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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Forum Thread Message trigger
1. Connect your Discord Bot account
2. Select a Guild
3. Configure timer
4. Select a Forum Id
Configure the Translate action
1. Connect your Google Cloud Translate account
2. Configure Text
3. Select a Target Language
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 Forum Thread Message on Discord Bot

Description:Emit new event for each forum thread message posted. Note that your bot must have the `MESSAGE_CONTENT` privilege intent to see the message content, [see the docs here](https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#message-content-intent).

Version:0.0.3

Key:discord_bot-new-forum-thread-message

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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 constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import common from "../common.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "discord_bot-new-forum-thread-message",
  name: "New Forum Thread Message",
  description: "Emit new event for each forum thread message posted. Note that your bot must have the `MESSAGE_CONTENT` privilege intent to see the message content, [see the docs here](https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#message-content-intent).",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.3",
  dedupe: "unique", // Dedupe events based on the Discord message ID
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    forumId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.discord,
        "channelId",
        ({ guildId }) => ({
          guildId,
          allowedChannels: [
            constants.CHANNEL_TYPES.GUILD_FORUM,
          ],
        }),
      ],
      label: "Forum Id",
      description: "Select the forum you want to watch.",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    // We store a cursor to the last message ID
    let lastMessageIDs = this._getLastMessageIDs();

    const { threads } = await this.discord.listThreads({
      $,
      guildId: this.guildId,
    });

    const forumThreads = threads.reduce((acc, curr) => {
      return curr.parent_id === this.forumId ?
        [
          ...acc,
          curr,
        ]
        : acc;
    }, []);

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

      if (!lastMessageIDs[channelId]) {
        messages = await this.discord.getMessages({
          $,
          channelId,
          params: {
            limit: 25,
          },
        });

        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];
          lastMessageIDs[channelId] = lastMessageID;

        } 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 thread ${channelId}`);
        continue;
      }

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

      messages.reverse().forEach((message) => {
        this.$emit(message, {
          id: message.id, // dedupes events based on this ID
          summary: `A new message with Id: ${message.id} was posted in forum thread ${channelId}.`,
          ts: Date.parse(message.timestamp),
        });
      });
    }

    // 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.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Forum Id	`forumId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

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#

Translate on Google Cloud Translate

Description:Translate text using Google Cloud Translate

Version:0.0.3

Key:google_cloud_translate-translate

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Google Cloud Translate Overview#

The Google Cloud Translate API empowers developers to dynamically translate text between thousands of language pairs, integrate language translation into applications, websites, tools, and other solutions. By leveraging this API within Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create automated workflows that respond to events from hundreds of sources, transforming and routing your data to various destinations, all while breaking down language barriers.

Action Code#

import google_cloud_translate from "../../google_cloud_translate.app.mjs";
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  name: "Translate",
  version: "0.0.3",
  key: "google_cloud_translate-translate",
  description: "Translate text using Google Cloud Translate",
  props: {
    google_cloud_translate,
    text: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Text to translate",
      label: "Text",
    },
    target: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Target Language",
      description: "The two letter ISO code for the language to translate the text into",
      default: "en",
      async options() {
        const response = await fetch(`https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2/languages?key=${this.google_cloud_translate.$auth.api_key}&target=en`, {
          method: "GET",
        });
        const data = await response.json();
        return data.data.languages.map((language) => ({
          label: language.name,
          value: language.language,
        }));
      },
    },
  },
  type: "action",
  async run({ $ }) {
    return await axios($, {
      method: "post",
      url: `https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2?key=${this.google_cloud_translate.$auth.api_key}`,
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
      },
      data: {
        q: this.text,
        target: this.target,
      },
    });
  },
};

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
Google Cloud Translate	`google_cloud_translate`	`app`	This component uses the Google Cloud Translate app.
Text	`text`	`string`	Text to translate
Target Language	`target`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

To create an API key, your account must be granted the primitive Editor role (roles/editor) on the current project. For more information, see primitive roles.

To create an API key:

Navigate to the APIs & Services→Credentials panel in Cloud Console.
Select Create credentials, then select API key from the dropdown menu.
The API key created dialog box displays your newly created key.

About Google Cloud Translate#

Dynamically translate between languages using Google machine learning