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[Install the Slack CLI](#install-the-slack-cli)\n  - [Clone the Sample](#clone-the-sample)\n  - [Prepare Google Services](#prepare-google-services)\n- [Creating Triggers](#creating-triggers)\n- [Datastores](#datastores)\n- [Testing](#testing)\n- [Deploying Your App](#deploying-your-app)\n- [Viewing Activity Logs](#viewing-activity-logs)\n- [Project Structure](#project-structure)\n- [Resources](#resources)\n\n---\n\n## Included Workflows\n\n- **Collect billable hours**: Gather and save timesheet info to a Google sheet\n\n## Setup\n\nBefore getting started, first make sure you have a development workspace where\nyou have permission to install apps. **Please note that the features in this\nproject require that the workspace be part of\n[a Slack paid plan](https://slack.com/pricing).**\n\n### Install the Slack CLI\n\nTo use this sample, you first need to install and configure the Slack CLI.\nStep-by-step instructions can be found in our\n[Quickstart Guide](https://api.slack.com/automation/quickstart).\n\n### Clone the Sample\n\nStart by cloning this repository:\n\n```zsh\n# Clone this project onto your machine\n$ slack create my-app -t slack-samples/deno-timesheet-approval\n\n# Change into the project directory\n$ cd my-app\n```\n\n## Prepare Google Services\n\nWith [external authentication](https://api.slack.com/automation/external-auth)\nyou can programmatically interact with Google services and APIs from your app,\nas though you're the authorized user.\n\nThe client credentials needed for these interactions can be collected from a\nGoogle Cloud project with OAuth enabled and with access to the appropriate\nservices.\n\n### Create a Google Cloud Project\n\nBegin by creating a new project from\n[the Google Cloud resource manager](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloud-resource-manager),\nthen\n[enabling the Google Sheets API](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library/sheets.googleapis.com)\nfor this project.\n\nNext,\n[create an OAuth consent screen](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials/consent)\nfor your app. The \"User Type\" and other required app information can be\nconfigured as you wish. No additional scopes need to be added here, and you can\nadd test users for development if you want.\n\nClient credentials can be collected by\n[creating an OAuth client ID](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials/oauthclient)\nwith an application type of \"Web application\". Under the \"Authorized redirect\nURIs\" section, add `https://oauth2.slack.com/external/auth/callback` then click\n\"Create\".\n\nYou'll use these newly created client credentials in the next steps.\n\n#### Set the Client ID\n\nStart by renaming the `.env.example` file at the top level of your project to\n`.env`, being sure not to commit this file to version control. This file will\nstore sensitive, app-specific variables that are determined by the environment\nbeing used.\n\nNow take your client ID and add it as the value for `GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID` in the\n`.env` file. This value will be used in `external_auth/google_provider.ts` - the\ncustom OAuth2 provider definition for your Google project.\n\nOnce complete, update your local or hosted app with `slack run` or\n`slack deploy` to create an environment for storing your external authentication\nclient secret and access token.\n\n\u003e Note: Unlike environment variables used at runtime, this variable is only used\n\u003e when generating your app manifest. Therefore, you do **not** need to use the\n\u003e `slack env add` command to set this value for\n\u003e [deployed apps](#deploying-your-app).\n\n#### Save the Client Secret\n\nWith your client secret ready, run the following command, replacing\n`GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET` with your own secret:\n\n```sh\n$ slack external-auth add-secret --provider google --secret GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET\n```\n\nWhen prompted to select an app, choose the `(local)` app only if you're running\nthe app locally.\n\n#### Initiate the OAuth2 Flow\n\nWith your Google project created and the Client ID and secret set, you're ready\nto initate the OAuth flow!\n\nIf all the right values are in place, the following command will prompt you to\nchoose an app, select a provider (hint: choose the `google` one), then pick the\nGoogle account you want to authenticate with:\n\n```sh\n$ slack external-auth add\n```\n\nOnce you've successfully authenticated your account, you're almost ready to\nconfigure your Google Sheet and create a link into your workflow!\n\n#### Assign Authentication to the Workflow\n\nTo complete the connection process, you need to let your app know which\nauthenticated account you'll be using for specific workflows.\n\nSpecify that the \"Collect billable hours\" workflow should use your recently\nauthenticated account when making API calls using the following command:\n\n```sh\n$ slack external-auth select-auth\n```\n\nSelect the workspace and app environment for your app, then select the\n`#/workflows/collect_hours` workflow and the `google` provider to choose the\nexternal account to use.\n\nWith this, you're ready to make API calls from your workflow!\n\n### Create a Google Sheet\n\nIn this app, the inputs of submitted forms are stored in a Google Sheet.\n\nTo prepare this external datastore, start by\n[creating a blank spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/create)\nusing your authenticated account, then add the following headers to Row 1:\n\n```\nName | Employee | Time in | Time out | Breaks (min) | Hours\n```\n\nDesignate this spreadsheet as the desired datastore through environment\nvariables, which allows for different spreadsheets to be used across your local\nand hosted app instances.\n\nCopy your spreadsheet's ID (the random-ish string found in the URL). Now, you're\nready to set up your environment!