Create Customer with Customer Fields API on New User Added from LightSpeed VT API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New User Added trigger
1. Connect your LightSpeed VT account
2. Configure timer
Configure the Create Customer action
1. Connect your Customer Fields account
2. Optional- Select a Form 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 User Added on LightSpeed VT

Description:Emit new event every time there is a new user in the system

Version:0.0.1

Key:lightspeed_vt-new-user-added

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LightSpeed VT Overview#

LightSpeed VT is a learning management system (LMS) that provides a platform for delivering interactive training and e-learning experiences. Through the LightSpeed VT API, you can automate access to course catalogs, manage users, track progress and performance, and integrate this data with other systems. On Pipedream, you can leverage this API to create workflows that respond to events in real-time, synchronize training data with other platforms, and enhance the user learning experience with personalized automations.

Trigger Code#

import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import lightspeedVt from "../../lightspeed_vt.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "lightspeed_vt-new-user-added",
  name: "New User Added",
  description: "Emit new event every time there is a new user in the system",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    lightspeedVt,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getLastUserId() {
      return this.db.get("lastUserId") || 0;
    },
    _setLastUserId(userId) {
      this.db.set("lastUserId", userId);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const users = await this.lightspeedVt.listUsers();
    users.sort((a, b) => a.userId - b.userId);
    const lastUserId = this._getLastUserId();

    for (const user of users) {
      if (user.userId > lastUserId) {
        this.$emit(user, {
          id: user.userId,
          summary: `New user: ${user.username}`,
          ts: Date.now(),
        });
        this._setLastUserId(user.userId);
      }
    }
  },
};

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
LightSpeed VT	`lightspeedVt`	`app`	This component uses the LightSpeed VT app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API Keys and API Password,

Navigate to your LightSpeed VT account and sign in
Go to “Super User Dashboard” > “API Management”

About LightSpeed VT#

LightSpeed VT is the most effective web-based training system on Earth. We provide the foundation for creating a training experience like no other.

Action#

Create Customer on Customer Fields

Description:Create a new customer with detailed attributes using the provided data. [See the documentation](https://docs.customerfields.com/#8a70d5ee-da8f-4ef0-8b08-9c1882b4da04).

Version:0.0.1

Key:customer_fields-create-customer

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Customer Fields Overview#

The Customer Fields API provides a suite of tools for managing customer data in e-commerce platforms, including custom form fields and data automation. With it, you can efficiently tailor customer interactions, streamline data collection, and enhance the shopping experience. Integrating Customer Fields with Pipedream allows for seamless automation of tasks like syncing data to other platforms, triggering personalized communications, or managing customer segments based on custom field data.

Action Code#

/* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
import common from "../common/customer.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "customer_fields-create-customer",
  name: "Create Customer",
  description: "Create a new customer with detailed attributes using the provided data. [See the documentation](https://docs.customerfields.com/#8a70d5ee-da8f-4ef0-8b08-9c1882b4da04).",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.1",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    createCustomer(args = {}) {
      return this.app.post({
        path: "/customers",
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const { data_columns: dataColumns } =
      await this.app.listDataColumns({
        params: {
          ignore_read_only: true,
          form_id: this.formId,
        },
      });
    return this.getPropsFromDataColumns({
      dataColumns,
    });
  },
  async run({ $: step }) {
    const {
      app,
      createCustomer,
      getDataFromDataColumns,
      formId,
      ...dataColumns
    } = this;

    const response =
      await createCustomer({
        step,
        data: getDataFromDataColumns(dataColumns),
      });

    step.export("$summary", `Successfully created customer with ID ${response?.customer?.id}.`);

    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
Customer Fields	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Customer Fields app.
Form ID	`formId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

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

readwrite