https://github.com/andrewjbateman/node-express-excel

:clipboard: Node.js app to connect to google sheets doc
https://github.com/andrewjbateman/node-express-excel

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:clipboard: Node.js app to connect to google sheets doc

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/andrewjbateman/node-express-excel
• Owner: AndrewJBateman
• Created: 2021-10-11T15:16:56.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-11-11T17:39:42.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-07T03:33:24.133Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: ejs, express, gcp, google, googlesheets, googlesheetsapi, html5, javascript, nodejs
• Language: EJS
• Homepage:
• Size: 199 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# :zap: Node Express Excel

* Node.js + Express with ejs frontend connects to a Google excel sheet 'backend'

* Work in progress

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## :page_facing_up: Table of contents

* [General info](#general-info)

* [Screenshots](#screenshots)

* [Technologies](#technologies)

* [Setup](#setup)

* [Features](#features)

* [Status](#status)

* [Inspiration](#inspiration)

* [Contact](#contact)

## :books: General info

* ejs partials used to create user interface with responsive navigation and task input form.

* Task entered by user in ejs frontend is sent via Node.js-Express to Google Docs Sheet.

## :camera: Screenshots

![Image](./imgs/sheets.png)

## :signal_strength: Technologies

* [Node.js v14](https://nodejs.org/) Javascript runtime using the [Chrome V8 engine](https://v8.dev/)

* [Express v4](https://www.npmjs.com/package/express) web framework for node

* [Google APIs Node.js Client npm module v88](https://www.npmjs.com/package/googleapis) client library for using Google APIs.

* [Google API Console](https://console.cloud.google.com)

* [ejs v3](https://ejs.co/) embedded javascript templates

* [nodemon v2](https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodemon) to automatically restart the node app.

* [Boootstrap v5](https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.0/getting-started/introduction/) CDN for styling components etc.

## :floppy_disk: Setup

* Install dependencies using `npm i`

* Create `secrets.json` / add GCP project credentials as per `secrets.example.json`. This is a JSON file that is downloaded from the Google project

* Create `.env` in root directory & add Google spreadsheet Id as per `.env.example.js`

* `npm run dev` runs app in the development mode with auto-restart. Open [http://localhost:5000](http://localhost:5000) to view it in the browser.

## :wrench: Testing

* N/A

## :computer: Code Examples

* tba

```javascript

```

## :cool: Features - Frontend

* Connecting to a GCP Docs Excel sheet using Node.js-Express and a simple HTML template

## :clipboard: Status, Testing & To-Do List

* Status: Working but incomplete. Can add task from UI and it is added to Google sheets. No list of tasks on UI.

* To-Do: Add partials: nav, table of tasks, add task page. Display excel task list on home page.

## :clap: Inspiration

* [ejs documentation](https://ejs.co/#docs)

## :file_folder: License

* This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.

## :envelope: Contact

* Repo created by [ABateman](https://github.com/AndrewJBateman), email: [email protected]