Google Apps Script Cheat Sheet

General

Array
Two-Dimensional Array
- Flatten Two-Dimensional Array
Array of Objects
Object
- Array of Matching Property Values
- Merge Objects
Dates and Times

Drive

Folders
Files
Files and Folders
- Rename a File or Folder
- Parent Folder of a File or Folder

JSON

Import JSON

Sheets

Managing Spreadsheet Files
Utility Functions for Sheets
Object
- Object From Range
Array of Objects
Array
- Array of Values for Column

Docs

Managing Document Files
Utility Functions for Docs
- Access Document Body
- Clear Document Body

Merges

Sheets and Docs

Gmail

Mail Merge
- Append Subject and Body Properties for Object in Array of Objects
- Run Mail Merge for Array of Objects

General

Array

Check for a Value

/**
 * Returns true if the value is in the array.
 *
 * @param {Array} arr
 * @param {*} val
 * @returns {boolean}
 */

function checkValIn(arr, val) { 
  return arr.indexOf(val) > -1; 
}

var arr_cvi = [1, 2, 3, 4];
Logger.log(checkValIn(arr_cvi, 5)); // false

Remove Duplicates

/**
 * Returns an array with no duplicate values.
 *
 * @param {Array} arr 
 * @returns {Array}
 */

function rmDuplicatesFrom(arr) {
  var check  = {};
  var result = [];
  var j = 0;
  for(var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
    var item = arr[i];
    if(check[item] !== 1) {
      check[item] = 1;
      result[j++] = item;
    }
  }
  return result;
}

var arr_rdf = [1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4,];
Logger.log(rmDuplicatesFrom(arr_rdf)); // [1, 2, 3, 4]

Remove Empty Elements

/**
 * Returns an array with no empty elements.
 *
 * @param {*} x
 * @returns {Array}
 */

function rmEmptyEl(x) {
  return (x !== (undefined || ''));
}

var arr_rev = ["a",,"b",,,"c"];
Logger.log(arr_rev.filter(rmEmptyEl)); // ["a", "b", "c"]

Get Count of Values

/**
 * Returns an array of objects. Objects have two properties, count and value.
 *
 * @param {Array} arr
 * @property {value} a value found in the array
 * @property {count} count of the value in the array
 * @returns {Object[]}
 */

function countOfValIn(arr) {
  var result = [];
  var copy = arr.slice(0);
  for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
    var myCount = 0;  
    for (var w = 0; w < copy.length; w++) {
      if (arr[i] == copy[w]) {
        myCount++;
        delete copy[w];
      }
    }
    if (myCount > 0) {
      var obj   = {};
      obj.value = arr[i];
      obj.count = myCount;
      result.push(obj);
    }
  }
  return result;
}

var arr_covi  = ["a", "b", "c", "a", "b", "c", "a"];
Logger.log(countOfValIn(arr_covi)); // [{count=3.0, value=a}, {count=2.0, value=b}, {count=2.0, value=c}]

Intersect of Two Arrays

/**
 * Returns an array of the elements in both arrays.
 *
 * @param {Array} arrA
 * @param {Array} arrB
 * @returns {Array}
 */

function intersectOf(arrA, arrB) {
  var a = 0;
  var b = 0;
  var result = [];
  while( a < arrA.length && b < arrB.length ) {
    if (arrA[a] < arrB[b] ) { a++; }
    else if (arrA[a] > arrB[b] ) { b++; }
    else {
      result.push(arrA[a]);
      a++;
      b++;
    }
  }
  return result;
}

var arrA_io = [1, 2, 3];
var arrB_io = [3, 4, 5];
Logger.log(intersectOf(arrA_io, arrB_io)); // [3]

Compare Two Arrays

/**
 * Returns true if both arrays have the same elements in the same order.
 *
 * @param {Array} arrA
 * @param {Array} arrB
 * @returns {boolean}
 */

function compareArr(arrA, arrB) {
  if(arrA.length !== arrB.length) return false;
  for(var i = arrA.length; i--;) {
    if(arrA[i] !== arrB[i]) return false;
  }
  return true;
}

var arrA_ca = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
var arrB_ca = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
var arrC_ca = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"];
Logger.log(compareArr(arrA_ca, arrB_ca)); // true
Logger.log(compareArr(arrA_ca, arrC_ca)); // false

Array as Delimited String

/**
 * Returns a string of array values. 
 * Elements are separated by a delimiter and a space.
 *
 * @param {Array} arr
 * @param {string} delim
 * @returns {string}
 */

function delimStrFromArr(arr, delim) {
  var _arr = rmDuplicatesFrom(arr).sort();
  var result  = "";
  for (var i = 0; i < _arr.length; i++) {
    result += _arr[i] + delim + " ";
  }
  result = result.slice(0, -2);
  return result;
}

var arr_da = ["c@example.com", "b@example.com", "a@example.com"];
Logger.log(delimStrFromArr(arr_da, ",")); // "a@example.com, b@example.com, c@example.com"

Array as Modified Delimited String

/**
 * Returns a string of array values.
 * Elements are separated by a delimiter and a space, each followed by a modification.
 *
 * @param {Array} arr
 * @param {string} delim
 * @param {string} mod Modification to append to each item in the array.
 * @returns {string}
 */

function delimStrFromArrMod(arr, delim, mod) {
  var _arr = rmDuplicatesFrom(arr).sort();
  var result  = "";
  for (var i = 0; i < _arr.length; i++) {
    result += _arr[i] + mod + delim + " "; 
  }
  result = result.slice(0, -2);
  return result;
}

var arr_clfd = ["x", "z", "y"];
Logger.log(delimStrFromArrMod(arr_clfd, ",", "@example.com")); // "x@example.com, y@example.com, z@example.com"

Two-Dimensional Array

Flatten Two-Dimensional Array

/**
 * Returns an array containing all values in a two-dimensional array.
 *
 * @param {Array[]} twoDArr
 * @returns {Array} 
 */

function flattenTwoDArr(twoDArr) {
  var result = twoDArr.reduce(function(a, b) {
    return a.concat(b);
  });
  return result;
}

var sheet_fma = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet1");
var val_fma   = sheet_fma.getRange("G2:H5").getValues();
Logger.log(flattenTwoDArr(val_fma).sort()); // [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Array of Objects

var ex_arrObj = [
{a: 1000, b: 1, c: 5}, 
{a: 10000, b: 2, c: 5000}, 
{a: 10, b: 2, c: 500},
{a: 1, b: 1, c: 50}
]

Sort by Property or Properties

/**
 * Returns an array of objects sorted by a single property value.
 *
 * @param {string} prop
 * @returns {Object[]}
 */

function dynSort(prop) {
  var sortOrder = 1;
  if(prop[0] === "-") {
    sortOrder = -1;
    prop = prop.substr(1);
  }
  return function (a,b) {
    var result = (a[prop] < b[prop]) ? -1 : (a[prop] > b[prop]) ? 1 : 0;
    return result * sortOrder;
  };
}

Logger.log(ex_arrObj.sort(dynSort("a"))); 
// [{a=1.0, b=1.0, c=50.0}, {a=10.0, b=2.0, c=500.0}, {a=1000.0, b=1.0, c=5.0}, {a=10000.0, b=2.0, c=5000.0}]

/**
 * Returns an array of objects sorted by multiple property values.
 * @param {...string}
 * @returns {Object[]}
 */

function dynSortM() {
  var props = arguments;
  return function (obj1, obj2) {
    var i = 0, result = 0, numberOfProperties = props.length;
    while(result === 0 && i < numberOfProperties) {
      result = dynSort(props[i])(obj1, obj2);
      i++;
    }
    return result;
  };
}

Logger.log(ex_/rrObj.sort(dynSortM("b", "c"))); 
// [{a=1000.0, b=1.0, c=5.0}, {a=1.0, b=1.0, c=50.0}, {a=10.0, b=2.0, c=500.0}, {a=10000.0, b=2.0, c=5000.0}]

