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This tutorial is about CLASP. You can use locally this tool that lets you create, edit, and deploy Apps Script projects. The clasp requires Node.js >= v4.7.4 to be installed.

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C:\nodejs>npm i @google/clasp -g
C:\Users\catafest\AppData\Roaming\npm\clasp -> C:\Users\your_account\AppData\Roaming
\npm\node_modules\@google\clasp\src\index.js
+ @google/clasp@1.6.3
added 278 packages from 159 contributors in 161.263s
 
C:\nodejs>clasp
Usage:  <command> [options]
 
clasp - The Apps Script CLI
 
Options:
  -h, --help                                       output usage information
 
Commands:
  login [options]                                  Log in to script.google.com
  logout                                           Log out
  create [options] [scriptTitle] [scriptParentId]  Create a script
  clone [scriptId] [versionNumber]                 Clone a project
  pull [options]                                   Fetch a remote project
  push [options]                                   Update the remote project
  status [options]                                 Lists files that will be push
ed by clasp
  open [options] [scriptId]                        Open a script
  deployments                                      List deployment ids of a scri
pt
  deploy [version] [description]                   Deploy a project
  undeploy <deploymentId>                          Undeploy a deployment of a pr
oject
  redeploy <deploymentId> <version> <description>  Update a deployment
  versions                                         List versions of a script
  version [description]                            Creates an immutable version
of the script
  list                                             List App Scripts projects
  logs [options]                                   Shows the StackDriver logs
  run [options] <functionName>                     Run a function in your Apps S
cripts project
  apis                                             List, enable, or disable apis
  help                                             Display help
  *                                                Any other command is not supp
orted
 
C:\nodejs>clasp login
No credentials given, continuing with default...
?  Authorize clasp by visiting this url:
https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth?access_type=offline&scope=https...

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I will use the example from my tutorial. Install electron-packager:

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\nodejs\electronapp>npm install electron-packager --save-dev

You need to add and modify the scripts below into your package.json:

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"electron-packager": "^8.1.0"
},
"scripts": {
"package-mac": "electron-packager . --overwrite --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --icon=assets/icons/mac/
icon.icns --prune=true --out=release-builds",
"package-win": "electron-packager . electron-tutorial-app --overwrite --asar=true --platform=win32
--arch=ia32 --icon=assets/icons/win/icon.ico --prune=true --out=release-builds
--version-string.CompanyName=CE --version-string.FileDescription=CE
--version-string.ProductName=\"TutorialApp\"",    
"package-linux": "electron-packager . electron-tutorial-app --overwrite --asar=true
--platform=linux --arch=x64 --icon=assets/icons/png/1024x1024.png --prune=true --out=release-builds"
}

You can create these folders: assets, icons, win, mac and png, see:

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\nodejs\electronapp>mkdir assets
\nodejs\electronapp>cd assets
\nodejs\electronapp\assets>mkdir icons
\nodejs\electronapp\assets>cd icons
\nodejs\electronapp\assets\icons>mkdir win
\nodejs\electronapp\assets\icons>mkdir mac
\nodejs\electronapp\assets\icons>mkdir png

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