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Creating your on preview ink Smart Chips in Google Docs: The Untold Potential of Apps Script

 

Alright, folks, we’re talking about something quite hot off the press in the realm of Google Apps Script — “Smart Chips.” This feature is available within Google Docs and can build previews of pasted links using the Card Service. Think of it as a little preview window of what lies beyond the link — a sneak peek, if you will. 🕵️‍♂️

Editor: Smart chips are a recent feature in Google Workspace that help you quickly insert information into your Docs and Sheets. They can be used to insert people, places, dates, and more. It’s also possible for Google Workspace developers to publish their on ‘Preview links’ smart chips as Workspace Add-ons. In this post from Dmitry Kostyuk you can learn about publishing your own smart chips and some creative ways to get the data you need using Google Apps Script.

Source: Previewing Links with Smart Chips: The Untold Potential of Apps Script

One Code to Rule Them All: Deploying Editor Add-Ons Across Google Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Forms

Mastering Google Apps Script: Deploy Once, Run Everywhere 🚀

What’s The Issue? 🤔

Building add-ons with Google Apps Script is akin to owning a magic wand for distributing your application. And if you’re like me, you’ve probably created an army of internal add-ons for clients and personal use, especially those sweet editor add-ons. But here’s the catch: every time you deploy your add-on, you need to specify the script ID and the deployment version for each context (Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms). Keeping up with 4 different files isn’t just tedious; it’s like trying to juggle flaming swords while on a unicycle 🙃. But don’t worry, there’s a better way!

Source: One Code to Rule Them All: Deploying Editor Add-Ons Across Google Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Forms

Master Google Apps Script UIs — Part 9: Elevating Your Game with TypeScript 👾

Taking JavaScript to the Next Level with TypeScript for your Google Apps Script Projects

A Warm Welcome Back to the Series 🎉

Hey there, and welcome back to our hands-on series on mastering Google Apps Script UIs! Now, if you’re serious about JavaScript, it’s high time we chat about TypeScript. TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that brings static typing to the game. It’s like JavaScript put on its best suit and turned into a more organized, reliable version of itself. 😎

The reason a lot of developers are switching to TypeScript is because it can catch errors at compile-time, making debugging less of a headache (it’s like having a personal assistant who checks your work for mistakes so you don’t look silly later). In this part, we’ll let the Emojibar project rest (it’s earned it, after all!), and we’ll switch over to a different repository I frequently use as a boilerplate for my projects. This boilerplate is a work in progress, so don’t be surprised if it changes faster than you change your socks. 😅

Source: Master Google Apps Script UIs — Part 9: Elevating Your Game with TypeScript 👾

Master Google Apps Script UIs — Part 8: Deploying Across Multiple Environments

Streamlining Your Development Workflow with Multiple Deployment Environments 🚀

Kickoff: Marching Towards Deployment

Welcome back, dear coders! Our Emojibar is not just a fun prototype anymore — it’s a full-fledged tool ready to be unleashed into the wild. But before we let it run free, we need to get our house in order, or in our case, our environments. And no, I’m not talking about recycling, though you should be doing that too!

Professional development calls for setting up different environments — it’s a bit like having different outfits for different occasions. At the very least, you’ll want to have a development environment where you experiment and break things (yes, it’s encouraged!), a User Acceptance Testing (UAT) environment where your users can give your app a test drive, and a production environment, the red carpet where your app shines.

Source: Master Google Apps Script UIs — Part 8: Deploying Across Multiple Environments

Master Google Apps Script UIs — Part 7: Routing in Your GAS Front-End

Introduction

Hey there, code wranglers! 🤠 Welcome back to our Google Apps Script (GAS) UI series. Today, we’re venturing into the wild world of Single Page Applications (SPAs). For the uninitiated, a SPA is a web application that interacts with the user dynamically, rewriting the current web page with new data from the web server, instead of the default method of the browser loading entire new pages.📚

Now, why are SPAs a big deal? They help in reducing the time taken to load the entire page because only a part of the page gets updated. We’re going to bring this SPA magic to our sidebar with the help of a slick Navigo router. 🎩

No worries if ‘Navigo’ sounds like a hip new dance move. By now, you should be pretty comfy with installing dependencies from NPM. But if not, it’s like adding a shiny new tool to your utility belt. It just gives you the superpowers you need to build your web app.

Source Master Google Apps Script UIs — Part 7: Routing in Your GAS Front-End

Master Google Apps Script UIs — Part 6: Acing Client-to-Server Chatter with Promises 🤝

Welcome Back to Mastering Google Apps Script UIs: Client-to-Server Communication Spotlight

Oh, howdy folks! Just like a boomerang, you’ve found your way back to our marvelous series. If you thought the previous episodes were fire, wait till you see what’s cooking today! 🔥

We’re diving headfirst into the world of client-to-server communication. It’s like passing notes in class, but with a lot less paper and a lot more code. 📝➡️💻

Here’s the catch though — we can’t install Google Apps Script locally to run things on our dev server. Yep, that’s right. It’s like trying to install a toaster in a bathtub; it just ain’t happening. 🛁🚫🍞

But fear not, dear coder, for I’ve got a trick or two up my sleeve. We’re gonna finesse our way around this with some snazzy hacks like promises, polyfills, and mocks. Oh my!

Source: Master Google Apps Script UIs — Part 6: Acing Client-to-Server Chatter with Promises 🤝