//get required object
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();//current spreadsheet
var SSID = ss.getId(); //SSID
var SSDOC = DriveApp.getFileById(SSID);
var Folders = SSDOC.getParents();
var Folder = Folders.next();
var FOLDERID = Folder.getId(); //FOLDERID
function showId(){
Logger.log("SSID:"+SSID);
Logger.log("FOLDERID:"+FOLDERID);
}
function doGet(e) {
return handleResponse(e);
}
function doPost(e) {
return handleResponse(e);
}
function handleResponse(e) {
var lock = LockService.getPublicLock();
lock.waitLock(30000); // wait 30 seconds before conceding defeat.
try {
var action = e.parameter.action;
if (action == 'getsheet') {
return getSheet(e);
}
} catch (e) {
// if error return this
return ContentService
.createTextOutput(JSON.stringify({
"result": "error",
"error": e
}))
.setMimeType(ContentService.MimeType.JSON);
} finally { //release lock
lock.releaseLock();
}
}
function getSheet(e){
var data =[];
//check if parameter is undefined
if ((typeof(e) === "undefined")||
(typeof(e.parameter) === "undefined")||
(typeof(e.parameter.sheet) === "undefined")) {
data.push({'sheet':'undefined'});
}
//else, process request parameter values
else {
var SHEETNAME=e.parameter.sheet;
data = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName(SHEETNAME).getDataRange().getValues();
}
return ContentService
.createTextOutput(JSON.stringify({
"result": "success",
"values": data
}))
.setMimeType(ContentService.MimeType.JSON);
}
function createForms(){
var db = objDB.open(SSID);
grouprows = objDB.getRows( db, 'groups' ); //get all rows in the groups sheet
grouprows.forEach(function (grouprow) { //for each row, not including the header row
var Gid=grouprow.Gid;
var filename=grouprow.Group + "~"+ grouprow.SubGroup;
//create the form
var form = FormApp.create(filename);
var formFile = DriveApp.getFileById( form.getId() );
DriveApp.getFolderById(FOLDERID).addFile( formFile );
//create the sheet
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.create(filename);
var sheetFile = DriveApp.getFileById( sheet.getId() );
DriveApp.getFolderById(FOLDERID).addFile( sheetFile );
/*when we create a document, it will be placed both in the parent folder and root folder*/
/*so we need to remove them from the root folder*/
DriveApp.getRootFolder().removeFile(formFile);
DriveApp.getRootFolder().removeFile(sheetFile);
// Link Form to Spreadsheet
form.setDestination(FormApp.DestinationType.SPREADSHEET, sheetFile.getId());
// Update form properties via chaining.
form.setTitle(filename)
.setDescription(grouprow.SubGroup)
.setConfirmationMessage('Thanks for responding!')
.setAllowResponseEdits(true)
.setAcceptingResponses(true);
// Update survey master file
objDB.updateRow( db, 'groups', {FormId:form.getId(),SheetId:sheet.getId()}, {Gid:Gid } )
// Add text fields
form.addTextItem().setTitle('Name').setRequired(true);
form.addTextItem().setTitle('Email').setRequired(true);
form.addTextItem().setTitle('RefNo (optional)');
//get questions from the sheet questions
//specify the colums that we want to extract ie ['itype','mtype','descriptions']
//specify the condition based on JSON data format ie SubGroup contains grouprow.SubGroup value
rows = objDB.getRows( db, 'questions', ['itype','mtype','description'], {SubGroup:grouprow.SubGroup} );
var questions=[];
//prepare the questions array
rows.forEach(function (row) {
if (row.itype=='t'){return true;} //skip the title row
questions.push(row.description); // push the remaining rows
});
//create grid item
//add questions array to grid item
var item = form.addGridItem();
item.setTitle('Rate your preference')
.setRows(questions)
.setColumns(['Strongly Disagree', 'Disagree', 'Not Sure','Agree', 'Strongly Agree']);
});//end for each
//return response
return ContentService
.createTextOutput(JSON.stringify({
"result": "success",
"values": grouprows
}))
.setMimeType(ContentService.MimeType.JSON);
}
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