Find Object With Unique Property Value

/**
 * Returns the first object in an array of objects with the key value pair.
 *
 * @param {Object[]} arrObj
 * @param {string} pQuery
 * @param {string} val
 * @returns {Object}
 */

function findObjIn(arrObj, pQuery, val) {
  for (var i = 0; i < arrObj.length; i++) {
    var obj = arrObj[i];
    for (var prop in obj) {
      if (obj.hasOwnProperty(pQuery) && prop == pQuery && obj[prop] == val) {
        return obj;
      }
    }
  }
}

Logger.log(findObjIn(ex_arrObj,"a",1000)); // {a=1000.0, b=1.0, c=5.0}

/**
 * Returns a value from the first matching object in the array.
 *
 * @param {Object[]} arrObj
 * @param {string} pQuery
 * @param {string} val
 * @param {string} pReturn
 * @returns {*}
 */

function findObjValIn(arrObj, pQuery, val, pReturn) {
  for (var i = 0; i < arrObj.length; i++) {
    var obj = arrObj[i];
    for (var prop in obj) {
      if (obj.hasOwnProperty(pQuery) && prop == pQuery && obj[prop] == val) {
        return obj[pReturn];
      }
    }
  }
}

Logger.log(findObjValIn(ex_arrObj, "c", 500, "a")); // 10

Find Earliest or Lastest Object by Timestamp

/**
 * Returns the object with the oldest Timestamp value.
 *
 * @param {Object[]} arrObj
 * @returns {Object}
 */

function earliestTS(arrObj){
  if (arrObj.length >= 2) {
    var sorted = arrObj.sort(function(a,b){
      return new Date(a.Timestamp) - new Date(b.Timestamp);
    });
    return sorted[0];
  } else {
    return arrObj[0];
  }
}

var sheet_fe  = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet1");
var arrObj_fe = arrObjFromRange(sheet_fe, "J1:K4");
Logger.log(earliestTS(arrObj_fe)); // {Timestamp=Sun Feb 19 19:43:40 GMT-06:00 2017, Multiple Choice=A}

/**
 * Returns the object with the latest Timestamp value.
 *
 * @param {Object[]} arrObj
 * @returns {Object}
 */

function latestTS(arrObj) {
  if (arrObj.length >= 2) {
    var sorted = arrObj.sort(function(a,b){
      return new Date(b.Timestamp) - new Date(a.Timestamp);
    });
    return sorted[0];
  } else {
    return arrObj[0];
  }
} 

var sheet_le  = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet1");
var arrObj_le = arrObjFromRange(sheet_le, "J1:K4");
Logger.log(latestTS(arrObj_le)); // {Timestamp=Wed Feb 22 19:45:07 GMT-06:00 2017, Multiple Choice=C}

Filter by Property Value or Values

/**
 * Returns an array of objects containing matching objects.
 *
 * @param {Object} arrObj
 * @param {string} pQuery
 * @param {string[]} arrVal
 * @returns {Object[]}
 */

function filterObjIn(arrObj, pQuery, arrVal) {
  var result = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < arrVal.length; i++) {
    var val = arrVal[i]; 
    for (var j = 0; j < arrObj.length; j++) {
      if (arrObj[j][pQuery] == val) result.push(arrObj[j]);
    }
  } 
  return result;
}

Logger.log(filterObjIn(ex_arrObj, "a", [10])); // [{a=10.0, b=2.0, c=500.0}]
Logger.log(filterObjIn(ex_arrObj, "c", [5, 500])); // [{a=1000.0, b=1.0, c=5.0}, {a=10.0, b=2.0, c=500.0}]

Unify Properties for Array of Objects

/**
 * Returns an array of objects, with an additional property value added to each matching object.
 *
 * @param {Object[]} arrObj
 * @param {string[]} arrProp
 * @param {string} newProp 
 * @returns {Object[]}
 */

function unifyPropForArrObj(arrObj, arrProp, newProp){
  for (var i = 0; i < arrObj.length; i++){
    var obj = arrObj[i];
    for (var h = 0; h < arrProp.length; h++) {
      for (var prop in obj) {
        if (obj.hasOwnProperty(prop) && prop == arrProp[h] && obj[prop] !== ""){
              obj[newProp] = obj[prop];
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return arrObj;
}

var arrObj_upfao  = [
  {x: 123},
  {y: 234},
  {z: 345},
];

Logger.log(unifyPropForArrObj(arrObj_upfao, ["x","y","z"], "new"));
// [{new=123.0, x=123.0}, {new=234.0, y=234.0}, {new=345.0, z=345.0}]

Object

Array of Matching Property Values

/**
 * Returns an array of matching properties. 
 *
 * @requires intersectOf() 
 * @param {Object} obj
 * @param {string[]} props
 * @returns {Array}
 */

function filterValIn(obj, props) {
  var result = [];
  var keys   = intersectOf(Object.keys(obj), props);
  for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
    var key = keys[i];
    for (var prop in obj) {
      if (obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
        result.push(obj[key]);
        break;
      }
    }
  }
  return result;
}

var obj_fvi = { 
 a: 1, 
 b: 2, 
 c: 3
};

var arr_fvi = ["a", "b", "d"];
Logger.log(filterValIn(obj_fvi, arr_fvi)); // [1, 2]

Merge Objects

/**
 * Returns an object with the values of the argument objects.
 * If multiple objects have the same property value, the last value set is retained. 
 * @param {...Object}
 * @returns {Object}
 */

function mergeObjs() {
  var obj = arguments[0];
  for (i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) {
    var src = arguments[i]; 
    for (var key in src) {
      if (src.hasOwnProperty(key)) obj[key] = src[key];
    }
  } 
  return obj;
} 

var objA_mo = {
 a: 1, 
 b: 2, 
 c: 3
}; 

var objB_mo = {
 c: 4,
 d: 5, 
 e: 6, 
 f: 7
}; 

Logger.log(mergeObjs(objA_mo, objB_mo)); // {a=1.0, b=2.0, c=4.0, d=5.0, e=6.0, f=7.0}

Dates and Times

Formatted Timestamps

/**
 * Returns a string of today's date formatted "month-day-year".
 *
 * @returns {string}
 */

function fmatD() {
  var n = new Date();
  var d = [ n.getMonth() + 1, n.getDate(), n.getYear() ];
    return d.join("-");
}

Logger.log(fmatD()); // "4-24-2017"

/**
 * Returns a string of the current time formatted "hour:minute:second".
 *
 * @returns {string}
 */

function fmat24T(){
  var n  = new Date();
  var t = [ n.getHours(), n.getMinutes(), n.getSeconds() ];
    for ( var i = 1; i < 3; i++ ) {
      if ( t[i] < 10 ) {
        t[i] = "0" + t[i];
      }
      return t.join(":");
    }
}

Logger.log(fmat24T()); // "20:43:40"

/**
 * Returns a string of today's date and the current time formatted "month-day-year hour:minute:second AM/PM"
 *
 * @returns {string}
 */

function fmat12DT() {
  var n = new Date();
  var d = [ n.getMonth() + 1, n.getDate(), n.getYear() ];
    var t = [ n.getHours(), n.getMinutes(), n.getSeconds() ];
    var s = ( t[0] < 12 ) ? "AM" : "PM";
  t[0]  = ( t[0] <= 12 ) ? t[0] : t[0] - 12;
  for ( var i = 1; i < 3; i++ ) {
    if ( t[i] < 10 ) {
      t[i] = "0" + t[i];
    }
  }
  return d.join("/") + " " + t.join(":") + " " + s;
}

Logger.log(fmat12DT()); // "4-24-2017 8:43:40 PM"

Date Object from String

/**
 * Returns a new date object from a string formatted year-month-date. 
 *
 * @param {string} str
 * @returns {Date}
 */

function dateObjectFromString(str) {
  var split  = str.split("-");
  var months = ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June",
    "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"
    ];
  return new Date (months[(split[1] - 1)] + " " + split[2] + ", " + split[0]);
}

