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[TRIGGER] Slack 'workflow step' to send form data to Pipedream

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#1,368 opened on Jun 25, 2021

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Description

Overview

Support for Slack workflow steps.

Slack provides a quick builder called workflows that enable a user to quickly pull together a way of submitting forms through a Slack workflow action. In order to pass this data through to an external service, such as Pipedream, there needs to be a 'workflow step' that is part of the Pipedream Slack app.

References

To see more generic information about using workflows (for end users) Slack's documentation is here.

For developers, they refer to this place in the API documentation, for details on building workflow steps for a Slack app.

For additional reference, you can see the Pipedream community slack thread where this was discussed.

Related

Similarly related, but I think is different and might not cover this use case, would be #1010.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Node.jsSlack APIPipedream components
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Review the Slack API documentation for workflow steps, particularly the 'Workflow Step' section. Examine existing Pipedream Slack app components in the repository to understand the pattern for adding new steps. Consider reading the related issue #1010 and the community slack thread for context. Files to look at include the Slack app source in the Pipedream repository under components/slack/.