Update Task with Height API on New Item From Multiple RSS Feeds from RSS API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a RSS trigger and Height 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 Item From Multiple RSS Feeds trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URLs
4. Optional- Configure Max per Feed
Configure the Update Task action
1. Connect your Height account
2. Select a Task ID
3. Optional- Configure Task Name
4. Optional- Configure Description
5. Optional- Select one or more Lists to Add
6. Optional- Select one or more Lists to Remove
7. Optional- Select one or more Assignees to Add
8. Optional- Select one or more Assignees to Remove
9. Optional- Select a Parent Task ID
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 From Multiple RSS Feeds on RSS

Description:Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-new-item-from-multiple-feeds

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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-from-multiple-feeds",
    name: "New Item From Multiple RSS Feeds",
    type: "source",
    description: "Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds",
    version: "1.2.7",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        urls: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "urls",
            ],
            description: "Enter one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed. To avoid timeouts, 5 or less URLs is recommended.",
        },
        max: {
            type: "integer",
            label: "Max per Feed",
            description: "Maximum number of posts per feed to retrieve at one time. Defaults to 20.",
            optional: true,
            default: 20,
        },
    },
    dedupe: "unique",
    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.
            for (const url of this.urls) {
                await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url);
            }
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = [];
        for (const url of this.urls) {
            const feedItems = (await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url))?.slice(0, this.max);
            console.log(`Retrieved items from ${url}`);
            items.push(...feedItems);
        }
        this.rss.sortItems(items).forEach((item) => {
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$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 URLs	`urls`	`string[]`	Enter one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed. To avoid timeouts, 5 or less URLs is recommended.
Max per Feed	`max`	`integer`	Maximum number of posts per feed to retrieve at one time. Defaults to 20.

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Update Task on Height

Description:Updates a specified task within your workspace. [See the documentation](https://height.notion.site/Update-tasks-53d72cb0059a4e0e81cc2fcbfcbf9d0a)

Version:0.0.1

Key:height-update-task

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Action Code#

import height from "../../height.app.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "height-update-task",
  name: "Update Task",
  description: "Updates a specified task within your workspace. [See the documentation](https://height.notion.site/Update-tasks-53d72cb0059a4e0e81cc2fcbfcbf9d0a)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    height,
    taskId: {
      propDefinition: [
        height,
        "taskId",
      ],
    },
    taskName: {
      propDefinition: [
        height,
        "taskName",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    description: {
      propDefinition: [
        height,
        "description",
      ],
    },
    listIdsToAdd: {
      propDefinition: [
        height,
        "listIds",
        (c) => ({
          taskId: c.taskId,
          excludeTaskLists: true,
        }),
      ],
      optional: true,
      label: "Lists to Add",
      description: "Lists to add the task to",
    },
    listIdsToRemove: {
      propDefinition: [
        height,
        "listIds",
        (c) => ({
          taskId: c.taskId,
        }),
      ],
      optional: true,
      label: "Lists to Remove",
      description: "Lists to remove the task from",
    },
    assigneeIdsToAdd: {
      propDefinition: [
        height,
        "assigneeIds",
        (c) => ({
          taskId: c.taskId,
          excludeTaskAssignees: true,
        }),
      ],
      label: "Assignees to Add",
      description: "The assignees to add to this task",
    },
    assigneeIdsToRemove: {
      propDefinition: [
        height,
        "assigneeIds",
        (c) => ({
          taskId: c.taskId,
        }),
      ],
      label: "Assignees to Remove",
      description: "The assignees to remove from this task",
    },
    parentTaskId: {
      propDefinition: [
        height,
        "taskId",
      ],
      label: "Parent Task ID",
      description: "The task ID of the parent task",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if (!this.taskName
      && !this.description
      && !this.listIdsToAdd
      && !this.listIdsToRemove
      && !this.assigneeIdsToAdd
      && !this.assigneeIdsToRemove
      && !this.parentTaskId
    ) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Please specify at least one field to update");
    }

    const effects = [];
    if (this.taskName) {
      effects.push({
        type: "name",
        name: this.taskName,
      });
    }
    if (this.description) {
      effects.push({
        type: "description",
        description: {
          message: this.description,
        },
      });
    }
    if (this.listIdsToAdd || this.listIdsToRemove) {
      effects.push({
        type: "lists",
        listIds: {
          add: this.listIdsToAdd,
          remove: this.listIdsToRemove,
        },
      });
    }
    if (this.assigneeIdsToAdd || this.assigneeIdsToRemove) {
      effects.push({
        type: "assignees",
        assigneeIds: {
          add: this.assigneeIdsToAdd,
          remove: this.assigneeIdsToRemove,
        },
      });
    }
    if (this.parentTaskId) {
      effects.push({
        type: "parentTask",
        parentTaskId: this.parentTaskId,
      });
    }
    let response;
    try {
      response = await this.height.updateTask({
        $,
        data: {
          patches: [
            {
              taskIds: [
                this.taskId,
              ],
              effects,
            },
          ],
        },
      });
    } catch (e) {
      const messageText = JSON.parse(e.message).error.message;
      if (messageText === "listIds can't be empty.") {
        throw new Error("Task must belong to at least one list");
      }
      throw new Error(messageText);
    }
    $.export("$summary", `Task ${this.taskId} updated successfully`);
    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
Height	`height`	`app`	This component uses the Height app.
Task ID	`taskId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Task Name	`taskName`	`string`	The name of the task
Description	`description`	`string`	The description of the task
Lists to Add	`listIdsToAdd`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Lists to Remove	`listIdsToRemove`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Assignees to Add	`assigneeIdsToAdd`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Assignees to Remove	`assigneeIdsToRemove`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Parent Task ID	`parentTaskId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.