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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a RSS trigger and Waitwhile 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 Update Customer action
1. Connect your Waitwhile account
2. Select a Customer ID
3. Optional- Configure Name
4. Optional- Configure First Name
5. Optional- Configure Last Name
6. Optional- Configure Phone
7. Optional- Select a Customer Note ID
8. Optional- Configure Email
9. Optional- Configure Tag
10. Select one or more Location ID
11. Optional- Configure Add Tag
12. Optional- Configure Remove Tag
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#

Update Customer on Waitwhile

Description:Update a customer. [See the doc here](https://developers.waitwhile.com/reference/postcustomerscustomerid)

Version:0.0.1

Key:waitwhile-update-customer

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Waitwhile Overview#

Waitwhile is a queue management and scheduling platform that lets you optimize appointments and waitlists, enhancing the customer experience. By leveraging the Waitwhile API on Pipedream, you can automate processes such as updating waitlists, syncing customer data, or triggering notifications when a customer's status changes. This seamless integration can streamline operations for businesses like restaurants, healthcare providers, or service centers where queue management is crucial.

Action Code#

import waitwhile from "../../app/waitwhile.app.mjs";
import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
export default defineAction({
    name: "Update Customer",
    version: "0.0.1",
    key: "waitwhile-update-customer",
    description: "Update a customer. [See the doc here](https://developers.waitwhile.com/reference/postcustomerscustomerid)",
    props: {
        waitwhile,
        customerId: {
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "customerId",
            ],
        },
        name: {
            optional: true,
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "name",
            ],
        },
        firstName: {
            optional: true,
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "firstName",
            ],
        },
        lastName: {
            optional: true,
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "lastName",
            ],
        },
        phone: {
            optional: true,
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "phone",
            ],
        },
        notes: {
            optional: true,
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "customerNoteId",
                (c) => ({
                    customerId: c.customerId,
                }),
            ],
        },
        email: {
            optional: true,
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "email",
            ],
        },
        tags: {
            optional: true,
            type: "string[]",
            description: "Optional tags associated with customer",
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "tag",
            ],
        },
        locationIds: {
            type: "string[]",
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "locationId",
            ],
        },
        addTag: {
            optional: true,
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "addTag",
            ],
        },
        removeTag: {
            optional: true,
            propDefinition: [
                waitwhile,
                "removeTag",
            ],
        },
    },
    type: "action",
    methods: {},
    async run({ $ }) {
        const params = {
            name: this.name,
            firstName: this.firstName,
            lastName: this.lastName,
            phone: this.phone,
            email: this.email,
            tags: this.tags,
            notes: this.notes,
            locationIds: this.locationIds,
            addTag: this.addTag,
            removeTag: this.removeTag,
            customerId: this.customerId,
        };
        try {
            const data = await this.waitwhile.updateCustomer(params);
            $.export("summary", "Successfully updated a customer");
            return data;
        }
        catch (error) {
            const statusCode = error[Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(error)[1]].status;
            const statusText = error[Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(error)[1]].statusText;
            throw new Error(`Error status code: ${statusCode}. Error status response: ${statusText}`);
        }
    },
});

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
Waitwhile	`waitwhile`	`app`	This component uses the Waitwhile app.
Customer ID	`customerId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Name	`name`	`string`	Name
First Name	`firstName`	`string`	First name of customer
Last Name	`lastName`	`string`	Last name of customer
Phone	`phone`	`string`	Phone number in E.164 format
Customer Note ID	`notes`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Email	`email`	`string`	Email address
Tag	`tags`	`string[]`	Optional tags associated with customer
Location ID	`locationIds`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Add Tag	`addTag`	`string`	Adds specified tag to existing tags
Remove Tag	`removeTag`	`string`	Removes specified tag to existing tags

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API keys,