Logger.log(dateObjectFromString("2017-04-24")); // Mon Apr 24 00:00:00 GMT-05:00 2017

Match a Date to a Range

/**
 * Returns a value associated with a date range.
 *
 * @param {Object[]} arrObj
 * @param {string=new Date()} optDate - Date to match.
 * @namespace
 * @property {string} start           - Starting date.
 * @property {string} end             - Ending date.
 * @property {*} value                - The value to return for a matching date.
 * @returns {*}
 */

function matchDateRange(arrObj, optDate) {
  var date = new Date();
  if (optDate !== undefined) {
    date = new Date(optDate);
  }
  for (i = 0; i < arrObj.length; i++) {
    var start = new Date(arrObj[i].start);
    var end   = new Date(arrObj[i].end);
    if (date >= start && date <= end ) {
      return arrObj[i].value;
    }
  }
}

var quarterDates = [
  {start: "08/01/2016", end: "10/28/2016", value: 1},
  {start: "11/02/2016", end: "01/09/2017", value: 2},
  {start: "01/15/2017", end: "03/19/2017", value: 3},
  {start: "03/21/2017", end: "06/15/2017", value: 4},
  {start: "06/16/2017", end: "07/30/2017", value: "summer vacation"}
];

Logger.log(matchDateRange(quarterDates)); // "summer vacation" (06/25/2017)
Logger.log(matchDateRange(quarterDates, "08/02/2016")); // 1

Drive

Folders

Create or Verify Folder Path

// -- Create or Verify Folder Path

/**
 * Returns a folder at the end of a folder path.
 * The folder is created if it does not exist already.
 *
 * @param {string} path
 * @returns {Folder}
 */

function createVerifyPath(path) {
  var split = path.split('/');
  var fldr;
  for (i = 0; i < split.length; i++) {
    var fi = DriveApp.getRootFolder().getFoldersByName(split[i]);
    if (i === 0) {
      if(!(fi.hasNext())) {
        DriveApp.createFolder(split[i]);
        fi = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(split[i]);
      } 
      fldr = fi.next();
    } else if (i >= 1) {
      fi = fldr.getFoldersByName(split[i]);
      if(!(fi.hasNext())) {
        fldr.createFolder(split[i]);
        fi = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(split[i]);
      } 
      fldr = fi.next();
    }
  } 
  return fldr;
}

Logger.log(createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/folders/A/B/C")); // C

Last Folder in Folder Path

/**
 * Returns the last folder in a folder path.
 *
 * @param path
 * @returns {Folder}
 */

function lastFolderIn(path) {
  var fi;
  var split = path.split('/');
  var fldr;
  for (i = 0; i < split.length; i++) {
    if (i === 0) {
      fi = DriveApp.getRootFolder().getFoldersByName(split[i]);
      if (fi.hasNext()) {
        fldr = fi.next();
      } 
    } else if (i >= 1) {
        fi = fldr.getFoldersByName(split[i]);
        if (fi.hasNext()) {
          fldr = fi.next();
        } 
    }
  } 
  return fldr;
}

// Logger.log(lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/folders/A/B")); // B
// Logger.log(lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/folders/A/B/C/D/E/F/G")); // C

Array of All Folders

All Folders in a Folder

/**
 * Returns an array of all folders in a folder.
 *
 * @param {Folder} fldr
 * @returns {Folder[]}
 */

function foldersIn(fldr) {
  var fi  = fldr.getFolders();
  var arr = [];
  while (fi.hasNext()) {
    var _fldr = fi.next();
    arr.push(_fldr);
  } 
  return arr;
}

Logger.log(foldersIn(lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/folders/"))); // [A]

All Folders at Root

/**
 * Returns an array of all folders in the root of the user's Drive.
 *
 * @returns {Folder[]}
 */

function rootFolders() {
  var rf  = DriveApp.getRootFolder();
  var fi  = rf.getFolders();
  var arr = [];
  while (fi.hasNext()) {
    var fldr = fi.next();
    arr.push(fldr);
  } 
  return arr;
}

Logger.log(rootFolders());

All Folders in Drive

/**
 * Returns an array of all folders in the user's Drive.
 *
 * @returns {Folder[]}
 */

function allFolders() {
  var fi  = DriveApp.getFolders();
  var arr = [];
  while (fi.hasNext()) {
    var fldr = fi.next();
    arr.push(fldr);
  } 
  return arr;
}

Logger.log(allFolders());

Array of All Folder Names

/**
 * Returns an array of folder names.
 *
 * @param {Folders[]}
 * @returns {string[]}
 */

function folderNames(fldrs) {
  var arr = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < fldrs.length; i++) {
    var name = fldrs[i].getName();
    arr.push(name);
  }
  return arr;
}

var arr_fn  = foldersIn(lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/folders/A/B"));
Logger.log(folderNames(arr_fn)); // [C]

Find a Folder

Find a Folder in a Folder

/**
 * Returns a folder.
 *
 * @requires foldersIn() 
 * @requires folderNames() 
 * @requires checkValIn()
 * @param {Folder} fldr
 * @param {string} name
 * @returns {Folder}
 */

function findFolderIn(fldr, name) {
  var fldrs = foldersIn(fldr);
  var names = folderNames(fldrs);
  if (checkValIn(names, name)) {
    var _fldr = fldr.getFoldersByName(name).next();
    return _fldr;
  }
}

var fldr_ffi = lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/folders");
Logger.log(findFolderIn(fldr_ffi, "A")); // A

Find a Folder at Root

/**
 * Returns a folder at the root of the user's Drive.
 *
 * @requires rootFolders()
 * @requires folderNames()
 * @requires checkValIn()
 * @param {string} name
 * @returns {Folder}
 */

function findFolderAtRoot(name) {
  var rf    = DriveApp.getRootFolder();
  var fldrs = rootFolders();
  var names = folderNames(fldrs);
  if (checkValIn(names, name)) {
    var fldr = rf.getFoldersByName(name).next();
    return fldr;
  }
}

Logger.log(findFolderAtRoot("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo")); // google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo

Find a Folder in Drive

/**
 * Returns the first matching folder in Drive.
 *
 * @param {string} name
 * @returns {Folder}
 */

function findFolderInDrive(name) {
  var fi = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(name);
  while (fi.hasNext()){
    var fldr = fi.next();
    return fldr;
  }
}

Logger.log(findFolderInDrive("folders")); // folders

Create or Verify Folders

Create or Verify Folders in a Folder

/**
 * Returns a folder. 
 * Creates folders within a folder if they don't already exist.
 *
 * @requires foldersIn()
 * @requires folderNames()
 * @requires checkValIn()
 * @param {Folder} fldr
 * @param {string[]} names
 * @returns {Folder}
 */

function createVerifyFoldersIn(fldr, names) {
  var fldrs  = foldersIn(fldr);
  var _names = folderNames(fldrs);
  for (i = 0; i < names.length; i++) {
    if (!(checkValIn(_names, names[i]))) {
      fldr.createFolder(names[i]);
    }
  }
  return fldr;
}

var fldr_cvfi = lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/folders");
Logger.log(createVerifyFoldersIn(fldr_cvfi, ["X", "Y", "Z"])); // folders
Logger.log(foldersIn(fldr_cvfi)); // [A,X,Y,Z]

Create or Verify Folders at Root

/**
 * Returns the root folder.
 * Creates folders at root if they don't exist already.
 *
 * @param {string[]} names
 * @returns {Folder}
 */

function createVerifyFoldersAtRoot(names) {
  var rfs    = rootFolders();
  var _names = folderNames(rfs);
  for (i=0; i < names.length; i++) {
    if (!(checkValIn(_names, names[i]))) {
      DriveApp.createFolder(names[i]);
    }
  } 
  return DriveApp.getRootFolder();
}

