Updating multiple appscript projects from one appscript - google-apps-script

I have scenario where I have more than 60 sheet, and all have appscript project behind them running and managing those sheet.
I want to updat/control those appscript projects all at once, from one different project. So that I don't have to manually go and update them.
I know this solution where we can update it by manually getting OAuth Token from single appscript project but, Is there any way we can just mention sheetID and it updates project behind all those sheet all at once?

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Is there any way we can just mention sheetID and it updates project behind all those sheet all at once?
There is no direct way to do this. Related issue Retrieving Project ID of Container-Bound script (created in 2018, as of the end of 2021 it still has the "New" status).
Assuming that by "SheetID" you mean the spreadsheet id, it's possible to use the Spreadsheet Service and the Drive Service to get a Class Spreadsheet or Class File object, respectively. Unfortunately those classes hasn't any method to retrieve the bounded Google Apps Script project.
The same for the Sheets API, Drive API and the Apps Script API.
The indirect way is to build a list of spreadsheets and their respective bounded scripts but it's clear that this is not what you are looking for. Anyway, build the list of spreadsheet/script projects pairs and store it somewhere (it might be an spreadsheet if the list is not humongous. CLAPS has a command to retrieve the list of the recent projects, and it's possible to get the container id from the script project metadata (see https://developers.google.com/apps-script/api/reference/rest/v1/projects/get)
Considering the above, the advice to make it easier to maintain your scripts "for the next time" is to either use a library or to create and add-on.
Resources
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/spreadsheet
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/drive/file
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/api/reference/rest/v1/projects#Project
Related
How to programmatically create a list of Google Apps Script projects owned by me?
List Google app script projects
Google Apps Script: Get the ID of script bound to a spreadsheet
How to make Google Apps Script library always serve the latest version

If you're asking can you reference different codes from the same document but not the same sheet in a new code, the answer is yes. But, there is no way to manipulate this code other than editing the original code. I would recommend manually getting an OAuth Token from a single Apps Script Rroject.

A different way to control those Spreadsheets can be with a NodeJS project locally, using Clasp and Multi-clasp2 (https://www.npmjs.com/package/multi-clasp2).

Related

How can I Find All Uses of a Google Script Library?

I have a Google Script library that is used by at least 100 other scripts (some that are bound to spreadsheets/documents, some that are not). How can I find all of these client scripts that reference my library script?
More specifically, I need to be able to add a new feature into the library that requires new permissions that I (the user) must grant. The client scripts won't run if I just add this feature to the library without granting the permissions to each of the client scripts. So ultimately, I need to give this new permission to each of the clients. And if I knew what scripts were actually using this library, I could do that manually for each one. But I need to URL's or ID's or something for each of those scripts.
Answer:
Unfortunately this is not possible to do.
More Information
It is possible to get a list of standalone Scripts from your Drive, though scripts bound to a file can not be searched for using regular searching methods.
It is possible, using the help of this Google Account page to get a list of all the Apps that have access to your account, though only files you have authorised will appear here, and apps which are not just those created by you in Apps Script will appear there (for example, other add-ons or even Android Apps bound to your account appear here).
A Partial Workaround:
Using Google Apps Script, you can list all Apps Script Projects that you own with help of the MimeType enumeration GOOGLE_APPS_SCRIPT
var scripts = DriveApp.getFilesByType(MimeType.GOOGLE_APPS_SCRIPT);
var arr =[ ];
while (scripts.hasNext()) {
var script = scripts.next();
arr.push(script)
}
Logger.log(arr);
Or even just searching for type:script in Drive, however this only returns a list of scripts that are not bound to a file.
You can then use regular Google Drive search terms to find which of these files contain, for example, a unique method name that the library uses. I am aware this isn't a perfect solution and you would still have to look for projects bound to a file using the above webpage.
Feature Request:
It appears that back in 2014 a feature request for this was made on Google's Issue Tracker, though I would suggest creating another feature request for this here as it was marked as a duplicate of another issue. You can make a feature request under the correct Apps Script component here.
References:
Google Apps Script - Enum MimeType
Google Drive Search Query Terms
Apps with access to your account
Google's Issue Tracker
Feature Request: Listing and searching for container bound scripts
Create an Apps Script Feature Request

Updating Google spreadheets scripts automatically

Is there a way for a google spreadsheet to fetch and copy the scripts from a different spreadsheet?
I have a file that users make an individual version for them to use. The file also includes various scripts, including one that updates the sheets and formulas in case the master file changes.
However, I haven't found any way in which to update the scripts themselves. I can't deploy the script as an add-on because that function is blocked in my company.
Is there any other way to do it?
If you want to copy/update scripts in a sheet you can try using the Apps Script API.

