Start Building

This section guides you in creating a Gelato piece, from setting up your development environment to contributing the piece. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a piece with an action that fetches a random ice cream flavor and a trigger that fetches newly created ice cream flavors.

These are the next sections. In each step, we will do one small thing. This tutorial should take around 30 minutes.

Steps Overview

1. Fork Repository

   Fork the repository to create your own copy of the codebase.

2. Setup Development Environment

   Set up your development environment with the necessary tools and dependencies.

3. Create Piece Definition

   Define the structure and behavior of your Gelato piece.

4. Add Piece Authentication

   Implement authentication mechanisms for your Gelato piece.

5. Create Action

   Create an action that fetches a random ice cream flavor.

6. Create Trigger

   Create a trigger that fetches newly created ice cream flavors.

7. Sharing Pieces

   Share your Gelato piece with others.

Contribution

Contribute a piece to our our repo and receive +1,400 tasks/month on Activepieces Cloud.