Imports JSON data into a table.

Import JSON data.EXCEL.yaml

name: Import JSON data
description: Imports JSON data into a table.
host: EXCEL
api_set: {}
script:
  content: |
    $("#import-json-data").click(() => tryCatch(importJsonData));

    async function importJsonData() {
      await Excel.run(async (context) => {
        await OfficeHelpers.ExcelUtilities.forceCreateSheet(context.workbook, "Sample");
        const sheet = context.workbook.worksheets.getItem("Sample");

        let expensesTable = sheet.tables.add("A1:D1", true);
        expensesTable.name = "ExpensesTable";
        expensesTable.getHeaderRowRange().values = [["Date", "Merchant", "Category", "Amount"]];

        const newData = transactions.map((item) => [item.DATE, item.MERCHANT, item.CATEGORY, item.AMOUNT]);

        expensesTable.rows.add(null, newData);

        if (Office.context.requirements.isSetSupported("ExcelApi", 1.2)) {
          sheet.getUsedRange().format.autofitColumns();
          sheet.getUsedRange().format.autofitRows();
        }

        sheet.activate();
        await context.sync();
      });
    }

    const transactions = [
      {
        DATE: "1/1/2017",
        MERCHANT: "The Phone Company",
        CATEGORY: "Communications",
        AMOUNT: "$120"
      },
      {
        DATE: "1/1/2017",
        MERCHANT: "Southridge Video",
        CATEGORY: "Entertainment",
        AMOUNT: "$40"
      },
      {
        DATE: "1/1/2017",
        MERCHANT: "Coho Winery",
        CATEGORY: "Restaurant",
        AMOUNT: "$47"
      },
      {
        DATE: "1/2/2017",
        TEST: "TEST",
        CATEGORY: "Shopping",
        AMOUNT: "$56"
      },
      {
        DATE: "1/2/2017",
        CATEGORY: "Shopping",
        AMOUNT: "$110"
      },
      {
        DATE: "1/2/2017",
        MERCHANT: "Liberty Bakery & Cafe",
        CATEGORY: "Groceries",
        AMOUNT: "$27"
      },
      {
        DATE: "1/2/2017",
        MERCHANT: "Liberty Bakery & Cafe",
        CATEGORY: "Groceries",
        AMOUNT: "$38"
      },
      {
        DATE: "1/2/2017",
        MERCHANT: "Northwind Electric Cars",
        CATEGORY: "Transportation",
        AMOUNT: "$42"
      },
      {
        DATE: "1/2/2017",
        MERCHANT: "Best For You Organics Company",
        CATEGORY: "Groceries",
        AMOUNT: "$27"
      },
      {
        DATE: "1/3/2017",
        MERCHANT: "Contoso, LTD",
        CATEGORY: "Shopping",
        AMOUNT: "$25"
      },
      {
        DATE: "1/5/2017",
        MERCHANT: "Munson's Pickles & Preserves Farm",
        CATEGORY: "Groceries",
        AMOUNT: "$178"
      }
    ];

    /** Default helper for invoking an action and handling errors. */
    async function tryCatch(callback) {
      try {
        await callback();
      } catch (error) {
        OfficeHelpers.UI.notify(error);
        OfficeHelpers.Utilities.log(error);
      }
    }
  language: typescript
template:
  content: |+
    <section class="ms-font-m">
        <p>This sample shows how to import json data into a new table.</p>
    </section>

    <section class="samples ms-font-m">
        <h3>Try it out</h3>
        <button id="import-json-data" class="ms-Button">
            <span class="ms-Button-label">Import JSON data</span>
        </button>
    </section>

  language: html
style:
  content: |
    section.samples {
        margin-top: 20px;
    }

    section.samples .ms-Button, section.setup .ms-Button {
        display: block;
        margin-bottom: 5px;
        margin-left: 20px;
        min-width: 80px;
    }
  language: css
libraries: |
  https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/lib/1/hosted/office.js
  @types/office-js

  office-ui-fabric-js@1.4.0/dist/css/fabric.min.css
  office-ui-fabric-js@1.4.0/dist/css/fabric.components.min.css

  core-js@2.4.1/client/core.min.js
  @types/core-js

  @microsoft/office-js-helpers@0.7.4/dist/office.helpers.min.js
  @microsoft/office-js-helpers@0.7.4/dist/office.helpers.d.ts

  jquery@3.1.1
  @types/jquery@3.3.1