In google classroom, you can schedule assignments by date. Is it possible to use the API to automatically assign the next scheduled assignment once a student has marked the current assignment as complete?
The API doesn't seem to provide an easy way to do that.
If you look at the documentation for the Classroom API there is no out-of-box mechanism to track when a student assignment is "turned in". You'd likely have to code something yourself to poll the state of a submitted assignment for a given student and if the submission is flagged as "turned in" use the API to trigger the next assignment in the sequence. A viable approach but not exactly trivial to implement.
Ironically the API supports push notifications for roster changes. Maybe google will expand this someday to include tracking submission state. You should consider posting a feature request using Google's issue tracker - this will at least put this need on google's radar.
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I was wondering if there is a way to automatically (or on a trigger) delete emails from a Google Group.
I use a Collaborative Inbox Group for archiving automated emails.
I looked at the Google Apps Script overview for Google Groups, but I don't see anything. It only seems like you can do this from GmailApp...
I also read this thread from 2012 but nothing helpful there
Answer:
Programmatically this isn't possible.
More Information:
The GroupsApp class of Apps Script only has read methods available for use - there is not a way of executing any write data using the class - for example deletion of emails.
Emails are sent to everyone in the group when a post is made (as per subscription settings). If you want the Email to be deleted then as you have already pointed out, you will need to use GmailApp to delete it from the recipients' inboxes.
In short: All mailbox manipulation must be done using the Gmail API (or GmailApp).
Feature Request:
You can however let Google know that this is a feature that is important for access to their APIs, and that you would like to request they implement it.
Google's Issue Tracker is a place for developers to report issues and make feature requests for their development services, I'd urge you to make a feature request there. The best component to file this under would be the Admin SDK component, with the Feature Request template.
I need to get a list of all changed items in my project in BIM 360. Can I do this using forge-api.
Ho, regarding with the latest question [If my service is not available and I will miss some webhook events, how can I get all the changes that were made after the last webhook event received] :
If your requirement is to know which items are changed in one folder of Docs, Search API with filter can be of use. e.g. the endpoint below will return all items which are updated since a certain time.
https://developer.api.autodesk.com/data/v1/projects/{{project_id_with_b}}/folders/{{one_folder_id}}/search?filter[attributes.lastModifiedTime]-ge=2019-10-15
More filters options are described at
https://forge.autodesk.com/en/docs/data/v2/developers_guide/filtering/
While if you wanted to know all updates in one call, I do not see currently the way is available. While, Activity API is on the way, it might be helpful to know all activities during a certain dates, then you could filter out what you are interested in and locate the corresponding module>>files/resources etc.. but Activities may probably be categorized with specific scopes e.g. admin activities, project actives, issue activities etc. so it is not one call knows all updates.. And these APIs may not be exposed in the same time.
I'm trying to use webhooks to get notifications for changes in a user's Box account. One thing I don't see is an option to get a webhook notification when an item is renamed. Is it possible to get a notification for rename? I see that RENAME is available via the event API, is it preferable to use the event API? I saw another stackoverflow question asking about webhook vs event (Box webhooks deprecated in favor of long polling?) and the answer said webhooks are still valid, but didn't really comment on webhook vs event.
I'd prefer webhooks since they are a close fit to how I get changes for Dropbox accounts but it appears from the docs that event has more information/options. Also, it seems it's possible to miss a Box webhook notification which could create an inconsistent state between Box the model in my application.
Which to choose?
Many thanks!
I don't believe it's possible to get a WebHook notification when an item is renamed.
The choice between WebHooks and events really depends on what you're building. WebHooks are generally easier to use, but the events stream can give you more power. In your case, you'll probably need to use events so you can be notified of a renames.
It's also worth noting that if your application really depends on staying in sync with the state of Box, you're better off using the events stream. It lets you specify a last known position in the stream so that you can catch up on any missed events if your application goes offline.
Summary
Is it possible to use the Gmail forwarding feature to send (i.e., “push”) via HTTP (GET/POST) to my GAS script URL? (And perhaps include its contents as a parameter?)
Goal/Background
My goal is to immediately process my incoming Gmail instead of, say, using the GAS trigger feature to query and “pull” my Gmail on a periodic basis.
The former method is relatively immediate. Whereas, the latter method creates an expected delay equal to the mean interval time between (automatically triggered) queries to my inbox.
Possible Solutions
1. Gmail Data API
This documentation states Gmail lacks a data API.
2. Atom/RSS Feeds
Atom/RSS feeds still require an aggregator to pull the data from the server and, thus, do not accomplish my goal of a push-only solution to my GAS URL to, then, in turn, trigger my script via doGet() or doPost().
3. IMAP/POP
These solutions are designed for desktop/offline processing of emails and, therefore, do not meet my goals. I need a solution that lives on the web and automates my web-based email checking tasks.
4. High-frequency GAS Trigger
A, say, 60-second trigger interval in GAS does not work because there is a cost to such high-frequency triggers in GAS due to quota limitations. i.e., I don't want to use up that much quota space on this one task because I need it for other stuff.
5. 3rd Party Listeners
I would prefer something free if possible. Someone has suggested Zapier® — which does have a free version. Do these work? Are there others?
Conclusion
Are there any creative ideas out there? Perhaps to point me in a creative direction?
I would even settle for just a way to be immediately notified (programmatically) that I received a new email.
Not possible from Google Apps Script:
Google Apps Script currently available events:
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/understanding_events
Does Gmail have a Data API?
FAQ: https://developers.google.com/gdata/faq#GmailAtomFeed
Looks like IMAP is the only option, not sure if IMAP supports callback.
A trigger can kick off a script every 60 seconds. As you stated before, this puts your average notification at 30 seconds (let's not get started on possible flaws in statistical assumptions).
Another possibility for a more immediate action is to use a service like Zapier.com as a listener. It can listen for new emails in your gmail inbox, apply filters, and initiate a GET/POST to the URL for your Apps Script (make sure it is the newest version published).
I hope this helps. Curious why you need immediate handling of the messages ...
I am running an online free computer science education course website. I use Google scripts to evaluate the student quizzes (I use the MCQ script). Yesterday, there was a spike in visitors to my site. I noticed that the quiz scoring script is no longer sending results to students. I checked the failure notification, and it says "Service invoked too many times for one day:"
Is it because of a quota? If there is a quota, then is there any way to increase it?
My class has more than 800 students, so it is likely that they will submit their homework on the very day I post it online. So, I badly need to increase the email quota. If there is any workaround, that will also be very useful to know.
Thanks in advance.
If you deploy the app to run as the user executing, not as you, then it will run with their quota. However, they will have to click to authorize sending mail, and it will appear to have come from their own account to themselves.
The quotas are shown on the dashboard that can be also accessed through a link in the side panel of the documentation page. I'm afraid you hit quotas for email service.
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EDIT : Ah, didn't see Corey's answer... smart suggestion of course ;-)
Try using an external API (i.e. Mandrill). Mandrill (it's by Mailchimp, so it's pretty robust) has an easy external API with much larger limits (in the order of thousands).
You can even set the from address so that it wouldn't look spammy (or, really, any different than the normal Google Apps Script send email).
Take a look at Use Mandrill API in Google Apps Script.