G Suite Developers Blog: 10/1/14

Make your emails stand out in Inbox

October 30, 2014

announced last weekHighlightsreservation confirmations<script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "FoodEstablishmentReservation", "reservationNumber": "WTA1EK", "reservationStatus": "http://schema.org/Confirmed", . . . information about dining customer . . . "reservationFor": { "@type": "FoodEstablishment", "name": "Charlie’s Cafe", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway", "addressLocality": "Mountain View", "addressRegion": "CA", "postalCode": "94043", "addressCountry": "United States" }, "telephone": "+1 650 253 0000" }, "startTime": "2015-01-01T19:30:00-07:00", "partySize": "2" } </script>developers.google.com/gmail/markupby Shalini Agarwal, Product Management, Inbox by Gmail

Introducing Add-ons for Google Forms

October 23, 2014

Cross-posted from the Google Apps Updates blog.Formsnew theme choicesDocs and SheetsForms add-on store

formLimiter: Close your survey automatically, after a maximum number of responses is reached, or at a date and time of your choosing.

Ultradox Trigger: Create custom emails, reports, invoices, newsletters, etc., based on information that people enter into your form.

Form Values: Store and pull from lists that you use regularly in Forms, like a list of staff, students, rooms, resources or anything you want.

some documentationPosted by Saurabh Gupta, Product Manager

Reminder: ScriptDB is shutting down soon

October 13, 2014

Back in May, we announced that ScriptDB, an experimental database in Google Apps Script, would be turned off on November 20, 2014. Hopefully you've already migrated your data to another database, but if not, now is the time to check out alternatives like Cloud SQL. The migration guide explains how to export your data from ScriptDB.We’ve also improved the documentation for connecting to external databases through JDBC, makingit easier for you to set up Cloud SQL with Apps Script.
To summarize: ScriptDb will shut down on November 20, 2014, so please ensure you migrate your scripts before then!Posted by Saurabh Gupta, Product Manager, Google Apps Script

Updates on Authentication for Gmail IMAP, POP, and SMTP

October 6, 2014

Additional Scrutiny for Password Authentication previously announcedXOAUTH2 mechanismenable “Less Secure Apps”XOAUTH support ends May 5, 2015 deprecatedmigration guideXOAUTH2 documentation

Installable triggers in add-ons for Google Docs and Sheets

October 1, 2014

Update (Oct 17, 2014): Add-ons can now also use time-driven triggers.Earlier this yearadd-ons for Google Docs and Sheetsour add-on storeinstallable Apps Script triggers

Sheets add-ons can use the change, edit, open, and form-submit installable triggers.

Docs add-ons can use the (new!) open installable trigger.

Yet Another Mail Mergebe sure to check out the documentation