Integrating Google Sheets with Elixir's Phoenix Framework

The article guides readers through the process of taking data stored in Google Sheets and integrating it into a web application built with the Phoenix Framework. It highlights scenarios where moving away from spreadsheet management is beneficial, particularly for displaying attendance statistics and ship usage in a gaming context. The author outlines setup instructions including the use of various Elixir libraries, such as Goth for authentication, GoogleApi libraries for accessing Sheets and Drive, and Timex for date manipulation. The article elaborates on creating schemas in Elixir to manage this data, as well as providing code snippets for fetching and displaying spreadsheet data. After walking through the creation and manipulation of Google Sheets through Phoenix, the article concludes by suggesting future enhancements and confirming the approach's wide applicability beyond gaming.