Integrating custom and pre-defined extractors in Gmail Contextual Gadget

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Hey everyone, I’m trying to set up a Gmail Contextual Gadget for AgileCRM integration. I’ve got the basics working, but I’m stuck on combining different extractors.

My gadget needs to grab the sender’s email and name, plus any email addresses in the message body or subject. I’ve set up a custom extractor for the sender info, which works fine on its own:

<ExtractorSpec platform="gmail" language="en">
  <Response platform="gmail" format="cardgadget">
    <Output name="sender_email">{@__FROM_ADDRESS__}</Output>
    <Output name="sender_name">{@__FROM_PERSONAL__}</Output>
    <Output name="email_topic">{@__SUBJECT__}</Output>
  </Response>
</ExtractorSpec>

But when I try to add a pre-defined extractor for email addresses in the body and subject, only one of them works at a time. How can I make both extractors work together? Is there a way to combine custom and pre-defined extractors in one setup?

Any tips or examples would be super helpful. Thanks!

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hey there! i’ve worked with gmail gadgets before and found a trick. try wrapping your custom extractor and the pre-defined one in a tag. like this:

this should make both extractors play nice together. good luck!

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I’ve encountered similar challenges when setting up Gmail Contextual Gadgets. To combine custom and pre-defined extractors, you’ll need to use the element. Here’s an example of how you could structure your ExtractorSpec:

<ExtractorSpec>
  <Merge>
    <ExtractorSpec platform="gmail">
      <Response format="cardgadget">
        <Output name="sender_email">{@__FROM_ADDRESS__}</Output>
        <Output name="sender_name">{@__FROM_PERSONAL__}</Output>
        <Output name="email_topic">{@__SUBJECT__}</Output>
      </Response>
    </ExtractorSpec>
    <ExtractorSpec class="com.google.contentmatch.extractors.EmailAddressExtractor"/>
  </Merge>
</ExtractorSpec>

This approach should allow both your custom extractor and the pre-defined EmailAddressExtractor to work in tandem. Remember to adjust the output names as needed for your specific use case.

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I’ve been in your shoes, struggling with Gmail Contextual Gadgets. One approach that worked for me was using the element to combine extractors. Here’s a simplified version:

This method allows both extractors to run independently and merge their results. You might need to adjust the output names to avoid conflicts. Also, make sure your gadget’s manifest file includes all necessary permissions for accessing email content.

If you’re still having issues, double-check your XML syntax and try testing each extractor separately before combining them. Hope this helps!