Performs a basic Word API call using TypeScript.

Basic API call (TypeScript).WORD.yaml

name: Basic API call (TypeScript)
description: Performs a basic Word API call using TypeScript.
host: WORD
api_set: {}
script:
  content: |
    $("#run").click(() => tryCatch(run));

    async function run() {
      // Gets the current selection and changes the font color to red.
      await Word.run(async (context) => {
        const range = context.document.getSelection();
        range.font.color = "red";
        range.load("text");

        await context.sync();

        console.log(`The selected text was "${range.text}".`);
      });
    }

    /** Default helper for invoking an action and handling errors. */
    async function tryCatch(callback) {
      try {
        await callback();
      } catch (error) {
        // Note: In a production add-in, you'd want to notify the user through your add-in's UI.
        console.error(error);
      }
    }
  language: typescript
template:
  content: |-
    <section class="ms-font-m">
        This sample executes a code snippet that prints the selected text to the console. Make sure to enter and select text before clicking "Print selection".
    </section>
    <button id="run" class="ms-Button">
        <span class="ms-Button-label">Print selection</span>
    </button>
  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

  [email protected]/dist/css/fabric.min.css
  [email protected]/dist/css/fabric.components.min.css

  [email protected]/client/core.min.js
  @types/core-js

  [email protected]
  @types/[email protected]