requirePresentation

function requirePresentation(
  value: unknown,
  message: string = "Required Presentation object is missing or invalid."
): GoogleAppsScript.Slides.Presentation;

An Apps Script service object has no constructor a script can test against, so the guard looks for the methods that define the type — getId, getSlides. A stub that implements them passes, which is what makes code using this guard testable outside the runtime.

isX and nonX answer a question and never interrupt control flow; requireX and requireNonX hand the value back or throw. The scheme is explained in Validation conventions.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`value`	`unknown`	The value to validate.
`message` (optional) `= "Required Presentation object is missing or invalid."`	`string`	The message of the exception. A default is used when omitted.

Returns

GoogleAppsScript.Slides.Presentation — the same value, typed as a presentation.

Throws

Exception	Condition
`InvalidPresentationException`	the value is not a presentation.

Examples

What passes and what does not

const presentation = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation();

requirePresentation(presentation); // => presentation
requirePresentation({}); // throws InvalidPresentationException
requirePresentation(null); // throws InvalidPresentationException

Source

src/appsscript/slide/requirePresentation.ts

23 September 2026

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