zapier_code_create_freshbooks_time_entry_from_github_commit.js

/*
This code assumes that you have included a "freshbooksTimeEntryObject" somewhere in a previous Zap step. You can see the format of a "freshbooksTimeEntryObject" below.

freshbooksTimeEntryObject = {
"project_id": "25479",
"task_id": "302086",
"staff_id": "1",
"hours": "4",
"notes": "This is a note",
"date": "2016-01-31"
}
*/

function extract_piece_of_data(entire_string_of_text, characters_before_desired_data, characters_after_desired_data) {
  
  var desired_data_with_stuff_after_it = entire_string_of_text.substr(entire_string_of_text.indexOf(characters_before_desired_data) + characters_before_desired_data.length);

  var desired_data = desired_data_with_stuff_after_it.substr(0, desired_data_with_stuff_after_it.indexOf(characters_after_desired_data));
  
  return desired_data;
}

var freshbooksTimeEntryObject = JSON.parse(extract_piece_of_data(input.commit_message, "freshbooksTimeEntryObject = ", "}") + "}");

output = {project_id: freshbooksTimeEntryObject.project_id, task_id: freshbooksTimeEntryObject.task_id, staff_id: freshbooksTimeEntryObject.staff_id, hours: freshbooksTimeEntryObject.hours, notes: freshbooksTimeEntryObject.notes, date: freshbooksTimeEntryObject.date};