Take apps script ID from your project and set up a local Dev Environment with Clasp. Install Clasp I'll be using Linux for this project but if you're using windows then omit the command, to install the package. Sudo clasp sudo npm install -g @google/clasp

# For windows
# npm install -g @google/clasp I'm assuming that you have already installed node, npm, and VS code. Check the installation result with: clasp -v Set-Up Project Locally Please pick your favorite folder to set up a local project for our apps script project ( You don't have to do it). npm init After that let's create a new folder that will clone the app scripts project. Let's call it src(source). # Inside the project folder
mkdir src Clone the Project from Cloud to Local Now, we'll clone the project from the apps script dashboard to vs code. To do that is needed. You can find the ID in (check out the image below). App Script ID Projects Settings> IDs Copy the ID then, on the terminal clone the project. clasp clone "ID inside quote" --rootDir src Here, We are providing id inside quotes. Asking to clone the project inside the folder as the root folder. src How to push to the cloud? To push on the google cloud project we can use the following command. clasp -P src/ push It'll push everything inside the folder to your apps script cloud project. src Prepping To Push To Git Repo A bonus tip, remember to add the following files inside , before pushing your project on GitHub. .gitignore src/.clasp.json

src/appsscript.json Conclusion So, this was a brief blog on settings for apps script on a local computer. Now you can edit your Apps Scripts projects in your favorite IDE. Thanks for reading. I am Nibesh Khadka from Khadka's Coding Lounge. We can write add-ons and custom Apps Script for automation for your projects. Also published . here

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