pptx-gslides-manager/src/presentation/google/generateLink.js

Node.js library for uploading PPTX files to Google Slides, extracting slide shapes and tables, and managing slide decks.

const { google } = require("googleapis");


async function generateLink(auth, fileId) {
  const drive = google.drive({ version: 'v3', auth });

  try {
    // Update the file's permissions to make it viewable by anyone with the link
    await drive.permissions.create({
      fileId: fileId,
      requestBody: {
        role: 'reader',
        type: 'anyone',
      },
      supportsAllDrives: true,
    });

    // Generate the shareable link
    const result = await drive.files.get({
      fileId: fileId,
      fields: 'webViewLink, webContentLink',
      supportsAllDrives: true,
    });

    console.log('Generated shareable link:', result.data.webViewLink);
    return result.data.webViewLink; // or webContentLink for direct download
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error generating shareable link:', error.message);
    throw new Error('Failed to generate shareable link.');
  }  
}

module.exports = generateLink;