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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a RSS trigger and FTrack 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 Task action
1. Connect your FTrack account
2. Select a Task ID
3. Configure Name
4. Optional- Configure Link
5. Optional- Configure Description
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 Task on FTrack

Description:Update attributes of a task. [See the documentation](https://help.ftrack.com/en/articles/1040498-operations#update)

Version:0.0.1

Key:ftrack-update-task

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FTrack Overview#

The FTrack API is a powerhouse for creative project management, enabling users to automate and integrate a wide array of tasks related to project tracking, asset management, and team collaboration. With Pipedream, you can harness this API to create custom workflows that trigger actions within FTrack or connect it with other apps to streamline your creative operations. It's a toolset for improving efficiency by automating repetitive tasks, syncing data across applications, and orchestrating complex project management activities.

Action Code#

import app from "../../ftrack.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "ftrack-update-task",
  name: "Update Task",
  description: "Update attributes of a task. [See the documentation](https://help.ftrack.com/en/articles/1040498-operations#update)",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.1",
  props: {
    app,
    taskId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "taskId",
      ],
    },
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "The name of the task.",
    },
    link: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Link",
      description: "The link of the task.",
      optional: true,
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "The description of the task.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    updateTask({
      taskId, data = {}, ...args
    } = {}) {
      return this.app.update({
        data: {
          entity_type: "Task",
          entity_key: [
            taskId,
          ],
          entity_data: data,
        },
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $: step }) {
    const {
      updateTask,
      taskId,
      name,
      link,
      description,
    } = this;

    const [
      response,
    ] = await updateTask({
      step,
      taskId,
      data: {
        name,
        link,
        description,
      },
    });

    step.export("$summary", `Successfully updated task with ID \`${response.data.id}\`.`);

    return response.data;
  },
};

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
FTrack	`app`	`app`	This component uses the FTrack app.
Task ID	`taskId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Name	`name`	`string`	The name of the task.
Link	`link`	`string`	The link of the task.
Description	`description`	`string`	The description of the task.

Action Authentication#

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

To connect FTrack, you will need an FTrack Studio account.

To retrieve your Username and API Key,