A setup for working on Google Apps Script in a VS Code or Gitpod container

Login the user

clasp login --no-localhost

Create a new Project

clasp create --title "Title" --type standalone --rootDir ./src
clasp create --title "Title" --type forms --rootDir ./src
clasp create --title "Title" --parentId "*******" --rootDir ./src

Clone and work on an existing project

clasp clone "*******" --rootDir ./src

Watch and push code when saved

clasp push --watch

Edit (if need to)

• .clasp.json

"rootDir": "./src"

• appsscript.json

"timeZone": "Asia/Singapore"

Open in the script editor

clasp open

• https://github.com/google/clasp
• https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/clasp

Preamble

• Install Docker Desktop if not installed
• Install the Remote Development extension pack in VS Code
• Run Docker Desktop
• Open repo folder with VS Code using Run Remote-Containers: Open Folder in Container...

Container composition

• using this Dockerfile
• FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/typescript-node:12

• Click on this button
• Sign in with yout Github account to start

Container conposition

• FROM gitpod/workspace-full Dockerfile
• FROM buildpack-deps:focal Dockerfile
• Ubuntu Focal based