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Getting Started#

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

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Configure the Random item from multiple RSS feeds trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URLs
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#

Random item from multiple RSS feeds on RSS

Description:Emit a random item from multiple RSS feeds

Version:0.2.9

Key:rss-random-item-in-multiple-feeds

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RSS Overview#

The RSS app allows users to automatically fetch and parse updates from web feeds. This functionality is pivotal for staying abreast of content changes or updates from websites, blogs, and news outlets that offer RSS feeds. With Pipedream, you can harness the RSS API to trigger workflows that enable a broad range of automations, like content aggregation, monitoring for specific keywords, notifications, and data synchronization across platforms.

Trigger Code#

import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-random-item-in-multiple-feeds",
    name: "Random item from multiple RSS feeds",
    type: "source",
    description: "Emit a random item from multiple RSS feeds",
    version: "0.2.9",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        urls: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "urls",
            ],
        },
    },
    dedupe: "unique",
    hooks: {
        async activate() {
            // Try to parse the feed one time to confirm we can fetch and parse.
            // The code will throw any errors to the user.
            for (const url of this.urls) {
                await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url);
            }
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = [];
        for (const url of this.urls) {
            const feedItems = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url);
            items.push(...feedItems);
        }
        const item = items[Math.floor(Math.random() * items.length)];
        const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
        this.$emit(item, 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
RSS	`rss`	`app`	This component uses the RSS app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often you want to poll the feed for new items
Feed URLs	`urls`	`string[]`	Enter either one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Post feed on Blink

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

Version:0.0.2

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: "0.0.2",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  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.