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Google App Script

Aakash Goel

http://gplus.to/aakashg

Don't Hate, Automate!

© Copyright GDG BVP 2012

Raise your hand

Ever heard of Google App Script?

Who uses Google Drive?

Google Docs???


Agenda

Is Apps Script for you?

Features of Apps Script ServicesoDocs ServicesoMail, Calendar, ContactsoIntegration ServicesoUI ServicesoUtilities & Debugger

Demos

Getting Started


WHAT is App Script?

JavaScript engine in the cloud

o JavaScript Runtimeo Execute on Google's cloudo Integrates with Google's Services

Comes with

o JavaScript syntax and base classeso Built-in access to various Google APIso Ability to integrate 3rd party serviceso Online editor: Write code in the browser


WHY App Script?

Easy to Use

oWrite on the web, run on the weboNo hardware, software, deployments, maintenance etc..oJavaScript syntax

Don't hate, Automate!


WHERE is App Script?

Executed in a variety of different ways

o Spreadsheet

o Google Sites

o Standalone with Custom UI

o Asynchronous Triggers


WHO can use App Script?

Anyone CAN SCRIPT!


WHO can use App Script?


App Script Services

Google products

o Spreadsheeto Siteso DocList

o Gmailo Contactso Calendar

o Mapso Finance ...


App Script Services

External services

oURL Fetch + OAutho JDBCo SOAPo XML

Other

oUI Serviceso WYSIWYG Editoro Charts


Triggers

Triggers allow asynchronous execution of scripts

Types of Triggers:

oEvent DrivenoTime Driven

Advantage:

Helps in Automation


Demos

Save Gmail attachment automatically to Drive

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MCQ tests: email score & correction

Drive Eye

Flubaroo


Need a Break??


Getting Started


Hello World

function myFunction() {

// Create a new document with the title 'Hello World' var doc = DocumentApp.create('Hello World');

// Add a paragraph to the document doc.appendParagraph('This document was created by my first Google Apps Script.');

// Save and close the document doc.saveAndClose();

}


Hello World

function myFunction() { …

// Get the URL of the document var url = doc.getUrl();

// Get the email address of the active user - that's you var emailAddress = Session.getActiveUser().getEmail();

// Send yourself an email with a link to the document GmailApp.sendEmail(emailAddress, “Hello World', ‘Link to a document created by my ' + 'first Google Apps Script: ' + url);}


Custom Spreadsheet Function

function c2f(inp) {

// Function to convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit. var out = 0; // this will hold the answer

if (typeof inp != "number") { // check to make sure the input is a number throw "Input value must be a number"; // throw an exception with the error message }

out = (inp*9)/5 + 32; // calculate the answer return out; // return the answer to the cell which has the formula

}


Calendar Event

function myFunction() {

//Create an object of the Default calender in use. var calender = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar(); //startDate will correspond to the current date and time. var startDate = new Date();

//endDate will be same as the startDate. var endDate = new Date(startDate); //Increment the hours of endDate by 2 as the duration of the event is 2 hrs. endDate.setHours(startDate.getHours() + 2); //Create the Event. var event = calender.createEvent("Hackathon", startDate, endDate);

}


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