Class LookerDataSourceSpec

LookerDataSourceSpec

A DataSourceSpec which is used to access specifically the existing Looker data source specifications. To create a new data source specification, use SpreadsheetApp.newDataSourceSpec().

This example shows how you can get the Looker data source spec from a sheet which has just one Looker connection. 

// TODO(developer): Replace the URL with your own.constss=SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/abc123456/edit',);constlookerDataSourceSpec=ss.getDataSources()[0].getSpec().asLooker();

Methods

MethodReturn typeBrief description
copy()DataSourceSpecBuilderCreates a DataSourceSpecBuilder based on this data source's settings.
getExploreName()StringGets the name of the Looker explore in the model.
getInstanceUrl()StringGets the URL of the Looker instance.
getModelName()StringGets the name of the Looker model in the instance.
getParameters()DataSourceParameter[]Gets the parameters of the data source.
getType()DataSourceTypeGets the type of the data source.

Detailed documentation

copy()

Creates a DataSourceSpecBuilder based on this data source's settings. 

// TODO(developer): Replace the URL with your own.constss=SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/abc123456/edit',);constspec=ss.getDataSources()[0].getSpec();constnewSpec=spec.copy();

Return

DataSourceSpecBuilder — The builder.

getExploreName()

Gets the name of the Looker explore in the model. 

// TODO(developer): Replace the URL with your own.constss=SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/abc123456/edit',);constlookerDataSourceSpec=ss.getDataSources()[0].getSpec().asLooker();constexploreName=lookerDataSourceSpec.getExploreName();Logger.log(exploreName);

Return

String — The name of the Looker explore.

getInstanceUrl()

Gets the URL of the Looker instance. 

// TODO(developer): Replace the URL with your own.constss=SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/abc123456/edit',);constlookerDataSourceSpec=ss.getDataSources()[0].getSpec().asLooker();constinstanceUrl=lookerDataSourceSpec.getInstanceUrl();Logger.log(instanceUrl);

Return

String — The URL of the Looker instance.

getModelName()

Gets the name of the Looker model in the instance. 

// TODO(developer): Replace the URL with your own.constss=SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/abc123456/edit',);constlookerDataSourceSpec=ss.getDataSources()[0].getSpec().asLooker();constmodelName=lookerDataSourceSpec.getModelName();Logger.log(modelName);

Return

String — The name of the Looker model.

getParameters()

Gets the parameters of the data source. 

// TODO(developer): Replace the URL with your own.constss=SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/abc123456/edit',);constspec=ss.getDataSources()[0].getSpec();constparameters=spec.getParameters();

This method is only available for BigQuery data sources.

Return

DataSourceParameter[] — The parameter list.

getType()

Gets the type of the data source. 

// TODO(developer): Replace the URL with your own.constss=SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/abc123456/edit',);constspec=ss.getDataSources()[0].getSpec();consttype=spec.getType();

Return

DataSourceType — The data source type.