Files

Array of All Files

All Files in a Folder

/**
 * Returns an array of files found at the top level of a folder.
 *
 * @param {Folder} fldr
 * @returns {File[]}
 */

function filesIn(fldr) {
  var fi  = fldr.getFiles();
  var arr = [];
  while (fi.hasNext()) {
    var file = fi.next();
    arr.push(file);
  } 
  return arr;
}

var fldr_fin = lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/files");
Logger.log(filesIn(fldr_fin)); // [example-file]

All Files at Root

/**
 * Returns an array of all files at the root of a user's Drive.
 *
 * @returns {File[]}
 */

function rootFiles() {
  var rf = DriveApp.getRootFolder();
  var fi = rf.getFiles();
  var arr = [];
  while (fi.hasNext()) {
    var file = fi.next();
    arr.push(file);
  } 
  return arr;
}

Logger.log(rootFiles());

All Files in Drive

/**
 * Returns an array of all files in the user's Drive.
 *
 * @returns {File[]}
 */

function allFiles() {
  var fi = DriveApp.getFiles();
  var arr  = [];
  while (fi.hasNext()) {
    var file = fi.next();
    arr.push(file);
  } 
  return arr;
}

Logger.log(allFiles());

Array of All File Names

/**
 *  Returns an array of file names.
 *
 * @param {File[]} files
 * @returns {string[]}
 */

function fileNames(files) {
  var arr = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
    var name = files[i].getName();
    arr.push(name);
  }
  return arr;
}

var fldr_fnam = lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/files");
var arr_fnam  = filesIn(fldr_fnam);
Logger.log(fileNames(arr_fnam)); // [example-file]

Find a File

Find a File in a Folder

/**
 * Returns a file found at the top level of a folder. 
 *
 * @requires filesIn()
 * @requires fileNames()
 * @requires checkValIn()
 * @param {Folder} fldr
 * @param {string} name
 * @returns {File}
 */

function findFileIn(fldr, name) {
  var files = filesIn(fldr);
  var names = fileNames(files);
  if (checkValIn(names, name)) {
    var file = fldr.getFilesByName(name).next();
    return file;
  }
}

var fldr_ffi = lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/files");
Logger.log(findFileIn(fldr_ffi, "example-file")); // example-file

Find a File at Root

/**
 * Returns a file found at the root of a user's Drive.
 *
 * @requires rootFiles()
 * @requires fileNames()
 * @requires checkValIn()
 * @param {string} name
 * @returns {File}
 */

function findFileAtRoot(name) {
  var rf    = DriveApp.getRootFolder();
  var files = rootFiles();
  var names = fileNames(files);
  if (checkValIn(names, name)) {
    var file = rf.getFilesByName(name).next();
    return file;
  }
}

Find a File in Drive

/**
 * Returns the first matching file found in the user's Drive.
 *
 * @param {string} name
 * @returns {File}
 */

function findFileInDrive(name) {
  var fi = DriveApp.getFilesByName(name);
  while (fi.hasNext()){
    var file = fi.next();
    return file;
  }
}

Logger.log(findFileInDrive("example-file")); // example-file

Find at File at Path

/**
 * Returns the file found at the end of a path.
 *
 * @param {string} path
 * @returns {File}
 */

function findFileAtPath(path) {
  var fi;
  var split = path.split('/');
  var file  = split[split.length -1];
  var fldr;
  for (i = 0; i < split.length - 1; i++) {
    if (i === 0) {
      fi = DriveApp.getRootFolder().getFoldersByName(split[i]);
      if (fi.hasNext()) {
        fldr = fi.next();
      } else { 
        return null;
      }
    } else if (i >= 1) {
        fi = fldr.getFoldersByName(split[i]);
        if (fi.hasNext()) {
          fldr = fi.next();
        } else { 
          return null;
        }
    }
  } 
  return findFileIn(fldr, file);
} 

Logger.log(findFileAtPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/files/example-file"));

Copy a File to a Folder

/**
 * Returns the copied file.
 *
 * @requires findFileIn()
 * @param {File} file
 * @param {Folder} fldr
 * @returns {File}
 */

function copyFile(file, fldr) {
  var name = file.getName();
  var dest = findFileIn(fldr, name);
  if (dest === undefined) file.makeCopy(name, fldr);
  return findFileIn(fldr, name);
}

var fldr_cf = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/files/copied");
var file_cf = findFileInDrive("example-file");
Logger.log(copyFile(file_cf, fldr_cf)); // example-file

Move a File to a Folder

/**
 * Returns the copied file from its new destination.
 *
 * @requires findFileIn()
 * @param {File} file
 * @param {Folder}  fldr
 * @returns {File}
 */

function moveFile(file, fldr) {
  var name = file.getName();
  var dest = findFileIn(fldr, name);
  if (dest === undefined) file.makeCopy(name, fldr);
  var _file = findFileIn(fldr, name);
  if (_file !== undefined) file.setTrashed(true);
  return _file;
}

var fldr_mf1 = lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/files/copied");
var file_mf  = findFileIn(fldr_mf1, "example-file");
var fldr_mf2 = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/files/moved");
Logger.log(moveFile(file_mf, fldr_mf2)); // example-file

Files and Folders

Rename a File or Folder

/**
 * Returns a renamed file or a folder.
 *
 * @param {File || Folder} file_fldr
 * @param {string} name
 * @returns {File || Folder}
 */

function renameFileFldr(file_fldr, name) {
  file_fldr.setName(name);
  return file_fldr;
} 

var fldr_rf = lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/files/moved");
var file_rf = findFileIn(fldr_rf, "example-file");
Logger.log(renameFileFldr(file_rf, "modified-example-file")); // modified-example-file

Parent Folder of a File or Folder

/**
 * Returns the parent folder or a file or a folder.
 *
 * @param {File || Folder} file_fldr
 * @returns {Folder}
 */

function parentFolderOf(file_fldr) {
  var fi = file_fldr.getParents();
  return fi.next();
}

var file_pfo = findFileInDrive("example-file");
Logger.log(parentFolderOf(file_pfo)); // files

JSON

Import JSON

function jsonExFile() {
  var fldr = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/json");
  var file = findFileIn(fldr, "example-json");
  var json = jsonFromUrl("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jcodesmn/google-apps-script-cheat-sheet/dev/example.json");
  var text = JSON.stringify(json);
  if (!(file)){fldr.createFile("example-json");}
  file.setContent(text);
  return findFileIn(fldr, "example-json");
}

jsonExFile();

Object From URL

/**
 * Returns an object from a URL.
 *
 * @param {string} url
 * @returns {Object}
 */

function objFromUrl(url) {
  var rsp  = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url);
  var data = rsp.getContentText();
  return JSON.parse(data);
} 

var obj_ofu = objFromUrl("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jcodesmn/google-apps-script-cheat-sheet/dev/example.json");
Logger.log(JSON.stringify(obj_ofu));

Object From File

/**
 * Returns an object from a file in Drive.
 *
 * @param {File} file
 * @returns {Object}
 */

function objFromFile(file) {
  var data = file.getBlob().getDataAsString();
  return JSON.parse(data);
} 

var file_off = findFileAtPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/json/example-json");
var obj_off  = objFromFile(file_off);
Logger.log(JSON.stringify(obj_off));

Object From URL or File

/**
 * Returns an object from a URL or from a file in Drive.
 *
 * @param {string || File} input
 * @returns {Object}
 */

function objFromUrlOrFile(input) {
  var regExp = new RegExp("^(http|https)://");
  var test   = regExp.test(input);
  if (test) {
    return objFromUrl(input);
  } else {
    var file = findFileAtPath(input); 
    return objFromFile(file);
  }
}

Logger.log(JSON.stringify(objFromUrlOrFile("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jcodesmn/google-apps-script-cheat-sheet/dev/example.json")));
Logger.log(JSON.stringify(objFromUrlOrFile("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/json/example-json")));

