Is it possible for a Google Apps Script to modify a different Script?

Is it possible to work with scripts in the same way you can work with Docs, Spreadsheets, and Forms? For example, copying a Document using DocsList.getFileById(fileId).makeCopy and then editing the copy with DocumentApp.openById(fileId).getBody.replaceText.

When you copy the file as mentioned above, it will also create a copy of the associated script. However, there doesn't seem to be an equivalent of ScriptApp...replaceText (there is a ScriptApp, but it serves different purposes). Is there any way to programmatically edit a script?

I am looking for a solution where users can run a script that will copy my script and customize it based on some input they provide to my script.

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Answer №1

One convenient feature of Apps Scripts projects is the ability to import and export them using the Google Drive SDK:

Check out the Import/Export documentation

You can utilize the Google Drive SDK within Apps Script, but make sure you enable it first:

Learn how to enable Advanced Services here

If you need to customize a project file, you'll have to work around by editing in a document, saving the file, retrieving its contents into a variable, and then using that variable as the source parameter for creating a new apps script file.

Read about Creating New Files in a Project

Unfortunately, there are no direct methods within the service for this task. It's not as straightforward as editing a Doc. You might have to either export your current file and import it into another project, or transfer a copy of the Apps Script file from a Document to a new project file.

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