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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Message in Channel trigger
1. Connect your Discord Bot account
2. Select a Guild
3. Select one or more Channels
4. Optional- Configure Emit messages as a single event
5. Configure timer
Configure the Receive Custom Messages action
1. Connect your Front account
2. Select a Channel ID
3. Configure Handle
4. Optional- Select a Contact ID
5. Optional- Configure Sender Name
6. Optional- Configure Subject
7. Optional- Select a Body Format
8. Configure Body
9. Optional- Select a Thread Ref
10. Optional- Configure Headers
11. Optional- Configure Attachments
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 Message in Channel on Discord Bot

Description:Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels

Version:0.0.18

Key:discord_bot-new-message-in-channel

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Discord Bot Overview#

The Discord Bot API unlocks the power to interact with Discord users and channels programmatically, making it possible to automate messages, manage servers, and integrate with other services. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create complex workflows that respond to events in Discord, process data, and trigger actions in other apps. This opens up opportunities for community engagement, content moderation, analytics, and more, without the overhead of managing infrastructure.

Trigger Code#

import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import maxBy from "lodash.maxby";
import common from "../common.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

const { discord } = common.props;

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "discord_bot-new-message-in-channel",
  name: "New Message in Channel",
  description: "Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.18",

  dedupe: "unique", // Dedupe events based on the Discord message ID
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    db: "$.service.db",
    channels: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Channels",
      description: "The channels you'd like to watch for new messages",
      propDefinition: [
        discord,
        "channelId",
        ({ guildId }) => ({
          guildId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    emitEventsInBatch: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Emit messages as a single event",
      description:
        "If `true`, all messages are emitted as an array, within a single Pipedream event. Defaults to `false`, emitting each Discord message as its own event in Pipedream",
      optional: true,
      default: false,
    },
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    // We store a cursor to the last message ID
    let lastMessageIDs = this._getLastMessageIDs();

    // If this is our first time running this source,
    // get the last N messages, emit them, and checkpoint
    for (const channelId of this.channels) {
      let lastMessageID;
      let messages = [];

      if (!lastMessageID) {
        messages = await this.discord.getMessages({
          $,
          channelId,
          params: {
            limit: 100,
          },
        });

        lastMessageID = messages.length
          ? maxBy(messages, (message) => message.id).id
          : 1;

      } else {
        let newMessages = [];

        do {
          newMessages = await this.discord.getMessages({
            $,
            channelId,
            params: {
              after: lastMessageIDs[channelId],
            },
          });

          messages = messages.concat(newMessages);

          lastMessageID = newMessages.length
            ? maxBy(newMessages, (message) => message.id).id
            : lastMessageIDs[channelId];

        } while (newMessages.length);
      }

      // Set the new high water mark for the last message ID
      // for this channel
      lastMessageIDs[channelId] = lastMessageID;

      if (!messages.length) {
        console.log(`No new messages in channel ${channelId}`);
        return;
      }

      console.log(`${messages.length} new messages in channel ${channelId}`);

      // Batched emits do not take advantage of the built-in deduper
      if (this.emitEventsInBatch) {
        const suffixChar =
          messages.length > 1
            ? "s"
            : "";

        this.$emit(messages, {
          summary: `${messages.length} new message${suffixChar}`,
          id: lastMessageID,
        });

      } else {
        messages.forEach((message) => {
          this.$emit(message, {
            summary: message.content,
            id: message.id, // dedupes events based on this ID
          });
        });
      }
    }

    // Set the last message ID for the next run
    this._setLastMessageIDs(lastMessageIDs);
  },
  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
Discord Bot	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord Bot app.
Guild	`guildId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Channels	`channels`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Emit messages as a single event	`emitEventsInBatch`	`boolean`	If `true`, all messages are emitted as an array, within a single Pipedream event. Defaults to `false`, emitting each Discord message as its own event in Pipedream
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

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

This app allows you to use the Discord API using your own Discord bot. If you don't want to use a custom bot, and you just need to use the Discord API, exit this screen and use the Discord app, instead.