Sheets

Managing Spreadsheet Files

Create or Verify Spreadsheet

Create or Verify Spreadsheet in a Folder

/**
 * Returns a spreadsheet. 
 * This creates the spreadsheet if it does not already exist.
 *
 * @requires filesIn()
 * @requires fileNames()
 * @requires checkValIn
 * @requires moveFile()
 * @requires findFileIn()
 * @requires openFileAsSpreadsheet()
 * @param {Folder} fldr
 * @param {string} name
 * @returns {Spreadsheet}
 */

function createVerifySSIn(fldr, name) {
  var files = filesIn(fldr);
  var names = fileNames(files);
  if (!(checkValIn(names, name))) {
    var ss   = SpreadsheetApp.create(name).getId();
    var file = DriveApp.getFileById(ss);
    moveFile(file, fldr);
  }
  return openFileAsSpreadsheet(findFileIn(fldr, name));
}

var fldr_cvssi = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/sheets");
Logger.log(createVerifySSIn(fldr_cvssi, "example-sheet")); // example-sheet

Create or Verify Spreadsheet at Root

/**
 * Returns a spreadsheet. 
 * This creates the spreadsheet if it does not already exist.
 *
 * @requires rootFiles()
 * @requires fileNames()
 * @requires checkValIn() 
 * @requires findFileAtRoot() 
 * @requires openFileAsSpreadsheet() 
 * @param {string} name
 * @returns {Spreadsheet}
 */

function createVerifySSAtRoot(name) {
  var files = rootFiles();
  var names = fileNames(files);
  if (!(checkValIn(names, name))) {
    var ss = SpreadsheetApp.create(name);
  }
  return openFileAsSpreadsheet(findFileAtRoot(name));
}

Id of Active Spreadsheet

/**
 * Returns the Id of the active spreadsheet.
 *
 * @returns {string}
 */

function ssId() {
  var _id = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getId();
  return _id;
}

Logger.log(ssId());

Open File as Spreadsheet

/**
 * Returns a spreadsheet. 
 *
 * @param {string} 
 * @returns {Spreadsheet}
 */

function openFileAsSpreadsheet(file) {
  var _id = file.getId();
  var _ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById(_id);
  return _ss;
} 

var fldr_ofas = lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/sheets")
var file_ofas = findFileIn(fldr_ofas, "example-sheet");
Logger.log(openFileAsSpreadsheet(file_ofas));

Utility Functions for Sheets

Convert Column Number to a Letter

/**
 * Returns the column number as a alphabetical column value.
 * Columns are indexed from 1, not from 0.
 * "CZ" (104) is the highest supported value.
 *
 * @param {number} number
 * @returns {string}
 */

function numCol(number) {
  var num = number - 1, chr;
  if (num <= 25) {
    chr = String.fromCharCode(97 + num).toUpperCase();
    return chr;
  } else if (num >= 26 && num <= 51) {
    num -= 26;
    chr = String.fromCharCode(97 + num).toUpperCase();
    return "A" + chr;
  } else if (num >= 52 && num <= 77) {
    num -= 52;
    chr = String.fromCharCode(97 + num).toUpperCase();
    return "B" + chr;
  } else if (num >= 78 && num <= 103) {
    num -= 78;
    chr = String.fromCharCode(97 + num).toUpperCase();
    return "C" + chr;
  }
}

function ex_nc() {
 for (var i = 1; i <= 104; i++) {
   var j = numCol(i);
   Logger.log(i + " - " + j);
 }
}

ex_nc(); // 1 - A ... CZ - 104

Convert Column Letter to a Number

/**
 * Returns an alphabetical column value as a number.
 *
 * @param {string} column
 * @returns {number}
 */

function colNum(column) {
  var col = column.toUpperCase(), chr0, chr1;
  if (col.length === 1)  {
    chr0 = col.charCodeAt(0) - 64;
    return chr0;
  } else if (col.length === 2) {
    chr0 = (col.charCodeAt(0) - 64) * 26;
    chr1 = col.charCodeAt(1) - 64;
    return chr0 + chr1;
  }
}

function ex_cn() {
 for (var i = 0; i <= 25; i++) {
   var abc = String.fromCharCode(97 + i).toUpperCase();
   Logger.log(abc + " - " + colNum(abc));
 }
 for (var i = 26; i <= 51; i++) {
   var abc = "A" + String.fromCharCode(97 - 26 + i).toUpperCase();
   Logger.log(abc + " - " + colNum(abc));
 }
}

ex_cn(); // A - 1 ... AZ - 52

Replicating Import Range

/**
 * Replicating import range in Google Apps Script.
 * Requires a trigger to function.
 * importRange : From spreadsheet : On edit
 *
 */

function importRange(){
  var get = sheet_gs.getRange("A2:A5").getValues();
  var set = sheet_gs.getRange("B2:B5").setValues(get);
}

Evaluating True and False

/**
 * Returns true or false given truthy or falsy values.
 * true: 1, t*, T*, y*, Y*
 * false: 0, !t, || !y
 *
 * @param {string} input
 * @returns {boolean}
 */

function checkTF(input) {
  if (isNaN(input)) {
    var first_letter = input.charAt(0).toLowerCase();
    if (first_letter === 't' || first_letter === 'y') {
      return true;
    } else {
      return false;
    }
  } else {
    if (input === 1) {
      return true;
    } else { 
      return false;
    }
  }
}

Logger.log(checkTF("No")); // false
Logger.log(checkTF("Yes")); // true

Array of Sheet Names

/**
 * Returns an array of the sheet names for a spreadsheet.
 *
 * @param {Spreadsheet} ss
 * @returns {string[]}
 */

function arrSheetNames(ss) {
  var sheets = ss.getSheets();
  var arr    = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < sheets.length; i++) {
    arr.push(sheets[i].getName());
  } 
  return arr;
} 

var ss_asn = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
Logger.log(arrSheetNames(ss_asn)); // ["Sheet1", "Sheet2", "Sheet3"]

Object

Object From Range

/**
 * Returns an object from a range.
 * The top row of the range is assumed to be the header row.
 * Values in the header row become the object properties.
 *
 * @param {Sheet} sheet
 * @param {string} a1Notation
 * @returns {Object}
 */

function objFromRange(sheet, a1Notation) {
  var range  = sheet.getRange(a1Notation);
  var height = range.getHeight();
  var width  = range.getWidth();
  var values = range.getValues();
  var obj    = {};
  for (var i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
    obj[values[i][0]] = values[i][1];
  } 
  return obj;
}

var sheet_ofr = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet1");
Logger.log(objFromRange(sheet_ofr, "D2:E5")); // {A=Alpha, B=Bravo, C=Charlie, D=Delta}

Array of Objects

Utility Functions for Array of Objects

Header Values

/**
 * Returns an array of values for the top row of a range object.
 *
 * @param {Range} rangeObj
 * @returns {Array}
 */

function headerVal(rangeObj){
  var vals = rangeObj.getValues();
  var arr  = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < vals[0].length; i++) {
    var val = vals[0][i];
    arr.push(val);
  } 
  return arr;
}

var sheet_hv = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2");
var range_hv = sheet_hv.getRange("A2:E19");
Logger.log(headerVal(range_hv)); // ["First", "Last", "Grade", "Homeroom", "Email"]

Values By Row

/**
 * Returns an array of objects representing a range.
 *
 * @param {Range} rangeObj
 * @param {Array} headers
 * @returns {Object[]}
 */

function valByRow(rangeObj, headers){
  var height = rangeObj.getHeight();
  var width  = rangeObj.getWidth();
  var vals   = rangeObj.getValues();
  var arr  = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < height; i++) {
    var row = {};
    for (var j = 0; j < width; j++) {
      var prop = headers[j];
      var val  = vals[i][j];
      if (val !== "") {
        row[prop] = val;
      } 
    }
    arr.push(row);
  }  
  return arr;
}

var sheet_vbr   = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2");
var range_vbr   = sheet_hv.getRange("A2:E19");
var headers_vbr = headerVal(range_vbr);
Logger.log(valByRow(range_vbr, headers_vbr)); // [{Last=Last, Email=Email, Homeroom=Homeroom, Grade=Grade, First=First}, {Last=Garret, Email=agarret@example.com, Homeroom=Muhsina, Grade=6.0, First=Arienne}...]

