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Why script Google Apps?
• Automate your workflows
• Add features to apps
• Do complex calculations in Sheets
• Integrate external data sources
• Expose your data through HTTP interfaces
Google Apps Script• Hosted scripting environment for Google services
• “The Visual Basic for Google Apps”
• Stand-alone scripts
• Container-bound scripts / Add-ons
• It’s just JavaScript!
Stand-alone scripts
• Run manually
• Run through triggers(timer, document open/edit, http requests)
• Stored in Google Drive
• Import/Export code through SDK API
Container-bound scripts
• Tied to Google Doc, Sheet or Form
• Elevated permissions
• Custom functions in Sheets
• No API to import/export scripts!
Add-ons
• Share container-bound scripts
• Published on store or only domain-wide
• In beta (manual review of submissions)
User Interfaces for Add-ons
• Custom dialogs, menus and sidebars
• All HTML and JavaScript
• UI-style guidelines
Storage
• Property service (key-value store)
• JDBC: Google Cloud SQL, MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle
• HTTP access
Authorization
• Multiple authorization levels
• User is asked for permissions
• Scripts can use OAuth in HTTP requests
External APIs
• HTTP APIs for all major services
• Less features than Apps Script SDKs
• Activities API