If you want to use your own Discord bot, but haven't created one yet, see these instructions or watch this video. You'll need to add this bot to your server(s) to make successful API requests.

Once you've created your bot, you'll find the Bot token within the Bot section of your app. Enter that token below.

About Discord Bot#

Use this app to interact with the Discord API using a bot in your account

Action#

Receive Custom Messages on Front

Description:Receive a custom message in Front. [See the docs here](https://dev.frontapp.com/reference/post_channels-channel-id-incoming-messages).

Version:0.0.3

Key:frontapp-receive-custom-messages

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Front Overview#

The Front API empowers you to automate the handling of your team's email inbox, collaborate on conversations, and streamline communication workflows. By harnessing this API on Pipedream, you can craft custom integrations that trigger actions in Front in response to events, synchronize data across platforms, and augment your team's productivity with automated tasks. This can include creating or updating conversations and contacts, managing tags, or firing off custom automation rules within Front.

Action Code#

import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import frontApp from "../../frontapp.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "frontapp-receive-custom-messages",
  name: "Receive Custom Messages",
  description: "Receive a custom message in Front. [See the docs here](https://dev.frontapp.com/reference/post_channels-channel-id-incoming-messages).",
  version: "0.0.3",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    frontApp,
    channelId: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "channelId",
        () => ({
          filter: (channel) => [
            "custom",
          ].includes(channel.type),
        }),
      ],
    },
    handle: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Handle",
      description: "Handle of the sender. It can be any string used to uniquely identify the sender",
    },
    contactId: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "contactId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    senderName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Sender Name",
      description: "Name of the sender",
      optional: true,
    },
    subject: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Subject",
      description: "Subject of the message",
      optional: true,
    },
    bodyFormat: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "bodyFormat",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    body: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Body",
      description: "Body of the message",
    },
    threadRef: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "threadRef",
      ],
    },
    headers: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Headers",
      description: "Custom object where any internal information can be stored",
      optional: true,
    },
    attachments: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "attachments",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      channelId,
      handle,
      contactId,
      senderName,
      subject,
      body,
      bodyFormat,
      threadRef,
      headers,
    } = this;

    const attachments = utils.parse(this.attachments);

    const hasAttachments = attachments?.length > 0;

    const sender = utils.emptyObjectToUndefined({
      contact_id: contactId,
      name: senderName,
      handle,
    });

    const metadata = utils.emptyObjectToUndefined({
      thread_ref: threadRef,
      headers,
    });

    const data = utils.reduceProperties({
      initialProps: {
        body,
        sender,
      },
      additionalProps: {
        body_format: bodyFormat,
        metadata,
        attachments: [
          attachments,
          hasAttachments,
        ],
        subject,
      },
    });

    const args = utils.reduceProperties({
      initialProps: {
        channelId,
        data,
      },
      additionalProps: {
        headers: [
          {
            "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data",
          },
          hasAttachments,
        ],
      },
    });

    const response = await this.frontApp.receiveCustomMessages(args);

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully received message with ID ${response.message_uid}`);

    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
Front	`frontApp`	`app`	This component uses the Front app.
Channel ID	`channelId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Handle	`handle`	`string`	Handle of the sender. It can be any string used to uniquely identify the sender
Contact ID	`contactId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Sender Name	`senderName`	`string`	Name of the sender
Subject	`subject`	`string`	Subject of the message
Body Format	`bodyFormat`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`htmlmarkdown`
Body	`body`	`string`	Body of the message
Thread Ref	`threadRef`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Headers	`headers`	`object`	Custom object where any internal information can be stored
Attachments	`attachments`	`string[]`	File paths of files previously downloaded in Pipedream E.g. (`/tmp/my-image.jpg`). Download a file to the `/tmp` directory

Action Authentication#

Front uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Front account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Front and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Front API.

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

About Front#

Customer communication platform

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