Apps Script Gemini Project AI Apps Script Project Scaffolder

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🚀 Apps Script + Gemini Mastery — Issue #27

AI Apps Script Project Scaffolder

Apps Script Gemini Project AI Apps Script Project Scaffolder https://github.com/lsvekis/Google-Apps-Script-Gemini-Projects

Build complete Google Apps Script project templates from a single prompt using Gemini.

Describe your idea, and AI generates the project structure, starter code, UI files, triggers, menus, and deployment checklist.

⭐ What You Will Build

In this issue, you’ll build an AI Project Scaffolder that can:

🏗️ Generate a complete Apps Script project structure

📂 Create multiple .gs and .html files

🖥️ Generate sidebar and dialog UIs

📋 Build menus and triggers automatically

⚙️ Create starter functions

📖 Generate a deployment guide

📄 Export a project blueprint to Google Docs

🧠 Why This Project Matters

One of the hardest parts of starting a project isn’t writing code…

It’s deciding how to organize it.

Questions like:

  • How many files?
  • Which functions go where?
  • Should I use a sidebar?
  • How should menus be organized?
  • What triggers are needed?

AI can answer these questions instantly.

Instead of spending an hour creating project boilerplate, you can begin building immediately.

🧩 Architecture

Project description

↓

Apps Script

↓

Gemini

↓

Structured project plan

↓

Apps Script creates:

  • project blueprint
  • starter files
  • deployment checklist

🧱 Step 1 — Menu

Code.gs

function onOpen() {

SpreadsheetApp.getUi()
.createMenu("AI Tools")
.addItem(
"AI Project Scaffolder",
"showProjectSidebar"
)
.addToUi()

}

function showProjectSidebar(){

SpreadsheetApp.getUi().showSidebar(
HtmlService
.createHtmlOutputFromFile("Sidebar")
.setTitle("AI Project Scaffolder")
)

}

🧱 Step 2 — Sidebar

Sidebar.html

<div style="font-family:Arial;padding:14px;">

<h2>AI Project Scaffolder</h2>

<label>

Describe your project

</label>

<textarea
id="prompt"
style="width:100%;height:220px;">

Build a CRM for Google Sheets

</textarea>

<button onclick="generate()">

Generate Project

</button>

<pre id="output"></pre>

<script>

function generate(){

document.getElementById("output").textContent=
"Generating project..."

google.script.run
.withSuccessHandler(res=>{

document.getElementById("output").textContent=
res

})
.generateProject(
document.getElementById("prompt").value
)

}

</script>

</div>

🧱 Step 3 — Generate the Project Blueprint

ProjectGenerator.gs

function generateProject(projectIdea){

const prompt = `
You are a senior Google Apps Script architect.

Design a complete Apps Script project.

Return JSON:

{

"title":"",

"description":"",

"files":[
{
"name":"",
"purpose":""
}
],

"menus":[...],

"triggers":[...],

"deployment":[...],

"starterFunctions":[...]

}

Project:

${projectIdea}

`

let result =
callGemini(prompt,"")

result=result
.replace(/```json/g,"")
.replace(/```/g,"")

const project=
JSON.parse(result)

return createBlueprint_(project)

}

🧱 Step 4 — Create the Blueprint

BlueprintWriter.gs

function createBlueprint_(project){

const doc=
DocumentApp.create(
project.title
)

const body=
doc.getBody()

body.appendParagraph(project.title)
.setHeading(
DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.TITLE
)

body.appendParagraph(
project.description
)

body.appendParagraph("Project Files")
.setHeading(
DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.HEADING2
)

project.files.forEach(file=>{

body.appendParagraph(
file.name
)

body.appendParagraph(
file.purpose
)

})

body.appendParagraph("Menus")
.setHeading(
DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.HEADING2
)

project.menus.forEach(item=>{

body.appendListItem(item)

})

body.appendParagraph("Triggers")
.setHeading(
DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.HEADING2
)

project.triggers.forEach(item=>{

body.appendListItem(item)

})

body.appendParagraph("Deployment")
.setHeading(
DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.HEADING2
)

project.deployment.forEach(item=>{

body.appendListItem(item)

})

return doc.getUrl()

}

🧪 Example Prompts

Build a CRM for Google Sheets
Create an expense tracker with email notifications
Inventory management dashboard
Employee onboarding system
Customer support ticket manager
Sales dashboard with Gemini reports

📄 Example Output

Project Structure

Code.gs

Sidebar.html

Dashboard.gs

CRM.gs

GeminiHelpers.gs

Email.gs

Utilities.gs

Menus

  • CRM Dashboard
  • Customer Search
  • Reports
  • Settings

Triggers

  • onOpen
  • onEdit
  • Daily Time Trigger

Deployment Checklist

  • Configure API Key
  • Enable Services
  • Test Sidebar
  • Deploy

🔥 Advanced Exercises

✅ Generate starter Apps Script code for every file

✅ Create HTML templates

✅ Generate sample spreadsheet layouts

✅ Build menu icons and navigation

✅ Produce Mermaid architecture diagrams

✅ Export GitHub-ready project folders

✅ Generate setup videos with AI scripts

🌟 Why This Project Is Different

Instead of starting every Apps Script project with a blank editor, you start with a complete architecture designed by AI.

It helps developers:

  • organize larger projects
  • follow consistent design patterns
  • reduce setup time
  • learn better project structures
  • focus on solving business problems rather than boilerplate

🔜 Next Issue (#28)

AI Apps Script Dashboard Builder

Describe the dashboard you need, such as:

“Create a sales dashboard with KPIs, charts, filters, and monthly summaries.”

AI generates:

  • Google Sheets layout
  • KPI calculations
  • Charts
  • Sidebar controls
  • Apps Script automation
  • Interactive filters
  • Dashboard refresh logic
  • Starter code

This issue will show how to combine Google Sheets, Apps Script, and Gemini to build dynamic dashboards with AI assistance.