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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Comment (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Google Sheets account
2. Configure Push notification renewal schedule
3. Select a Spreadsheet
Configure the Post feed action
1. Connect your Blink account
2. Optional- Configure Allow comments
3. Select a Category ID
4. Optional- Configure Ribbon color
5. Configure Sections
6. Select one or more User IDs
7. Optional- Configure External ID
8. Optional- Configure Notification Title
9. Optional- Configure Notification Text
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 Comment (Instant) on Google Sheets

Description:Emit new event each time a comment is added to a spreadsheet.

Version:0.0.3

Key:google_sheets-new-comment

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Google Sheets Overview#

The Google Sheets API allows for the creation, reading, updating, and deletion of data within Google Sheets, enabling a robust platform for spreadsheet management and data manipulation. Through Pipedream, you can craft serverless workflows that respond to various triggers, such as webhook events, emails, or scheduled times, to interact with Google Sheets. This synergy can automate reporting, synchronize data across applications, manage inventory, track leads in a CRM, or even conduct survey analysis by updating and retrieving sheet data on the fly.

Trigger Code#

import httpBase from "../common/http-based/sheet.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...httpBase,
  key: "google_sheets-new-comment",
  name: "New Comment (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event each time a comment is added to a spreadsheet.",
  version: "0.0.3",
  dedupe: "unique",
  type: "source",
  methods: {
    ...httpBase.methods,
    _getLastTs() {
      return this.db.get("lastTs");
    },
    _setLastTs(lastTs) {
      this.db.set("lastTs", lastTs);
    },
    generateMeta(comment) {
      return {
        id: comment.id,
        summary: `New Comment: ${comment.content}`,
        ts: Date.parse(comment.createdTime),
      };
    },
    takeSheetSnapshot() {},
    getSheetId() {
      return this.sheetID.toString();
    },
    async processSpreadsheet() {
      const comments = [];
      const lastTs = this._getLastTs();
      const results = this.googleSheets.listComments(this.sheetID, lastTs);
      for await (const comment of results) {
        comments.push(comment);
      }
      if (!comments.length) {
        return;
      }
      this._setLastTs(comments[0].createdTime);
      comments.reverse().forEach((comment) => {
        const meta = this.generateMeta(comment);
        this.$emit(comment, meta);
      });
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    if (event.timestamp) {
      // Component was invoked by timer
      return this.renewSubscription();
    }

    if (!this.isEventRelevant(event)) {
      console.log("Sync notification, exiting early");
      return;
    }

    await this.processSpreadsheet();
  },
  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
Google Sheets	`googleSheets`	`app`	This component uses the Google Sheets 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 occasionally renewal of push notification subscriptions. This runs in the background, so you should not need to modify this schedule.
Spreadsheet	`sheetID`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

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

About Google Sheets#

Use Google Sheets to create and edit online spreadsheets. Get insights together with secure sharing in real-time and from any device.

Action#

Post feed on Blink

Description:Send feed events to users. [See the documentation](https://developer.joinblink.com/reference/send-feed-event)

Version:0.0.1

Key:blink-post-feed

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Blink Overview#

The Blink API allows you to access and manage data within the Blink platform, a hub for team communication and content sharing. Through Pipedream, you can automate workflows that leverage this API to streamline notifications, content distribution, and team interactions. You can create actions that respond to specific triggers, like new messages or updates to content, and connect Blink with other apps to enrich the functionality of your workflows.

Action Code#

import app from "../../blink.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Post feed",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "blink-post-feed",
  description: "Send feed events to users. [See the documentation](https://developer.joinblink.com/reference/send-feed-event)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    allowComments: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Allow comments",
      description: "Allow users to comment on the feed event.",
      optional: true,
    },
    category: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "categoryId",
      ],
    },
    ribbonColor: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Ribbon color",
      description: "Color of the card. Hex code",
      optional: true,
    },
    sections: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Sections",
      description: "CardKit section objects. E.g. `[ { \"type\": \"header\", \"title\": \"Main API Service - Build Failed\" }, { \"type\": \"text\", \"value\": \"2/32 Tests Failed\" }, { \"type\": \"image\", \"image_url\": \"https://picsum.photos/200/300\" }, { \"type\": \"link\", \"title\": \"Blink\", \"url\": \"https://joinblink.com\" } ]`",
    },
    userIds: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "User IDs",
      description: "IDs of the users who will receive this feed event",
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "userId",
      ],
    },
    externalId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "External ID",
      description: "A unique identifier for this event you can use to retrieve the event_id for the event using the Get Event Id By External Id endpoint.",
      optional: true,
    },
    notificationTitle: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Notification Title",
      description: "Title of push notification to be send to devices of recipients of this event.",
      optional: true,
    },
    notificationText: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Notification Text",
      description: "Body of push notification to be sent to devices of recipients of this event.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const sections = typeof this.sections === "string"
      ?
      JSON.parse(this.sections)
      :
      this.sections;

    const response = await this.app.postFeed({
      $,
      data: {
        allow_comments: this.allowComments,
        category: this.category,
        body: {
          ribbon_color: this.ribbonColor,
          sections,
        },
        user_ids: this.userIds,
        external_id: this.externalId,
        notification_title: this.notificationTitle,
        notification_text: this.notificationText,
      },
    });

    if (response) {
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully sent post to feed with event ID \`${response.data.event_id}\``);
    }

    return response;
  },
};

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
Blink	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Blink app.
Allow comments	`allowComments`	`boolean`	Allow users to comment on the feed event.
Category ID	`category`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Ribbon color	`ribbonColor`	`string`	Color of the card. Hex code
Sections	`sections`	`object`	CardKit section objects. E.g. `[ { "type": "header", "title": "Main API Service - Build Failed" }, { "type": "text", "value": "2/32 Tests Failed" }, { "type": "image", "image_url": "https://picsum.photos/200/300" }, { "type": "link", "title": "Blink", "url": "https://joinblink.com" } ]`
User IDs	`userIds`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
External ID	`externalId`	`string`	A unique identifier for this event you can use to retrieve the event_id for the event using the Get Event Id By External Id endpoint.
Notification Title	`notificationTitle`	`string`	Title of push notification to be send to devices of recipients of this event.
Notification Text	`notificationText`	`string`	Body of push notification to be sent to devices of recipients of this event.