Get Film with SWAPI - Star Wars API on New or Updated Document (Instant) from Google Docs API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Google Docs 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 Updated Document (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Google Docs account
2. Configure Push notification renewal schedule
3. Optional- Select one or more Folder
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 Updated Document (Instant) on Google Docs

Description:Emit new event when a document is created or updated in Google Docs. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/changes/watch)

Version:0.0.1

Key:google_docs-new-or-updated-document

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Google Docs Overview#

The Google Docs API allows you to create, read, and update Google Docs programmatically, enabling a wide range of automations and integrations with other apps and services. With Pipedream, you can harness this API to craft custom serverless workflows that trigger on various events, like form submissions, emails, or scheduled times, and perform actions like updating a document, extracting content, or even generating templated reports.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/base.mjs";
import {
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_CHANGE,
  GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_UPDATE,
} from "../../../google_drive/common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "google_docs-new-or-updated-document",
  name: "New or Updated Document (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when a document is created or updated in Google Docs. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v3/changes/watch)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getUpdateTypes() {
      return [
        GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_CHANGE,
        GOOGLE_DRIVE_NOTIFICATION_UPDATE,
      ];
    },
    generateMeta(doc) {
      return {
        id: doc.revisionId,
        summary: `Document Updated: ${doc.documentId}`,
        ts: Date.now(),
      };
    },
    async processChanges(changedFiles) {
      const filteredFiles = this.checkMinimumInterval(changedFiles);

      for (const file of filteredFiles) {
        file.parents = (await this.googleDrive.getFile(file.id, {
          fields: "parents",
        })).parents;

        console.log(file); // see what file was processed

        if (!this.shouldProcess(file)) {
          console.log(`Skipping file ${file.name}`);
          continue;
        }

        const doc = await this.googleDrive.getDocument(file.id);
        const meta = this.generateMeta(doc);
        this.$emit(doc, meta);
      }
    },
  },
};

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 Docs	`googleDrive`	`app`	This component uses the Google Docs app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Push notification renewal schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	The Google Drive API requires occasional renewal of push notification subscriptions. This runs in the background, so you should not need to modify this schedule.
Folder	`folders`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

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

About Google Docs#

Use Google Docs to create, edit and collaborate on online documents.

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 is a treasure trove of structured data from the Star Wars universe. It's a go-to resource for fetching information about planets, spaceships, vehicles, people, films, and species from the iconic franchise. Using Pipedream, you can harness this data to create automations and workflows that trigger based on specific criteria from SWAPI. For instance, you could set up a workflow that notifies you when new data is added, enrich customer profiles with their favorite Star Wars characters, or even use it for trivia games by pulling random facts.

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;
  },
};