Send Message with Discord API on New Render Completed from MoDeck API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Render Completed trigger
1. Connect your MoDeck account
2. Configure Polling interval
3. Select a Deck Name
Configure the Send Message action
1. Connect your Discord account
2. Configure channel
3. Configure Message
4. Optional- Configure Thread ID
5. Optional- Configure Username
6. Optional- Configure Avatar URL
7. Optional- Configure Include link to workflow
8. Optional- Configure Suppress notifications
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 Render Completed on MoDeck

Description:Emit new event when a render is completed.

Version:0.0.1

Key:modeck-render-complete

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MoDeck Overview#

The MoDeck API offers an interface for managing playlists and videos within their platform, providing endpoints for various operations like retrieving video details, updating playlists, or managing users. Integrating MoDeck with Pipedream allows you to automate interactions with your MoDeck data, such as syncing playlists, updating video statuses, or triggering actions based on video analytics. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can build powerful workflows that react to events in real-time, schedule tasks, and connect MoDeck with hundreds of other services.

Trigger Code#

import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import modeck from "../../modeck.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "modeck-render-complete",
  name: "New Render Completed",
  version: "0.0.1",
  description: "Emit new event when a render is completed.",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    modeck,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      label: "Polling interval",
      description: "Pipedream will poll the MoDeck on this schedule",
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    deck: {
      propDefinition: [
        modeck,
        "deck",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getLastDate() {
      return this.db.get("lastDate") || 0;
    },
    _setLastDate(lastDate) {
      this.db.set("lastDate", lastDate);
    },
    async startEvent(maxResults = 0) {
      const {
        modeck,
        deck,
      } = this;

      const lastDate = this._getLastDate();

      const { renderList } = await modeck.listRenders({
        data: {
          deck,
        },
      });

      let responseArray = [];
      let count = 0;

      for (const render of renderList) {
        if (new Date(render.data) <= new Date(lastDate)) break;
        responseArray.push(render);
        if (maxResults && (++count === maxResults)) break;
      }
      if (responseArray.length) this._setLastDate(responseArray[0].date);

      for (const render of responseArray.reverse()) {
        this.$emit(
          render,
          {
            id: render.id,
            summary: `The render with id: "${render.id}" has been completed!`,
            ts: render.date,
          },
        );
      }
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      await this.startEvent(25);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    await this.startEvent();
  },
  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
MoDeck	`modeck`	`app`	This component uses the MoDeck app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll the MoDeck on this schedule
Deck Name	`deck`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

About MoDeck#

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Action#

Send Message on Discord

Description:Send a simple message to a Discord channel

Version:1.0.2

Key:discord-send-message

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Discord Overview#

The Discord API interacts seamlessly with Pipedream, empowering you to craft customized automations and workflows for your Discord server. With this powerful integration, you can automate tasks like message posting, user management, and notifications, based on a myriad of triggers and actions from different apps. These automations can enhance the Discord experience for community moderators and members, by synchronizing with external tools, organizing community engagement, and streamlining notifications.

Action Code#

import common from "../common/common.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "discord-send-message",
  name: "Send Message",
  description: "Send a simple message to a Discord channel",
  version: "1.0.2",
  type: "action",
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      message,
      avatarURL,
      threadID,
      username,
      includeSentViaPipedream,
      suppressNotifications,
    } = this;
    try {
      const resp = await this.discord.sendMessage(this.channel, {
        avatar_url: avatarURL,
        username,
        flags: this.getMessageFlags(suppressNotifications),
        content: includeSentViaPipedream
          ? this.appendPipedreamText(message)
          : message,
      }, {
        thread_id: threadID,
      });
      $.export("$summary", "Message sent successfully");
      return resp || {
        success: true,
      };
    } catch (err) {
      console.log(err);
      const unsentMessage = this.getUserInputProps();
      $.export("unsent", unsentMessage);
      throw err;
    }
  },
};

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
Discord	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord app.
channel	`channel`	`$.discord.channel`
Message	`message`	`string`	Enter a simple message up to 2000 characters. This is the most commonly used field. However, it's optional if you pass embed content.
Thread ID	`threadID`	`string`	If provided, the message will be posted to this thread
Username	`username`	`string`	Overrides the current username of the webhook
Avatar URL	`avatarURL`	`string`	If used, it overrides the default avatar of the webhook. Note: Consecutive posts by the same username within 10 minutes of each other will not display updated avatar.
Include link to workflow	`includeSentViaPipedream`	`boolean`	Defaults to `true`, includes a link to this workflow at the end of your Discord message.
Suppress notifications	`suppressNotifications`	`boolean`	Defaults to `false`, sends the message as silent, triggers no notifications to clients.

Action Authentication#

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

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

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