Get Film with SWAPI - Star Wars API on New Timer Started Running from Timing API

Pipedream makes it easy to connect APIs for SWAPI - Star Wars, Timing and 2,400+ other apps remarkably fast.

Trigger workflow on

New Timer Started Running from the Timing API

Next, do this

Get Film with the SWAPI - Star Wars API

No credit card required

▶

Watch us build a workflow

8 min

Watch now ➜

Trusted by 1,000,000+ developers from startups to Fortune 500 companies

Developers ♥ Pipedream

Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Timing 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 Timer Started Running trigger
1. Connect your Timing account
2. Configure timer
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 Timer Started Running on Timing

Description:Emit new event each time a new timer is started

Version:0.0.1

Key:timing-new-timer-started-running

View on GitHub

Timing Overview#

The Timing app provides detailed time tracking capabilities, enabling users to automatically log time spent on various tasks and improve productivity. Using Pipedream’s integration, one could build workflows that trigger when new time entries are created, sync time data with other project management tools, or compile reports for invoicing and accountability. It's all about harnessing the power of automated time tracking to streamline processes.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "timing-new-timer-started-running",
  name: "New Timer Started Running",
  description: "Emit new event each time a new timer is started",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    _getLastStartedTs() {
      return this.db.get("lastStartedTs") || 0;
    },
    _setLastStartedTs(lastStartedTs) {
      this.db.set("lastStartedTs", lastStartedTs);
    },
    generateMeta(timeEntry) {
      const startTime = Date.parse(timeEntry.start_date);
      return {
        id: `${timeEntry.self}-${startTime}`,
        summary: `Timer started: ${timeEntry.title || timeEntry.self}`,
        ts: startTime,
      };
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const lastStartedTs = this._getLastStartedTs();
    let maxTs = lastStartedTs;
    const timeEntries = await this.getPaginatedTimeEntries();
    const newlyStarted = timeEntries
      .filter(({ start_date: startDate }) => Date.parse(startDate) >= lastStartedTs);
    for (const timeEntry of newlyStarted) {
      maxTs = Math.max(Date.parse(timeEntry.start_date), maxTs);
      const meta = this.generateMeta(timeEntry);
      this.$emit(timeEntry, meta);
    }
    this._setLastStartedTs(maxTs);
  },
  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
Timing	`timing`	`app`	This component uses the Timing app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Timing#

The automatic time and productivity tracking app for Mac. Track time without timers!

Action#

Get Film on SWAPI - Star Wars

Description:Get a film

Version:0.0.13

Key:swapi-get-film

View on GitHub

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;
  },
};