Update Row with MySQL API on New Conversation Tag from Front API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Conversation Tag trigger
1. Connect your Front account
2. Configure timer
3. Select one or more Tag IDs
Configure the Update Row action
1. Connect your MySQL account
2. Select a Table
3. Configure Where condition
4. Configure Values
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 Conversation Tag on Front

Description:Emit new event when a conversation is tagged with a specific tag or any tag. [See the documentation](https://dev.frontapp.com/reference/events)

Version:0.0.1

Key:frontapp-new-conversation-tag

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Front Overview#

The Front API empowers you to automate the handling of your team's email inbox, collaborate on conversations, and streamline communication workflows. By harnessing this API on Pipedream, you can craft custom integrations that trigger actions in Front in response to events, synchronize data across platforms, and augment your team's productivity with automated tasks. This can include creating or updating conversations and contacts, managing tags, or firing off custom automation rules within Front.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "frontapp-new-conversation-tag",
  name: "New Conversation Tag",
  description: "Emit new event when a conversation is tagged with a specific tag or any tag. [See the documentation](https://dev.frontapp.com/reference/events)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    tagIds: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.frontapp,
        "tagIds",
      ],
      withLabel: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    _getFunction() {
      return this.frontapp.listEvents;
    },
    _getParams(lastTs) {
      return {
        "q[after]": lastTs,
        "q[types]": [
          "tag",
        ],
      };
    },
    _getEmit(item) {
      const tagIdsArray = this.tagIds.map((tag) => tag.value);
      if (item.type === "tag" && tagIdsArray.includes(item.target?.data?.id)) {
        return {
          id: item.id,
          summary: `New conversation with id: "${item.id}" was tagged as '${item.target?.data?.name}'!`,
          ts: Date.parse(item.created_at),
        };
      }
    },
  },
  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
Front	`frontapp`	`app`	This component uses the Front app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Tag IDs	`tagIds`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

About Front#

Customer communication platform

Action#

Update Row on MySQL

Description:Updates an existing row. [See the docs here](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/update.html)

Version:2.0.5

Key:mysql-update-row

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MySQL Overview#

The MySQL application on Pipedream enables direct interaction with your MySQL databases, allowing you to perform CRUD operations—create, read, update, delete—on your data with ease. You can leverage these capabilities to automate data synchronization, report generation, and event-based triggers that kick off workflows in other apps. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can connect MySQL to hundreds of other services without managing infrastructure, crafting complex code, or handling authentication.

Action Code#

import mysql from "../../mysql.app.mjs";
import utils from "../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  key: "mysql-update-row",
  name: "Update Row",
  description: "Updates an existing row. [See the docs here](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/update.html)",
  type: "action",
  version: "2.0.5",
  props: {
    mysql,
    table: {
      description: "The table to update a row in",
      propDefinition: [
        mysql,
        "table",
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    condition: {
      propDefinition: [
        mysql,
        "whereCondition",
      ],
    },
    conditionValues: {
      propDefinition: [
        mysql,
        "whereValues",
      ],
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    return await this.getColumnProps(this.table);
  },
  methods: utils,
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      table,
      condition,
      conditionValues,
    } = this;
    const numberOfQuestionMarks = condition.match(/\?/g)?.length;

    if (!numberOfQuestionMarks) {
      throw new Error("No valid condition provided. At least one question mark character ? must be provided.");
    }

    if (!Array.isArray(conditionValues)) {
      throw new Error("Condition values is not an array.");
    }

    if (conditionValues.length !== numberOfQuestionMarks) {
      throw new Error("The number of values provided does not match the number of question marks ? in the condition");
    }

    const {
      columns: columnsToUpdate, values: valuesToUpdate,
    } = await this.getColumnAndValueArrays(table);

    const result = await this.mysql.updateRow({
      table,
      condition,
      conditionValues,
      columnsToUpdate,
      valuesToUpdate,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully updated ${result.affectedRows} row(s) in table ${table}`);

    return result;
  },
};

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
MySQL	`mysql`	`app`	This component uses the MySQL app.
Table	`table`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Where condition	`condition`	`string`	In this expression you can write your own conditions (eg. `column1 = ? or column2 = ?`). Depending on the number of `?` symbols likewise you need to add the same number of values.
Values	`conditionValues`	`string[]`	This is the list of values that will match every `?` symbol in the where expression. If you want to build yourself the values (eg. `{{["string1", "string2"]}}`)

Action Authentication#

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

Connecting to Restricted Databases

Either enable the shared static IP for this account below, or configure a VPC to deploy any workflow in your workspace to a private network with a dedicated static IP. Learn more in our docs.

SSL Setup

Configure SSL on your MySQL database by providing the CA (Certificate Authority), and choosing between Full Verification, Verify Certificate Authority (CA), or Skip Verification. Skipping verification is not recommended as this has serious security implications.