Google AppsScript and Drive API v2 - Change google platform project programmatically

What I want to do
Copy a google sheet programmatically via API.
Change the copied sheet's cloud platform project to the original sheets project, when copied Google creates a new google platform project, that's not what I want.
Get the script id of the copied sheet.
All of the above only programmatically, I already know how to do these things manually by clicking menu's.
What I have already tried:
This google documentation article tells me how to change a platform project manually, I want to do the same thing via some API that Google may be providing.
You can copy a sheet programmatically via this API, however you can't get the associated script id or the project and it doesn't let me set the cloud platform project.
I know how to get the script id from within the sheet, I want to do this from outside the sheet.
Note that the API's I need have to be accessible via outside the sheet, via a program that I host myself.
I realized what I was really looking for were Add on's. Via that I can keep the apps script project as one which solves all my requirements.
Read more about App Script addons from this google doc page: https://developers.google.com/apps-script/add-ons/

How can I create spreadsheet with included gs script by API?

I'd like to manage spreadsheets (uploaded by a client via API) over google engine. I created test spreadsheet extended by functions in .gs script (which works great if I add them via online editor) but I do not know how to apply such a .gs script to every uploaded spreadsheet automatically (possibly via API).
Moreover, I do not want to share this .gs file by publishing it as an extension (because of security policies).
Updated: I also tried copying existing spreadsheet with working gs script and overwriting its spreadsheet data via API (instead of uploading new one) - it's overwritten data successfully but unfortunately lost gs script. Details are described in separate (bounty) question: Custom google app script doesn't work after copying spreadsheet with google java client
So I've even tried copying using plain HTTP methods since I thought it might be a problem with Java SDK but it still didn't work which means that there is some problem at google side (or something is really unclear) with service accounts.
After all I solved the problem with another approach.
First I copy spreadsheet with script attached to it to my service account (as I described in this Custom google app script doesn't work after copying spreadsheet with google java client topic). The file is copied with broken script.
Then I make user authorize using google's oauth (this tutorial shows how https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2WebServer#overview)
And then on his behalf I perform copying.
Finally the file is on his private drive which is the biggest downside of this solution but at least the script works which was my main goal.
Hope it helps ;)
You can publish a google script without it going on the Marketplace. If you make a Google group you can publish in such a way that only members of your google group can see it. If your google group only has you, only you can see it. Then it will be on all of your spread sheets.
The downside being that google will never let you remove it from their server, only unpublish it.
You can create a stand-alone script that is independent of any spreadsheet. This script would contain any methods/functions needed to create and manipulate spreadsheets according to your use case. Furthermore you could deploy the script as a web-app and implement a doGet() or doPost() method. Whenever a user uploads spreadsheet data via API you can call the web app with the information and have it create spreadsheets as needed.

How can I add a Google apps script to a spreadsheet created using the API?

After reading up a lot on the Google Spreadsheet API I have come to the conclusion that formatting (such as merging cells, changing fonts etc) is only available throught the Apps scripts.
Since we need to create and fill the spreadsheets with data programatically using Java on the back-end I guess I need to somehow either;
link the new sheet to a Apps script that trigger on-load or
create a Apps script that creates the spreadsheet for me.
Anyone knows?
If you want to just "create" the spreadsheet, you don't need a script to load whenever it spreadsheet is opened. It's probably easier to develop a script that runs once and create the spreadsheet for you.
Another tip is to have a template file that you can copy with most of the formatting (if not all) already there. Possibly pending just little things that are related to the real data the new spreadsheet will have.
Edit to answer the question in the title.
No, you can not add a script to an existing spreadsheet programatically, only manually. What you can do is previously set up a template spreadsheet with a script in it and create new spreadsheets by copying this template.
(answering the comment)
You can run a script programatically, but not upload it. To run a script you can deploy it as a web-app and call its url with either a http get or post (will call its doGet or doPost functions, that you must have declared). Also, you could set this script to run on form submit of any spreadsheet-form and just submit a set of answers to this form. At last (that I can think of now) you could just add the script as a library in another Apps Script and call it directly.
(Aug 2016) There is no way programmatic way to link a Google Sheet and Apps Script code other than manually. Based on what it seems you want ("create and fill the spreadsheets with data programatically using Java"), you can now do it without Apps Script.
TL;DR: Above, #Henrique has answered multiple questions and even questions that weren't asked! The good news is that today, we have more answers representing alternate possible solutions to what you're seeking.
It's now possible to "upload" Apps Script code programmatically with the
import/export system, say with Eclipse since you're a Java developer (2013 announcement).
I agree with Henrique's suggestion that if you create a spreadsheet
template, i.e., Excel file, you can use the Google Drive API to
programmatically import/create identical Google Sheets with all your
desired formatting.
"Formatting (such as merging cells, changing
fonts etc)" can now be done outside of Apps Script, as there is a
"new" Google Sheets API v4 (not GData).
In order to use the new API, you need to get the Google APIs Client Library for Java and use the latest Sheets API, which is much more powerful and flexible than any previous API. Here's one code sample to help get you started. If you're not "allergic" to Python, I also made a video with a different, slightly longer example introducing the new API and gave a deeper dive into its code via a blogpost that you can learn from.
Note the v4 API allows you to create spreadsheets & sheets, upload & download data, as well as, in the general sense, programmatically access a Sheet as if you were using the user interface (create frozen rows, perform cell formatting, resizing rows/columns, adding pivot tables, creating charts, etc.), but to perform file-level access such as uploads & downloads, imports & exports (same as uploads & downloads but conversion to/from Google Apps formats), you would use the Drive API instead.