Google Apps Script the Authentic{ated} Mobile Playground

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Google Apps Script:

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The authentic{ated} playground

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Google G Suite...

Google Apps Script

CC-BY Google – Google Apps Script, 13-03-2012

JavaScript in the cloud

Apps Script is based on JavaScript 1.6, plus a few features from 1.7 and 1.8.

Where..

StandaloneSheets DocsForms Sites

A brief history

2009

Scripts in SheetsCustom functions

2010

UiApp*Web Apps (run as developer)Script Gallery*

2011

Scripts in SitesGUI Builder*More services

2012

Standalone scriptsHTMLSerivceScriptDb*Web Apps (run as user)Libraries and versioningContent ServiceChrome Web Store

2013

Scripts in DocScripts in FormsAuth flowMore services

2014

Add-on for Documents, Sheets and FormsIFRAME for HTMLService

* Denotes deprecated services/features

Adapted from Wesley Chun’s Google Apps Script

2015

Execution API

2016

Iframe EmbedAndroid Add-ons

Integration

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One liners

One liners

One liners

One liners{ish}

Toast

One liners services

Calendar

Contacts

Document

Drive

Forms

Gmail

Groups

Language

Maps

Sites

Spreadsheet

One{ish} liners services

AdSense

Analytics

Apps Activity

BigQuery

Calendar

Classroom

Drive

DoubleClick Campaigns

Fusion Tables

Gmail

Google+

Google+ Domains

Mirror

Prediction

Shopping Content

Tasks

URL Shortener

YouTube

Fetch...

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…fetch

UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, params);

This service allows scripts to access other resources on the

web by fetching URLs. A script can use the UrlFetch service

to issue HTTP and HTTPS requests and receive responses.

The UrlFetch service uses Google's network infrastructure

for efficiency and scaling purposes.

Identity

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Google Apps Script Web apps

Google Add-ons

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Customising Sheets, Documents and Forms...

Sheets + Add-ons Documents + Add-ons Forms + Add-ons

Domain distribution

Android Add-ons

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“

… for Google Docs and Sheets

Android add-ons are apps that can be called

from Google Docs or Google Sheets editor apps,

and are built by developers to enhance or extend

the capabilities of those editors.

The Android Add-on experience…

Execution API…

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Execution API...

The Execution API is a REST interface that lets a

third-party application call a function defined in

an Apps Script project and receive a response.

This API lets you expose the full utility of Apps

Script to any application, including Android and

iOS apps.

Limits…

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FeatureConsumer

(gmail.com)

Google Apps free edition

(legacy)G Suite Basic/Business/Edu/Gov

Calendar events created 5,000 / day 10,000 / day 10,000 / day

Contacts created 1,000 / day 2,000 / day 2,000 / day

Documents created 250 / day 500 / day 1,500 / day

Email recipients per day 100* / day 100* / day 1,500* / day

Email read/write

(excluding send)

20,000 / day 40,000 / day 50,000 / day

Spreadsheets created 250 / day 500 / day 3,200 / day

Triggers total runtime 90 min / day 3 hr / day 6 hr / day

URL Fetch calls 20,000 / day 50,000 / day 100,000 / day

URL Fetch data received 100MB / day 100MB / day 100MB / day

FeatureConsumer

(gmail.com)

Google Apps free edition

(legacy)

G Suite

Basic/Business/Edu/Gov

Script runtime 6 min / execution 6 min / execution 6 min / execution

Email attachments 250 / msg 250 / msg 250 / msg

Email body size 200kB / msg 200kB / msg 400kB / msg

Email recipients per

message

50 / msg 50 / msg 50 / msg

Email total

attachments size

25MB / msg 25MB / msg 25MB / msg

URL Fetch headers 100 / call 100 / call 100 / call

URL Fetch header size 8kB / call 8kB / call 8kB / call

URL Fetch POST size 10MB / call 10MB / call 10MB / call

URL Fetch URL length 2kB / call 2kB / call 2kB / call

Let's play…

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A simple data collection and email example

● Google Drive Storage Folders

● Google Sheet - Data Source

● Google Slides Template (Used to generate .PDF)

● Source Code

● Deployed Web App

Client Side: Making AJAX like call

<script>

function handleFormSubmit(formObject) {

google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(updateUrl)

.processForm(formObject);

}

</script>

Server Side: Getting the user’s email

// able to get email of who is using the form

data.engineer = Session.getEffectiveUser().getEmail();

Server Side: Adding a file from a form to Google Drive

// we get our Pics folder

var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById('0B6GkLMU9sHmLejN2R0xUaVJfVjA');

var formBlob = formObject.myPhoto;

// sending image file to our Google Drive folder

var imgFile = folder.createFile(formBlob);

Server Side: Writing data to a Google Sheet

// Reading a Google Sheet

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById('1ANtlQPLPpC…vOIqR4wYayWdVZU4')

.getActiveSheet();

// writing the data to the sheet - each row []

var towrite = [formObject.name, … new Date(), imgFile.getUrl()];

// getRange(Integer row, Integer column, Integer numRows, Integer

numColumns) : Range

sheet.getRange(row+1, 2, 1, towrite.length).setValues([towrite]);

Server Side: Getting Slides as PDF and emailing as attachment

// Sending a copy of the cert as pdf

// https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/mail/mail-app

MailApp.sendEmail('m.hawksey@gmail.com', 'Attachment example',

'Certificate attached.', {

name: 'Automatic Emailer Script',

attachments: [DECK.getAs(MimeType.PDF)]

});

Server Side: Getting Slides as PDF and emailing as attachment

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Thanks!

+MartinHawksey@mhawksey

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