

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

Create a key in the Security section of your FaunaDB dashboard, then enter the Secret below.

About Fauna#

The distributed serverless database combining the flexibility of NoSQL with the relational querying capabilities of SQL systems.

Action#

Get Film on SWAPI - Star Wars

Description:Get a film

Version:0.0.13

Key:swapi-get-film

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SWAPI - Star Wars Overview#

The SWAPI (Star Wars API) provides a wealth of data about the Star Wars
universe to build applications. With the SWAPI, developers can access detailed
Star Wars related data about people, planets, films, species and much more.
From web and mobile applications to data analysis, the possibilities are
limitless.

Here are a few examples of what developers can build using the SWAPI:

Create a Star Wars encyclopedia to document the Star Wars universe and its
characters.
Design a custom interactive map to explore the planets of the Star Wars
universe.
Analyze the data to uncover patterns and insights about Star Wars films,
characters, and species.
Design a search engine to query Star Wars related data.
Create a mobile app that displays information about the characters, films and
species in the Star Wars universe.
Design a live score system specialized in providing stats related to the Star
Wars films and characters.

Action Code#

const swapi = require("../../swapi.app.js");
const axios = require("axios");

module.exports = {
  key: "swapi-get-film",
  name: "Get Film",
  version: "0.0.13",
  description: "Get a film",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    swapi,
    film: {
      propDefinition: [
        swapi,
        "film",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run() {
    return (await axios({
      url: `https://swapi.dev/api/films/${this.film}`,
    })).data;
  },
};