Header Range

/**
 * Returns the header range for a targeted range.
 *
 * @param {Sheet} sheet
 * @param {string} a1Notation
 * @returns {Range}
 */

function headerRange(sheet, a1Notation) {
  var split = a1Notation.split(":");
  var col0  = split[0].match(/\D/g,'');
  var col1  = split[1].match(/\D/g,'');
  var row   = split[0].match(/\d+/g);
  var a1    = col0 + row + ":" + col1 + row;
  return sheet.getRange(a1);
}

var sheet_hr = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2");
Logger.log(headerRange(sheet_hr, "A2:E19").getA1Notation()); // "A2:E2"
Logger.log(headerRange(sheet_hr, "A2:E19").getValues()); // [[First, Last, Grade, Homeroom, Email]]

Value Range

/**
 * Returns the value range for a targeted range. 
 *
 * @param {Sheet} sheet
 * @param {string} a1Notation
 * @returns {Range}
 */

function valueRange(sheet, a1Notation) {
  var split = a1Notation.split(":");
  var col0  = split[0].match(/\D/g,'');
  var row0  = split[0].match(/\d+/g);
  var col1  = split[1].match(/\D/g,'');
  var row1  = split[1].match(/\d+/g);
  var a1    = col0 + (Number(row0) + 1) + ":" + col1 + row1;
  return sheet.getRange(a1);
}

var sheet_vr = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2");
Logger.log(valueRange(sheet_vr, "A2:E19").getA1Notation()); // "A3:E19"
Logger.log(valueRange(sheet_vr, "A2:E19").getValues()); // [[Arienne, Garret, 6.0, Muhsina, agarret@example.com], [Elissa, Jules, 6.0, Lale, ejules@example.com]...]

Array of Objects from Sheet

/**
 * Returns an array of objects representing the values in a sheet.
 *
 * @requires numCol() 
 * @requires headerVal() 
 * @requires valByRow() 
 * @param sheet
 * @param hRow
 * @returns {undefined}
 */

function arrObjFromSheet(sheet, hRow){
  var lColNum = sheet.getLastColumn();
  var lColABC = numCol(lColNum);
  var lRow    = sheet.getLastRow();
  var hRange  = sheet.getRange("A" + hRow + ":" + lColABC + hRow);
  var headers = headerVal(hRange);
  var vRange  = sheet.getRange("A" + (hRow +1) + ":" + lColABC + lRow);
  return valByRow(vRange, headers);
}

var sheet_aofs = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2");
Logger.log(arrObjFromSheet(sheet_aofs, 2)); // [{Last=Garret, Email=agarret@example.com, Homeroom=Muhsina, Grade=6.0, First=Arienne}, {Last=Jules, Email=ejules@example.com, Homeroom=Lale, Grade=6.0, First=Elissa}...]

Array of Objects from Range

/**
 * Returns an array of values representing the values in a range.
 *
 * @requires headerRange() 
 * @requires valueRange() 
 * @requires headerVal() 
 * @requires valByRow() 
 * @param sheet
 * @param a1Notation
 * @returns {undefined}
 */

function arrObjFromRange(sheet, a1Notation) {
  var hRange  = headerRange(sheet, a1Notation);
  var vRange  = valueRange(sheet, a1Notation);
  var headers = headerVal(hRange);
  return valByRow(vRange, headers);
}

var sheet_aofr = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2");
Logger.log(arrObjFromRange(sheet_aofr, "A2:E7")); // [{Last=Garret, Email=agarret@example.com, Homeroom=Muhsina, Grade=6.0, First=Arienne}, {Last=Jules, Email=ejules@example.com, Homeroom=Lale, Grade=6.0, First=Elissa}...]

Array

Array of Values for Column

For Header Value

/**
 * Returns an array containing all values in a column.
 *
 * @param {Sheet} sheet
 * @param {number} hRow
 * @param {string} name
 * @returns {Array}
 */

function arrForColName(sheet, hRow, name){
  var lColNum  = sheet.getLastColumn();
  var lColABC  = numCol(lColNum);
  var lRow     = sheet.getLastRow();
  var hRange   = sheet.getRange("A" + hRow + ":" + lColABC + hRow);
  var headers  = headerVal(hRange);
  var tColABC  = numCol(headers.indexOf(name) + 1);
  var rangeObj = sheet.getRange(tColABC + (hRow +1) + ":" + tColABC + lRow);
  var height   = rangeObj.getHeight();
  var vals     = rangeObj.getValues();
  var arr      = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < height; i++) {
      var val  = vals[i][0];
      arr.push(String(val));
  }  
  return arr;
}

var sheet_afcna = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2");
Logger.log(arrForColName(sheet_afcna, 2, "First")); // [Arienne, Elissa, Nerses, Gülistan, Syed, Isaiah, Stanley, Sára, Kaja, Józef, Radoslava, Sarah, Oluwasegun, Ekundayo, Gina, Sylvia, Cemil]

For Column Number

/**
 * Returns an array containing all values in a column.
 *
 * @param {Sheet} sheet
 * @param {number} hRow
 * @param {number} colIndex
 * @returns {Array}
 */

function arrForColNo(sheet, hRow, colIndex){
  var lColNum  = sheet.getLastColumn();
  var lColABC  = numCol(lColNum);
  var lRow     = sheet.getLastRow();
  var hRange   = sheet.getRange("A" + hRow + ":" + lColABC + hRow);
  var tColABC  = numCol(colIndex);
  var rangeObj = sheet.getRange(tColABC + (hRow +1) + ":" + tColABC + lRow);
  var height   = rangeObj.getHeight();
  var vals     = rangeObj.getValues();
  var arr      = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < height; i++) {
      var val  = vals[i][0];
      arr.push(String(val));
  }  
  return arr;
}

var sheet_afcno = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2"); 
Logger.log(arrForColNo(sheet_afcno, 2, 2)); // [Garret, Jules, Juda, Armen, Yeong-Suk, Coy, Stevie, Emin, Tiriaq, Dilay, Kirabo, Ariadna, Devrim, Adjoa, Suk, Lyle, Edita]

For Range Object

/**
 * Returns an array containing all values in the first column of a range. 
 *
 * @param {Range} rangeObj
 * @returns {Array}
 */

function arrForColRange(rangeObj){
  var height = rangeObj.getHeight();
  var vals   = rangeObj.getValues();
  var arr    = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < height; i++) {
    arr.push(vals[i][0]);
  }
  return arr;
}

var sheet_vafro = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet1");
var range_vafro = sheet_vafro.getRange("A2:F5");
Logger.log(arrForColRange(range_vafro)); // ["A", "B", "C", "D"]

Docs

Managing Document Files

Create or Verify Document

Create or Verify Document in a Folder

// --- Create or Verify Document in a Folder

/**
 * Returns a document.
 * This creates the document if it does not already exist.
 *
 * @param {Folder} fldr
 * @param {string} name
 * @returns {Document}
 */

function createVerifyDocIn(fldr, name) {
  var files = filesIn(fldr);
  var names = fileNames(files);
  if (!(checkValIn(names, name))) {
    var doc  = DocumentApp.create(name).getId();
    var file = DriveApp.getFileById(doc);
    moveFile(file, fldr);
  }
  return openFileAsDocument(findFileIn(fldr, name));
}

var fldr_cvdi = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/docs");
Logger.log(createVerifyDocIn(fldr_cvdi, "example-doc")); // example-doc

Create or Verify Document at Root

/**
 * Returns a document.
 * This creates the document if it does not already exist.
 *
 * @param {string} name
 * @returns {Document}
 */

function createVerifyDocAtRoot(name) {
  var files = rootFiles();
  var names = fileNames(files);
  if (!(checkValIn(names, name))) {
    var ss = DocumentApp.create(name);
  }
  return findFileAtRoot(name);
}