\n\n#### Development Environment Variables\n\nWhen [developing locally](https://api.slack.com/automation/run), environment\nvariables found in the `.env` file at the root of your project are used. For\nlocal development, add your spreadsheet ID to the `.env` file (replacing\n`YOUR_SPREADSHEET_ID` with your spreadsheet ID):\n\n```bash\n# .env\nGOOGLE_SPREADSHEET_ID=YOUR_SPREADSHEET_ID\n```\n\n#### Production Environment Variables\n\n[Deployed apps](https://api.slack.com/automation/deploy) use environment\nvariables that are added using `slack env`. To add your access token to a\nWorkspace where your deployed app is installed, use the following command (once\nagain, replacing `YOUR_SPREADSHEET_ID` with your spreadsheet ID):\n\n```sh\n$ slack env add GOOGLE_SPREADSHEET_ID YOUR_SPREADSHEET_ID\n```\n\n## Running Your Project Locally\n\nWhile building your app, you can see your changes appear in your workspace in\nreal-time with `slack run`. You'll know an app is the development version if the\nname has the string `(local)` appended.\n\n```zsh\n# Run app locally\n$ slack run\n\nConnected, awaiting events\n```\n\nTo stop running locally, press `\u003cCTRL\u003e + C` to end the process.\n\n## Creating Triggers\n\n[Triggers](https://api.slack.com/automation/triggers) are what cause workflows\nto run. These triggers can be invoked by a user, or automatically as a response\nto an event within Slack.\n\nWhen you `run` or `deploy` your project for the first time, the CLI will prompt\nyou to create a trigger if one is found in the `triggers/` directory. For any\nsubsequent triggers added to the application, each must be\n[manually added using the `trigger create` command](#manual-trigger-creation).\n\nWhen creating triggers, you must select the workspace and environment that you'd\nlike to create the trigger in. Each workspace can have a local development\nversion (denoted by `(local)`), as well as a deployed version. _Triggers created\nin a local environment will only be available to use when running the\napplication locally._\n\n### Link Triggers\n\nA [link trigger](https://api.slack.com/automation/triggers/link) is a type of\ntrigger that generates a **Shortcut URL** which, when posted in a channel or\nadded as a bookmark, becomes a link. When clicked, the link trigger will run the\nassociated workflow.\n\nLink triggers are _unique to each installed version of your app_. This means\nthat Shortcut URLs will be different across each workspace, as well as between\n[locally run](#running-your-project-locally) and\n[deployed apps](#deploying-your-app).\n\nWith link triggers, after selecting a workspace and environment, the output\nprovided will include a Shortcut URL. Copy and paste this URL into a channel as\na message, or add it as a bookmark in a channel of the workspace you selected.\nInteracting with this link will run the associated workflow.\n\n**Note: triggers won't run the workflow unless the app is either running locally\nor deployed!**\n\n### Manual Trigger Creation\n\nTo manually create a trigger, use the following command:\n\n```zsh\n$ slack trigger create --trigger-def triggers/collect_hours_trigger.ts\n```\n\n## Datastores\n\nFor storing data related to your app, datastores offer secure storage on Slack\ninfrastructure. The use of a datastore requires the\n`datastore:write`/`datastore:read` scopes to be present in your manifest.\n\n## Testing\n\nFor an example of how to test a function, see `functions/save_hours_test.ts`.\nTest filenames should be suffixed with `_test`.\n\nRun all tests with `deno test`:\n\n```zsh\n$ deno test\n```\n\n## Deploying Your App\n\nOnce development is complete, deploy the app to Slack infrastructure using\n`slack deploy`:\n\n```zsh\n$ slack deploy\n```\n\nWhen deploying for the first time, you'll be prompted to\n[create a new link trigger](#creating-triggers) for the deployed version of your\napp. When that trigger is invoked, the workflow should run just as it did when\ndeveloping locally (but without requiring your server to be running).\n\n## Viewing Activity Logs\n\nActivity logs of your application can be viewed live and as they occur with the\nfollowing command:\n\n```zsh\n$ slack activity --tail\n```\n\n## Project Structure\n\n### `.slack/`\n\nContains `apps.dev.json` and `apps.json`, which include installation details for\ndevelopment and deployed apps.\n\nContains `hooks.json` used by the CLI to interact with the project's SDK\ndependencies. It contains script hooks that are executed by the CLI and\nimplemented by the SDK.\n\n### `datastores/`\n\n[Datastores](https://api.slack.com/automation/datastores) securely store data\nfor your application on Slack infrastructure. Required scopes to use datastores\ninclude `datastore:write` and `datastore:read`.\n\n### `external_auth/`\n\n[External authentication](https://api.slack.com/automation/external-auth)\nenables connections to external services using OAuth2. Once connected, you can\nperform actions as the authorized user on these services using custom functions.\n\n### `functions/`\n\n[Functions](https://api.slack.com/automation/functions) are reusable building\nblocks of automation that accept inputs, perform calculations, and provide\noutputs. Functions can be used independently or as steps in workflows.\n\n### `triggers/`\n\n[Triggers](https://api.slack.com/automation/triggers) determine when workflows\nare run. A trigger file describes the scenario in which a workflow should be\nrun, such as a user pressing a button or when a specific event occurs.\n\n### `workflows/`\n\nA [workflow](https://api.slack.com/automation/workflows) is a set of steps\n(functions) that are executed in order.\n\nWorkflows can be configured to run without user input or they can collect input\nby beginning with a [form](https://api.slack.com/automation/forms) before\ncontinuing to the next step.\n\n### `manifest.ts`\n\nThe [app manifest](https://api.slack.com/automation/manifest) contains the app's\nconfiguration. 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