Search Country By Name with REST Countries PE API on New Item in Feed from RSS API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Item in Feed trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URL
4. Configure Published After
Configure the Search Country By Name action
1. Connect your REST Countries PE account
2. Configure Name
3. Optional- Configure Exact Match
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 Item in Feed on RSS

Description:Emit new items from an RSS feed

Version:1.2.6

Key:rss-new-item-in-feed

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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 rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-new-item-in-feed",
    name: "New Item in Feed",
    description: "Emit new items from an RSS feed",
    version: "1.2.6",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        url: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "url",
            ],
        },
        publishedAfter: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Published After",
            description: "Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`",
            default: new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(), // default to one day ago
        },
    },
    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.
            await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...rssCommon.methods,
        generateMeta: function (item) {
            return {
                id: this.rss.itemKey(item),
                summary: item.title,
                ts: Date.now(),
            };
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        for (const item of items.reverse()) {
            const publishedAfter = +new Date(this.publishedAfter);
            const ts = this.rss.itemTs(item);
            if (Number.isNaN(publishedAfter) || publishedAfter > ts) {
                continue;
            }
            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 URL	`url`	`string`	Enter the URL for any public RSS feed
Published After	`publishedAfter`	`string`	Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Search Country By Name on REST Countries PE

Description:Search for a country by name. [See the docs](https://restcountries.com/#endpoints-name)

Version:0.0.1

Key:rest_countries_pe-search-country-by-name

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REST Countries PE Overview#

The REST Countries PE API provides data on countries across the globe, including information on name, population, area, language, currency, and much more. On Pipedream, this can turn into a powerhouse for automating workflows that necessitate geographical and demographic insights. By leveraging this API, you can enrich datasets, create educational content, trigger actions based on country-specific criteria, or simply gather data for analytical purposes. The ease of use with Pipedream's serverless platform means you can focus on logic and flow rather than the intricacies of infrastructure.

Action Code#

import countries from "../../rest_countries_pe.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "rest_countries_pe-search-country-by-name",
  name: "Search Country By Name",
  description: "Search for a country by name. [See the docs](https://restcountries.com/#endpoints-name)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    countries,
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "Country name to search for",
    },
    exactMatch: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Exact Match",
      description: "Should the country name be an exact match?",
      optional: true,
      default: false,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const params = {
      fullText: this.exactMatch,
    };

    const response = await this.countries.searchByName(this.name, {
      params,
      $,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Found ${response?.length} countr${response?.length === 1
      ? "y"
      : "ies"}.`);

    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
REST Countries PE	`countries`	`app`	This component uses the REST Countries PE app.
Name	`name`	`string`	Country name to search for
Exact Match	`exactMatch`	`boolean`	Should the country name be an exact match?