✨ Add time-driven triggers programmatically

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The current version requires users to create their time-driven triggers manually from their Apps Script dashboard.

In fact, the time-driven triggers can be also created and deleted triggers programmatically with the Script service. Start by calling ScriptApp.newTrigger(functionName), which returns a TriggerBuilder.

The following example shows how to create two time-driven triggers—one that fires every 6 hours, and one that fires every Monday at 9 a.m. (in the time zone that your script is set to).

/**
 * Creates two time-driven triggers.
 */
function createTimeDrivenTriggers() {
  // Trigger every 6 hours.
  ScriptApp.newTrigger('myFunction')
      .timeBased()
      .everyHours(6)
      .create();

  // Trigger every Monday at 09:00.
  ScriptApp.newTrigger('myFunction')
      .timeBased()
      .onWeekDay(ScriptApp.WeekDay.MONDAY)
      .atHour(9)
      .create();
}

Reference: Managing triggers programmatically | Google Developers

New users can set up our script more easily, if a new function for trigger creation is added.