https://github.com/coderofsalvation/sheetlabs-google-restproxy
gscript + nodejs rest-proxy which turn a google spreadsheet in sheetlabs.com into a full REST api
https://github.com/coderofsalvation/sheetlabs-google-restproxy
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gscript + nodejs rest-proxy which turn a google spreadsheet in sheetlabs.com into a full REST api
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/coderofsalvation/sheetlabs-google-restproxy
- Owner: coderofsalvation
- License: other
- Created: 2014-08-31T22:42:27.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-05-28T19:26:07.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-12T20:10:04.281Z (about 1 year ago)
- Language: JavaScript
- Size: 443 KB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
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sheetlabs-google-restproxy
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gscript + nodejs rest-proxy which turn a google spreadsheet in sheetlabs.com into a full REST api
# Why?
Sheetlabs is a publish-only platform when it comes to spreadsheets.
It works really nice, and focuses on generating GET-api's.
If you want a full fledged REST service (POST/PUT/DELETE), one needs to get funky..and I think I just did.
# How?
By putting this nodejs application (a REST-proxy) in front of your sheetlabs api, you can
reroute PUT/POST/DELETE-calls to a gscript which is connected to your spreadsheet.
From there you can decide what to do with those requests.
# Installation
first create a spreadsheet with tabs 'Sheet1' and 'Incoming' like so:
* click 'Tools' > 'Script Editor' and copy/paste the contents of 'script.gs' into the Editor
* follow the instructions which are written in top of the script
* click 'Publish' > 'Deploy as webapp' and copy/paste the app-url
Now turn this spreadsheet into an api at sheetlabs.com, this eventually will give you an api-url.
then clone this repo
$ cd sheetlabs-google-restproxy
$ vi app.js
(copy/paste the google appurl into the 'resturl' variable)
(copy/paste the sheetapi.com api-url into the 'sheetlaburl' variable )
$ node app.js
Now do some requests
And you should end up seeing something like this:
# Notes
* Google gscript/spreadsheet api is slooowwww..not recommended for highvolume traffic
the google appscript is currently configured to route POST-request into the 'Sheet1'-tab, and the PUT/DELETE into 'Incoming. This is for example purposes only, you can modify it to your likings.
Ultimate solution would be if sheetlabs would allow PUT/DELETE/POST-hooks like so:
By doing so, one would not need this kind of proxysolution, and every call would immediately benefit from
the sheetlab usermanagement/auth-features.
Who knows this will happen at some point.
# Todo
* ensure proper forwarding of GET-filters
* forward the authentication tokens somehow. Sheetlabs has perfect usermanagement with roles e.g., so it
would not be smart to re-invent that wheel.