Merge RSS Feeds with RSS API on New Tweet Metrics from Twitter Developer App API

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New Tweet Metrics from the Twitter Developer App API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Tweet Metrics trigger
1. Configure timer
2. Configure id
3. Connect your Twitter Developer App account
Configure the Merge RSS Feeds action
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure Feed URLs
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 Tweet Metrics on Twitter Developer App

Description:

Version:0.0.1

Key:twitter_labs-new-tweet-metrics

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Trigger Code#

const twitterlabs = require('../../twitter_labs.app.js')

const axios = require('axios')

module.exports = {
  key: "twitter_labs-new-tweet-metrics",
  name: "New Tweet Metrics",
  version: "0.0.1",
  props: {
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: 900,
      },
    },
    id: "string",
    twitterlabs,
  },

  async run(event) {
    const Twit = require('twit')
    const { api_key, api_secret_key, access_token, access_token_secret } = this.twitterlabs.$auth
    const T = new Twit({
      consumer_key: api_key,
      consumer_secret: api_secret_key,
      access_token,
      access_token_secret,
      timeout_ms: 60 * 1000,
      strictSSL: true,
    })

    const _isEqual = require("lodash.isequal")

    const metrics = (await T.get('https://api.twitter.com/labs/1/tweets/metrics/private', { ids: this.id })).data.data[0]
    const lastmetrics = this.db.get("lastmetrics")
    if (lastmetrics && _isEqual(lastmetrics, metrics)) return
    this.$emit(metrics,{       
      id: metrics.tweet_id,
      summary: JSON.stringify(metrics.tweet),
    }) 
    this.db.set("lastmetrics", metrics)

  }
}

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
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
	`id`	`string`
Twitter Developer App	`twitterlabs`	`app`	This component uses the Twitter Developer App app.

Trigger Authentication#

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

Video Tutorial on how to create and connect a Twitter Developer App to Pipedream

First, you'll need to sign up for a Twitter developer account and create a new application in the Twitter app dashboard.

Register a new app on https://developers.twitter.com
Apply for a new Twitter app, be detailed about your use
After approval, create a new Standalone App
Copy the api_key and api_secret_key into a Twitter Developer App Account on Pipedream
Generate a new set of keys for your specific Twitter account
Paste the access_token and access_token_secret in the Twitter Developer App Account on Pipedream

Once you've created an app, visit the Keys and tokens section of the app's settings, and add the API key, API secret key, Access token, and Access token secret below.

About Twitter Developer App#

Use a Twitter developer app you've created to send API requests

Action#

Merge RSS Feeds on RSS

Description:Retrieve multiple RSS feeds and return a merged array of items sorted by date [See docs](https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification)

Version:1.2.0

Key:rss-merge-rss-feeds

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RSS Overview#

With the RSS API you have the power to create powerful tools and applications.
RSS is a great way to reliably subscribe to, track and build around your
favorite content sources. Here are some examples of things you can create
using the RSS API:

A personal news website to syndicate articles from multiple sources.
A custom feed reader to deliver timely notifications of updates and news.
A live editorial dashboard to track news, trends and public sentiment.
An automated “report bot” to aggregate and report on news topics.
A competitor tracking tool to stay on top of industry news.
A custom RSS-based search engine or RSS-supported deep learning engine.
A live events feed to notify users and followers of new developments.

Action Code#

import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
export default defineAction({
    name: "Merge RSS Feeds",
    description: "Retrieve multiple RSS feeds and return a merged array of items sorted by date [See docs](https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification)",
    key: "rss-merge-rss-feeds",
    version: "1.2.0",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        rss,
        urls: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "urls",
            ],
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const items = [];
        for (const url of this.urls) {
            const feedItems = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url);
            items.push(...feedItems);
        }
        $.export("$summary", "Successfully merged feeds");
        return this.rss.sortItemsForActions(items);
    },
});