Class PlatformDataSource

PlatformDataSource

For a SelectionInput widget that uses a multiselect menu, a data source from Google Workspace. Used to populate items in a multiselect menu.

 const 
  
 platformDataSource 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newPlatformDataSource 
 () 
  
 . 
 setCommonDataSource 
 ( 
 CardService 
 . 
 CommonDataSource 
 . 
 USER 
 ); 
 const 
  
 multiSelect 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newSelectionInput 
 () 
  
 . 
 setType 
 ( 
 CardService 
 . 
 SelectionInputType 
 . 
 MULTI_SELECT 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setFieldName 
 ( 
 "contacts" 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setTitle 
 ( 
 "Selected contacts" 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setMultiSelectMaxSelectedItems 
 ( 
 5 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setMultiSelectMinQueryLength 
 ( 
 1 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setPlatformDataSource 
 ( 
 platformDataSource 
 );

Only available for Google Chat apps. Not available for Google Workspace Add-ons.

Methods

Method	Return type	Brief description
`setCommonDataSource(commonDataSource)`	`PlatformDataSource`	Sets the data source from Google Workspace.
`setHostAppDataSource(hostAppDataSource)`	`PlatformDataSource`	Used to populate spaces in multiselect menu.

Detailed documentation

`setCommonDataSource(commonDataSource)`

Sets the data source from Google Workspace.

 const 
  
 platformDataSource 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newPlatformDataSource 
 () 
  
 . 
 setCommonDataSource 
 ( 
 CardService 
 . 
 CommonDataSource 
 . 
 USER 
 ); 
 const 
  
 multiSelect 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newSelectionInput 
 () 
  
 . 
 setType 
 ( 
 CardService 
 . 
 SelectionInputType 
 . 
 MULTI_SELECT 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setFieldName 
 ( 
 "contacts" 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setTitle 
 ( 
 "Selected contacts" 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setMultiSelectMaxSelectedItems 
 ( 
 5 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setMultiSelectMinQueryLength 
 ( 
 1 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setPlatformDataSource 
 ( 
 platformDataSource 
 );

Only available for Google Chat apps. Not available for Google Workspace Add-ons.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`commonDataSource`	`CommonDataSource`	The data source to be set.

Return

PlatformDataSource — This object, for chaining.

`setHostAppDataSource(hostAppDataSource)`

Used to populate spaces in multiselect menu.

 const 
  
 chatSpaceDataSource 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newChatSpaceDataSource 
 () 
  
 . 
 setDefaultToCurrentSpace 
 ( 
 true 
 ); 
 const 
  
 chatClientDataSource 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newChatClientDataSource 
 () 
  
 . 
 setSpaceDataSource 
 ( 
 chatSpaceDataSource 
 ); 
 const 
  
 hostAppDataSource 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newHostAppDataSource 
 () 
  
 . 
 setChatDataSource 
 ( 
 chatClientDataSource 
 ); 
 const 
  
 platformDataSource 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newPlatformDataSource 
 () 
  
 . 
 setHostAppDataSource 
 ( 
 hostAppDataSource 
 ); 
 const 
  
 multiSelect 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newSelectionInput 
 () 
  
 . 
 setType 
 ( 
 CardService 
 . 
 SelectionInputType 
 . 
 MULTI_SELECT 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setFieldName 
 ( 
 "contacts" 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setTitle 
 ( 
 "Selected contacts" 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setMultiSelectMaxSelectedItems 
 ( 
 5 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setMultiSelectMinQueryLength 
 ( 
 1 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setPlatformDataSource 
 ( 
 platformDataSource 
 );

Only available for Google Chat apps. Not available for Google Workspace Add-ons.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`hostAppDataSource`	`HostAppDataSource`	The data source to be set.

Return

PlatformDataSource — This object, for chaining.