45-60 minute session deck from introducing Google Apps Script to developers and other technical professionals at the following events: * GDG LA DevFest, Dec 2016 * GDG NYC meetup, Nov 2016 * Silicon Valley CodeCamp, Oct 2015 * GDG Silicon Valley, Nov 2014

1. Google Apps Script
Accessing G Suite and other
Google services with JavaScript
+Wesley Chun, @wescpy
Developer Advocate
GDG NYC meetup
Nov 2016: New York, NY
Contribute
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GDG LA DevFest
Dec 2016: Los Angeles, CA
Silicon Valley CodeCamp
Oct 2015: San José, CA
I teach

2. I write
I code

3. Outline
● Introduction
● Let's see it
● Use cases
● Conclusion
● Live demo(?)
Introduction
What is it?!?

4. Another Google secret?
+JavaScript
-API “flavor”
+built-in “flavor”
-OAuth2 (you)

5. JS
Not your daddy’s JavaScript

6. Not Node.js either
!=

7. Apps just the beginning
Apps Script powers add-ons

8. Other Google services
But wait, there’s more...
Google Apps services
Admin SDK
Calendar
Contacts
Docs
Drive
Forms
Gmail
Google+ Domains
Groups
Maps
Sites
Sheets
Tasks
Other Google services
AdSense
Analytics
BigQuery
Fusion Tables
goo.gl
Mirror (Glass)
Prediction
Translate
YouTube
Other services
URL Fetch
JDBC
… and more…

9. Let’s see it!
Hello World! and more...
Types of Apps Scripts
● Standalone scripts
○ Script.google.com
○ Google Drive > Create > Script
● Add-ons (Docs, Sheets, Forms) & document-bound scripts
○ Tools > Script editor
○ Add-ons > Get/Manage add-ons
● Simple web apps & Sites-bound gadgets
○ More > Manage Site > Apps Scripts > Add new script

10. Your first Apps Script project
JS
Hello World!
JS

11. OAuth2 flow

12. “Hello World”
Apps Script intro video
goo.gl/1sXeuD
More Google
JS

13. JS

14. function sendMap() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var address = sheet.getRange("A1").getValue();
var map = Maps.newStaticMap().addMarker(address);
MailApp.sendEmail(EMAIL, "Map", map.getMapUrl());
}
JS

15. JS
Blog post + video
goo.gl/nKfBQi

16. Use cases
… plus conclusion & live demos!
Apps Script use cases
● Enterprise Workflows
○ Document Approval, Purchase Orders
● Resource Management
○ Time Booking, Helpdesk, Project Tracking, Mail Room Management, Billing
● Automation
○ Auto-create calendar events, mail merge, move cells in spreadsheet
● Reporting
○ Dashboards, Nightly reports
● Integration Glue
○ SalesForce.com, Twitter
● Domain Administration
○ Add users, reset user accounts, auto create sites/folders for users

17. Teachers’ tools(i.e., GFormIt, Flubaroo, Doctopus)
Automation(i.e., mail merge)

18. Enterprise workflow(i.e., team OoO calendars)
Confidential & Proprietary
Summary
● It’s just JavaScript
○ (Mostly) In Google's cloud, server-side
○ Not in browser but not Node.js either
○ No need to "learn a new programming language"
● Access to Google & external ecosystems
○ Programmatically access G Suite data & services
○ Access to other Google plus external resources
● Not like using APIs… more like built-in services
○ Runs in authenticated environment… no OAuth code!
○ No setup or deployment needed
● Wide variety of use cases
○ Standalone or application-bound scripts
○ Add-ons for Docs, Sheets, Forms
○ Powers the upcoming Google App Maker — see blog.google/products/g-suite/
customize-your-g-suite-experience-app-maker-and-recommended-apps
● No longer Google's best kept secret?!?

19. Confidential & Proprietary
Reference + next steps
● Developer videos and/or blogposts
○ goo.gl/1sXeuD (Apps Script intro)
○ goo.gl/oAzBN9 (Google Maps & Gmail APIs)
○ goo.gl/nKfBQi (YouTube [Data] API)
○ goo.gl/EK5edG (Google Forms)
● Documentation
○ developers.google.com/apps-script
● Need help?
○ stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-apps-script
● Community
○ plus.google.com/communities/102471985047225101769
Thank you!
+Wesley Chun
google.com/+WesleyChun
@wescpy
twitter.com/wescpy
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