[Text] Convert Markdown to HTML with Formatting API on New Submission (Instant) from FormPress API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Submission (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your FormPress account
2. Select a Form ID
Configure the [Text] Convert Markdown to HTML action
1. Connect your Formatting account
2. Configure Input
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 Submission (Instant) on FormPress

Description:Emit new event when there is a new submission. [See the documentation](https://formpress.org/blog-details/030-how-to-use-api-key-with-formpress)

Version:0.0.1

Key:formpress-new-submission-instant

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FormPress Overview#

The FormPress API allows you to create and manage forms dynamically, without needing a backend to process submissions. You can integrate FormPress with Pipedream to automate processes such as capturing form submissions, organizing data, triggering notifications, and connecting responses to various apps or services. Pipedream's serverless platform makes it simple to handle FormPress events and incorporate them into workflows, saving time and eliminating the need to manage infrastructure.

Trigger Code#

import formpress from "../../formpress.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "formpress-new-submission-instant",
  name: "New Submission (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when there is a new submission. [See the documentation](https://formpress.org/blog-details/030-how-to-use-api-key-with-formpress)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    formpress,
    db: "$.service.db",
    http: "$.interface.http",
    formId: {
      propDefinition: [
        formpress,
        "formId",
      ],
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async activate() {
      const { webhookId } = await this.formpress.createWebhook({
        formId: this.formId,
        data: {
          webhookUrl: this.http.endpoint,
        },
      });
      this._setHookId(webhookId);
    },
    async deactivate() {
      const hookId = this._getHookId();
      if (hookId) {
        await this.formpress.deleteWebhook({
          formId: this.formId,
          data: {
            webhookId: hookId,
          },
        });
      }
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getHookId() {
      return this.db.get("hookId");
    },
    _setHookId(hookId) {
      this.db.set("hookId", hookId);
    },
  },
  async run({ body }) {
    const { metadata } = body;
    this.$emit(body, {
      id: metadata.submissionId,
      summary: `New submission: ${metadata.submissionId}`,
      ts: Date.parse(metadata.submissionDate),
    });
  },
  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
FormPress	`formpress`	`app`	This component uses the FormPress app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Form ID	`formId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

About FormPress#

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Action#

[Text] Convert Markdown to HTML on Formatting

Description:Convert Markdown text to HTML

Version:0.0.6

Key:formatting-convert-markdown-to-html

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Action Code#

import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import showdown from "showdown";
import { parseHTML } from "linkedom";
import app from "../../app/formatting.app.mjs";
export default defineAction({
    name: "[Text] Convert Markdown to HTML",
    description: "Convert Markdown text to HTML",
    key: "formatting-convert-markdown-to-html",
    version: "0.0.6",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        app,
        input: {
            label: "Input",
            description: "Markdown string to be converted to HTML",
            type: "string",
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const { input } = this;
        const converter = new showdown.Converter();
        const dom = parseHTML("");
        const result = converter.makeHtml(input, dom.window.document);
        $.export("$summary", "Successfully converted to HTML");
        return result;
    },
});