Id of Active Document

/**
 * Returns the Id of the active document.
 *
 * @returns {string}
 */

function docId() {
  var _id = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getId();
  return _id;
}

Open File as Document

/**
 * Returns a file as a document.
 *
 * @param {File} file
 * @returns {Document}
 */

function openFileAsDocument(file) {
  var _id = file.getId();
  var _doc = DocumentApp.openById(_id);
  return _doc;
} 

var fldr_ofad = lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/docs");
var file_ofad = findFileIn(fldr_ofad, "example-doc");
Logger.log(openFileAsDocument(file_ofad));

Utility Functions for Docs

Access Document Body

var fldr_adb = lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/docs");
var file_adb = findFileIn(fldr_adb, "example-doc");
var doc_adb  = openFileAsDocument(file_adb);
doc_adb.appendParagraph("Hello, world!");

Clear Document Body

var fldr_cdb = lastFolderIn("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/docs");
var file_cdb = findFileIn(fldr_cdb, "example-doc");
var doc_cdb  = openFileAsDocument(file_cdb);
var body_cdb = doc_cdb.getBody();
body_cdb.clear();

Merges

Sheets and Docs

String from Object Properties

var ex_obj = { 
  name:  "Jon",
  state: "MN",
  job:   "IT Administrator"
};

/**
 * Returns a string. 
 * Words wrapped by the delimiter are replaced with the matching property value.
 *
 * @param {Object} obj
 * @param {string} str
 * @param {string} delim
 * @returns {string}
 */

function strFromProp(obj, str, delim) {
  var split  = str.split(" ");
  var result = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < split.length; i++) {
    var _str = split[i]; 
    for (var prop in obj){
      var first = _str.slice().charAt(0);
      var last  = _str.slice().substr(-1);
      var mod   = _str.substr(0, _str.length-1).substr(1);
      if ((obj.hasOwnProperty(mod)) && (first === delim) && (last === delim)) {
        result.push(obj[mod]);
      } else {
        result.push(_str);
      }
      break;
    }
  } 
  return result.join(" ");
}

Logger.log(strFromProp(ex_obj, "name: %name% - state: %state% - job: %job%", "%")); // "name: Jon - state: MN - job: IT Administrator"

Replace Object Properties

Replace Object Properties in Document

/**
 * Words wrapped by the delimiter are replaced with the matching property value.
 *
 * @param {Object} obj
 * @param {Document} doc
 * @param {string} delim
 */

function findReplaceInDoc(obj, doc, delim) {
  var body = doc.getBody(); 
  for (var prop in obj) {
    var query = delim + prop + delim;
    var val   = obj[prop];
    body.replaceText(query, val);
  } 
} 

var fldr_frid = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/merges");
var doc_frid  = createVerifyDocIn(fldr_frid, "find-replace-doc");
var body_frid = doc_frid.getBody();
body_frid.clear();
doc_frid.appendParagraph("name: %name%");
doc_frid.appendParagraph("state: %state%");
doc_frid.appendParagraph("job: %job%");
findReplaceInDoc(ex_obj, doc_frid, "%");

Replace Object Properties in Spreadsheet

/**
 * Words wrapped by the delimiter are replaced with the matching property value.
 *
 * @param {Object} obj
 * @param {Spreadsheet} ss
 * @param {string} delim
 */

function findReplaceInSpreadsheet(obj, ss, delim) {
  var numSheets = ss.getNumSheets();
  var sheets    = ss.getSheets();
  for (var i = 0; i < numSheets; i++) {
    var sheet = sheets[i];
    var values = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
    for (var row in values){
      var update = values[row].map(function(original) {
        var text = original.toString();
        for (var prop in obj) {
          var query = delim + prop+ delim;
          if (text.indexOf(query) !== -1) {
            text = text.replace(query, obj[prop]);
          }
        } 
        return text;
      });
    values[row] = update;
    }
    sheet.getDataRange().setValues(values);
  } 
}

var fldr_fris  = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/merges");
var ss_frid    = createVerifySSIn(fldr_fris, "find-replace-sheet");
var sheet_frid = ss_frid.getSheets()[0];
sheet_frid.clear();

var val_frid = [
  [ "name", "state", "job" ],
  [ "%name%", "%state%", "%job%"]
];

var range_frid = sheet_frid.getRange("A1:C2");
range_frid.setValues(val_frid);
findReplaceInSpreadsheet(ex_obj, ss_frid, "%");

Replace Object Properties in Sheet

/**
 * Words wrapped by the delimiter are replaced with the matching property value.
 *
 * @param {Object} obj
 * @param {Sheet} sheet
 * @param {string} delim
 */

function findReplaceinSheet(obj, sheet, delim) {
  var values = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
  for(var row in values){
    var update = values[row].map(function(original) {
      var text = original.toString();
      for (var prop in obj) {
        var query = delim + prop + delim;
          if (text.indexOf(query) !== -1) {
            text = text.replace(query, obj[prop]);
          }
      } 
      return text;
    });
    values[row] = update;
  }
  sheet.getDataRange().setValues(values);
}

var fldr_fris  = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/merges");
var ss_fris    = createVerifySSIn(fldr_fris, "find-replace-sheet");
var sheet_fris = ss_fris.getSheets()[0];
sheet_fris.clear();

var val_fris = [
  [ "name", "state", "job" ],
  [ "<<name>>", "<<state>>", "<<job>>"]
];

var range_fris = sheet_fris.getRange("A1:C2");
range_fris.setValues(val_fris);
findReplaceinSheet(ex_obj, sheet_fris, "%");

Copy Template for Item in Array of Objects and Replace Object Properties

Copy Document Template and Replace Object Properties

/**
 * For each object, create a new template document and merge in object values.
 *
 * @requires strFromProp() 
 * @requires copyFile() 
 * @requires findReplaceInDoc() 
 * @param {Object[]} arrObj
 * @param {Document} templateDoc
 * @param {string} naming
 * @param {Folder} fldr
 * @param {boolean} ts
 * @param {string} delim
 */

function createDocsFromTemplateArrObj(arrObj, templateDoc, naming, fldr, ts, delim) {
  for (var i = 0; i < arrObj.length; i++) {
    var obj  = arrObj[i];
    var name = strFromProp(obj, naming, delim);
    if (ts === true) name += " - " + fmat12DT();
    var file  = DriveApp.getFileById(templateDoc.getId());
    var docId = copyFile(file, fldr).setName(name).getId();
    var doc   = DocumentApp.openById(docId);
    findReplaceInDoc(obj, doc, delim);
    }
} 

var sheet_cdftao  = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2");
var arrObj_cdftao = arrObjFromSheet(sheet_cdftao, 2);
var fldr1_cdftao  = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/merges");
var fldr2_cdftao  = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/merges/arrObj-docs");
var doc_cdftao    = createVerifyDocIn(fldr1_cdftao, "template-doc");
var body_cdftao   = doc_cdftao.getBody();
body_cdftao.clear();
doc_cdftao.appendParagraph("First: %First%");
doc_cdftao.appendParagraph("Last: %Last%");
doc_cdftao.appendParagraph("Grade: %Grade%");
doc_cdftao.appendParagraph("Homeroom: %Homeroom%");
doc_cdftao.appendParagraph("Email: %Email%");
createDocsFromTemplateArrObj(arrObj_cdftao, doc_cdftao, "Name: %Last% %First%", fldr2_cdftao, true, "%");

