Show a Sheet Toast for Progress

Long-running menu actions feel broken without feedback. SpreadsheetApp.toast pops a small notice in the lower-right — perfect for "started / done / N rows" without opening a dialog.

What you'll need

A container-bound spreadsheet script (toasts need an active spreadsheet)
A short message users will actually read

How to use this snippet

function sheetToast(message, title, timeoutSeconds) {
  title = title || 'NitroGAS';
  timeoutSeconds = (timeoutSeconds == null) ? 5 : timeoutSeconds;
  SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().toast(message, title, timeoutSeconds);
}

function syncFromMenu() {
  sheetToast('Starting sync…', 'Import', 3);
  // … work …
  sheetToast('Done — 42 rows updated', 'Import', 5);
}

Tips:

Keep messages short; toasts aren't a log viewer.
Pass -1 as timeout to keep the toast until the user dismisses it (handy for errors).

Happy Coding!

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