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Getting Started#

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

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Configure the New comments on a post trigger
1. Connect your Reddit account
2. Configure Polling schedule
3. Select a Subreddit
4. Select a Post
5. Optional- Configure numberOfParents
6. Optional- Configure Depth
7. Optional- Configure Include subreddit details?
Configure the Search Tweets action
1. Connect your X (Twitter) account
2. Configure Query
3. Optional- Configure Max Results
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 comments on a post on Reddit

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

Version:0.1.0

Key:reddit-new-comments-on-a-post

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Reddit Overview#

You could build a tool that monitors specific subreddits and notifies you
when new posts match certain criteria.
You could build a tool that analyzes the posts and comments in a given
subreddit to generate statistics or visualizations about the topic.
You could build a bot that automatically posts or comments in response to
certain keywords or phrases.
You could build a tool that helps manage your Reddit account by automating
tasks like posting, messaging, or voting.
You could build a tool that extracts data from Reddit posts and comments for
use in other applications.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common.mjs";
import get from "lodash/get.js";
const { reddit } = common.props;

export default {
  ...common,
  type: "source",
  key: "reddit-new-comments-on-a-post",
  name: "New comments on a post",
  description:
    "Emit new event each time a new comment is added to a subreddit.",
  version: "0.1.0",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    subreddit: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "subreddit",
      ],
    },
    subredditPost: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "subredditPost",
        ({ subreddit }) => ({
          subreddit,
        }),
      ],
    },
    numberOfParents: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "numberOfParents",
      description:
        "When set to 0, the emitted events will only contain the new comment. Otherwise, the events will also contain the parents of the new comment up to the number indicated in this property.",
      optional: true,
      min: 0,
      max: 8,
      default: 0,
    },
    depth: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "depth",
      ],
      default: 1,
    },
    includeSubredditDetails: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "includeSubredditDetails",
      ],
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      await this.fetchData(10);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    generateEventMetadata(redditEvent) {
      return {
        id: redditEvent.data.name,
        summary: redditEvent.data.body,
        ts: redditEvent.data.created,
      };
    },
    async fetchData(limit) {
      const redditComments = await this.reddit.getNewSubredditComments(
        get(this.subreddit, "value", this.subreddit),
        get(this.subredditPost, "value", this.subredditPost),
        this.numberOfParents,
        this.depth,
        this.includeSubredditDetails,
        limit,
      );
      const { children: comments = [] } = redditComments.data;
      if (comments.length === 0) {
        console.log("No data available, skipping iteration");
        return;
      }
      comments.reverse().forEach(this.emitRedditEvent);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    await this.fetchData();
  },
};

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
Reddit	`reddit`	`app`	This component uses the Reddit app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream polls Reddit for events on this schedule.
Subreddit	`subreddit`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Post	`subredditPost`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
numberOfParents	`numberOfParents`	`integer`	When set to 0, the emitted events will only contain the new comment. Otherwise, the events will also contain the parents of the new comment up to the number indicated in this property.
Depth	`depth`	`integer`	If set to `1`, it will include, in the emitted event, only new comments that are direct children to the subreddit pointed by "subredditPost". Furthermore, "depth" determines the maximum depth of children, within the related subreddit comment tree, of new comments to be included in said emitted event.
Include subreddit details?	`includeSubredditDetails`	`boolean`	If set to `true`, subreddit details will be expanded/included.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

accountidentityedithistoryreadsubmitmysubredditssubscribe

About Reddit#

Reddit is a network of communities based on people's interests. Find communities you're interested in, and become part of an online community!

Action#

Search Tweets on X (Twitter)

Description:Retrieve Tweets from the last seven days that match a query. [See the documentation](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/tweets/search/api-reference/get-tweets-search-recent)

Version:2.0.8

Key:twitter-simple-search

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Action Code#

import common from "../../common/appValidation.mjs";
import { ACTION_ERROR_MESSAGE } from "../../common/errorMessage.mjs";
import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import { getMultiItemSummary, getTweetFields, } from "../../common/methods.mjs";
export const DOCS_LINK = "https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/tweets/search/api-reference/get-tweets-search-recent";
const MIN_RESULTS = 10;
const DEFAULT_RESULTS = 10;
export const MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE = 100;
export default defineAction({
    ...common,
    key: "twitter-simple-search",
    name: "Search Tweets",
    description: `Retrieve Tweets from the last seven days that match a query. [See the documentation](${DOCS_LINK})`,
    version: "2.0.8",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        ...common.props,
        query: {
            propDefinition: [
                common.props.app,
                "query",
            ],
        },
        maxResults: {
            propDefinition: [
                common.props.app,
                "maxResults",
            ],
            min: MIN_RESULTS,
            description: `Maximum amount of items to return. Each request can return up to ${MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE} items.`,
            default: DEFAULT_RESULTS,
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...common.methods,
        getMultiItemSummary,
        getTweetFields,
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const params = {
            $,
            maxPerPage: MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE,
            maxResults: this.maxResults,
            params: {
                query: this.query,
                ...this.getTweetFields(),
            },
            fallbackError: ACTION_ERROR_MESSAGE,
        };
        const response = await this.app.searchTweets(params);
        $.export("$summary", this.getMultiItemSummary("tweet", response.data?.length));
        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
X (Twitter)	`app`	`app`	This component uses the X (Twitter) app.
Query	`query`	`string`	One query for matching Tweets. See the Twitter API guide on building queries.
Max Results	`maxResults`	`integer`	Maximum amount of items to return. Each request can return up to 100 items.

Action Authentication#

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

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

Search Tweets with X (Twitter) API on New comments on a post from Reddit API

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