Office-Addin-Dev-Settings

Provides the ability to configure developer settings for Office Add-ins.

Command-Line Interface

• appcontainer
• clear
• debugging
• live-reload
• register
• registered
• runtime-log
• sideload
• source-bundle-url
• unregister
• webview

appcontainer

Display or configure settings related to the appcontainer for an Office Add-in.

Syntax:

office-addin-dev-settings appcontainer <manifest> [options]

manifest: path to manifest file.

Without options, displays the appcontainer name.

Notes:

• Without options, displays the appcontainer name and whether access to localhost is allowed.
• The appcontainer must be registered in order to allow access to loopback addresses.

Options:

--loopback

Allow access to loopback addresses such as localhost.

--prevent-loopback

Prevent access to loopback addresses such as localhost.

clear

Clear developer settings for the Office Add-in.

Syntax:

office-addin-debugging clear <manifest>

manifest: path to manifest file.

debugging

Display or configure debugging settings for an Office Add-in.

Syntax:

office-addin-dev-settings debugging <manifest> [options]

manifest: path to manifest file.

Without options, displays whether debugging is enabled.

Notes:

These settings do not apply when the Office Add-in runs in a web browser or WebView control.

Options:

--disable

Disable debugging for the Office Add-in.

--enable

Enable debugging for the Office Add-in.

--debug-method <method>

Specifies which debug method to use:

• direct: debug directly using the JavaScript engine.
• web: debug using the JavaScript engine in a web browser or Node.

live-reload

Display or configure settings related to live reload for an Office Add-in.

Syntax:

office-addin-dev-settings live-reload <manifest> [options]

manifest: path to manifest file.

Without options, displays whether live reload is enabled.

Options:

--disable

Disable live-reload for the Office Add-in.

--enable

Enable live-reload for the Office Add-in.

m365-account

Logs in or out of the m365 account used to sideload json manifests

Syntax:

office-addin-dev-settings m365-account <operation>

operation: 'login' or 'logout'

register

Registers an Office Add-in for development.

Syntax:

office-addin-dev-settings register <manifest> [options]

manifest: path to manifest file.

registered

Displays the Office Add-ins registered for development.

Syntax:

office-addin-dev-settings registered [options]

runtime-log

Use the command to enable or disable writing any Office Add-in runtime events to a log file. Without options, it displays whether runtime logging is enabled.

Notes:

The setting is not specific to a particular Office Add-in. It applies to the runtime and will show information for all Office Add-ins.

Syntax:

office-addin-dev-settings runtime-log [options]

Without options, displays whether runtime logging is enabled and the log file path (if enabled).

Options:

--disable

Disable runtime logging.

--enable [path]

Enable runtime logging.

• path: Specify the path to the log file. If not specified, uses "OfficeAddins.log.txt" in the TEMP folder.

sideload

Start Office and open a document so the Office Add-in is loaded.

Syntax:

office-addin-dev-settings sideload <manifest> [app-type] [options]

manifest: path to manifest file.

app-type: host application type to sideload ("desktop" or "web").

Note:

If the add-in supports more than one Office app and the app-type is "desktop", the command will prompt to choose the app unless the --app parameter is provided.

Options:

-a --app

Specify the Office application to load.

-d --document

Specify the document to sideload. The document option can either be the local path to a document or a url.

source-bundle-url

Configure the url used to obtain the source bundle from the packager for an Office Add-in.

The url is composed as:

http://HOST:PORT/PATH EXTENSION

• HOST: host name; default is localhost
• PORT: port number; default is 8081
• PATH: path
• EXTENSION: extension (including period); default is .bundle

Syntax:

office-addin-dev-settings source-bundle-url [options]

Without options, displays the current source-bundle-url settings.

Options:

-h <name>
--host <name>

Specify the host name or "" to use the default.

-p <number>
--port <number>

Specify the port number (0 to 65535) or "" to use the default.

--path <path>

Specify the path or "" to use the default.

-e <string>
--extension <string>

Specify the extension (which should start with a period) or "" to use the default.

unregister

Unregisters an Office Add-in for development.

Syntax:

office-addin-dev-settings register <manifest> [options]

manifest: path to manifest file.

webview

Switches the webview runtime in Office for testing and development scenarios.

Office must be running on the Beta channel to switch runtimes

Syntax:

office-addin-dev-settings webview <manifest> <web-view-type>

manifest: path to manifest file.

web-view-type: Office webview to load ('edge' or 'edge-chromium, 'edge-legacy', 'ie', or 'default').