Copy Spreadsheet Template and Replace Object Properties

/**
 * For each object, create a new template spreadsheet and merge in object values.
 *
 * @requires strFromProp() 
 * @requires copyFile() 
 * @requires findReplaceInSpreadsheet() 
 * @param {Object[]} arrObj
 * @param {Spreadsheet} templateDoc
 * @param {string} naming
 * @param {Folder} fldr
 * @param {boolean} ts
 * @param {string} delim
 */

function createSpreadsheetsFromTemplateArrObj(arrObj, templateSS, naming, fldr, ts, delim) {
  for (var i = 0; i < arrObj.length; i++) {
    var obj  = arrObj[i];
    var name = strFromProp(obj, naming, delim);
    if (ts === true) name += " - " + fmat12DT();
    var file = DriveApp.getFileById(templateSS.getId());
    var ssId = copyFile(file, fldr).setName(name).getId();
    var ss   = SpreadsheetApp.openById(ssId);
    findReplaceInSpreadsheet(obj, ss, delim);
    }
} 

var ss1_csftao    = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet1_csftao = ss1_csftao.getSheetByName("Sheet2");
var arrObj_csftao = arrObjFromSheet(sheet1_csftao, 2);
var fldr1_csftao  = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/merges");
var fldr2_csftao  = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/merges/arrObj-sheets");
var file_csftao   = createVerifySSIn(fldr1_csftao, "template-sheet");
var ss2_csftao    = openFileAsSpreadsheet(file_csftao);
var sheet2_csftao = ss2_csftao.getSheets()[0];

var val_csftao = [
  [ "First", "Last", "Grade", "Homeroom", "Email" ],
  [ "%First%", "%Last%", "%Grade%", "%Homeroom%", "%Email%"]
];

var range_csftao = sheet2_csftao.getRange("A1:E2");
range_csftao.setValues(val_csftao);
createSpreadsheetsFromTemplateArrObj(arrObj_csftao, file_csftao, "Name: %Last% %First%", fldr2_csftao, true, "%");

Create Bulleted List in Document for Array of Objects

Single Division List

var sheet_sdl  = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2");
var arrObj_sdl = arrObjFromSheet(sheet_sdl, 2);
var fldr_sdl   = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/docs");
var file_sdl   = createVerifyDocIn(fldr_sdl, "example-doc");
var doc_sdl    = openFileAsDocument(file_sdl);
var body_sdl   = doc_sdl.getBody();

(function(){
  arrObj_sdl.sort(dynSortM("Last", "First"));
  var sectionHeader = body_sdl.appendParagraph("Students");
  sectionHeader.setHeading(DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.HEADING1);
  for (var i in arrObj_sdl) {
    body_sdl.appendListItem(arrObj_sdl[i]["Last"] + ", " + arrObj_sdl[i]["First"]);
  }
})();

Multi Division List

var sheet_mdl  = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2");
var arrObj_mdl = arrObjFromSheet(sheet_mdl, 2);
var fldr_mdl   = createVerifyPath("google-apps-script-cheat-sheet-demo/docs");
var file_mdl   = createVerifyDocIn(fldr_mdl, "example-doc");
var doc_mdl    = openFileAsDocument(file_mdl);
var body_mdl   = doc_mdl.getBody();

(function(){
  arrObj_mdl.sort(dynSortM("Homeroom", "Last", "First"));
  var sectionHeader = body_mdl.appendParagraph("Homerooms and Students");
  sectionHeader.setHeading(DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.HEADING1);
  var homeroom = arrObj_mdl[0]["Homeroom"];
  body_mdl.appendListItem(homeroom);
  for (var i in arrObj_mdl) {
    if (arrObj_mdl[i]["Homeroom"] === homeroom) {
      body_mdl.appendListItem(arrObj_mdl[i]["First"] + " " + arrObj_mdl[i]["Last"])
      .setNestingLevel(1).setIndentStart(10)
      .setGlyphType(DocumentApp.GlyphType.HOLLOW_BULLET);
    } else {
      homeroom = arrObj_mdl[i]["Homeroom"];
      body_mdl.appendListItem(homeroom);
      body_mdl.appendListItem(arrObj_mdl[i]["First"] + " " + arrObj_mdl[i]["Last"])
      .setNestingLevel(1).setIndentStart(10)
      .setGlyphType(DocumentApp.GlyphType.HOLLOW_BULLET);
    }
  }
})();

Gmail

Mail Merge

Append Subject and Body Properties for Array of Objects

/**
 * Returns an array of objects. Subject and Body properties are appended to each object.
 *
 * @param {Object[]} arrObj
 * @param {string} subj
 * @param {string} body
 * @param {string} delim
 * @returns {Object[]}
 */

function appendSubjBodyForArrObj(arrObj, subj, body, delim) {
  for (var i = 0; i < arrObj.length; i++) {
    var obj = arrObj[i];
    for (var prop in obj) {
      var search = delim + prop + delim;
      if (body.indexOf(search) !== -1) {
        body = body.replace(search, obj[prop]);
        }
      if (subj.indexOf(search) !== -1) {
        subj = subj.replace(search, obj[prop]);
        }
      }
    obj.Subject = subj;
    obj.Body    = body;
    }
  return arrObj;
} 

var sheet_aasbfao = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2");
var arrObj_asbfao = arrObjFromSheet(sheet_aasbfao, 2);
var subj_asbfao   = "Classroom update for %First% %Last%";
var body_asbfao   = "<p>%First% %Last% is in %Homeroom%'s this fall!</p>";
Logger.log(appendSubjBodyForArrObj(arrObj_asbfao, subj_asbfao, body_asbfao, "%")); // [{Last=Garret, Email=agarret@example.com, Homeroom=Muhsina, Grade=6.0, First=Arienne, Body=<p>Arienne Garret is in Muhsina's this fall!</p>, Subject=Classroom update for Arienne Garret}...]

Run Mail Merge for Array of Objects

/**
 * Sends and email for each object in an array of objects.
 * Properties Email, Subject and Body are used.
 *
 * @requires appendSubjBodyForArrObj() 
 * @param {Object[]} arrObj
 */

function runMailMergeForArrObj(arrObj) {
  for (var i = 0; i < arrObj.length; i++) {
    var obj = arrObj[i];
      MailApp.sendEmail({
        to: obj.Email,
        subject: obj.Subject,
        htmlBody: obj.Body
      });
  }
}

var sheet_rmmfao  = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet2");
var arrObj_rmmfao = arrObjFromSheet(sheet_rmmfao, 2);
var subj_rmmfao   = "Classroom update for %First% %Last%";
var body_rmmfao   = "<p>%First% %Last% is in %Homeroom%'s this fall!</p>";
arrObj_rmmfao     = appendSubjBodyForArrObj(arrObj_rmmfao, subj_rmmfao, body_rmmfao);
runMailMergeForArrObj(arrObj_rmmfao);

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Google Apps Script Cheat Sheet

General

Drive

JSON

Sheets

Docs

Merges

Gmail

General

Array

Check for a Value

Remove Duplicates

Remove Empty Elements

Get Count of Values

Intersect of Two Arrays

Compare Two Arrays

Array as Delimited String

Array as Modified Delimited String

Two-Dimensional Array

Flatten Two-Dimensional Array

Array of Objects

Sort by Property or Properties

Find Object With Unique Property Value

Find Earliest or Lastest Object by Timestamp

Filter by Property Value or Values

Unify Properties for Array of Objects

Object

Array of Matching Property Values

Merge Objects

Dates and Times

Formatted Timestamps

Date Object from String

Match a Date to a Range

Drive

Folders

Create or Verify Folder Path

Last Folder in Folder Path

Array of All Folders

All Folders in a Folder

All Folders at Root

All Folders in Drive

Array of All Folder Names

Find a Folder

Find a Folder in a Folder

Find a Folder at Root

Find a Folder in Drive

Create or Verify Folders

Create or Verify Folders in a Folder

Create or Verify Folders at Root

Files

Array of All Files

All Files in a Folder

All Files at Root

All Files in Drive

Array of All File Names

Find a File

Find a File in a Folder

Find a File at Root

Find a File in Drive

Find at File at Path

Copy a File to a Folder

Move a File to a Folder

Files and Folders

Rename a File or Folder

Parent Folder of a File or Folder

JSON

Import JSON

Object From URL

Object From File

Object From URL or File

Sheets

Managing Spreadsheet Files

Create or Verify Spreadsheet

Create or Verify Spreadsheet in a Folder