SPScript

SPScript is a JavaScript library meant to simplify working with the SharePoint REST API.

• Easy querying of list items
• Add and Update list items with a single line of code
• No more pulling out hair with working with SharePoint Search endpoints
• Profile service helpers
• Generic GET and POST helpers to simplify calling arbitrary endpoints
• Full intellisense in VSCode
• Works server-side in Node.js

For example, lets say you wanted to get all of the “Active” items in the “Tasks” list and set them to “Canceled”, then add a new item.

// Create an SPScript Context targeting your site
let ctx = SPScript.createContext("https://TENANT.shareoint.com/sites/YOURSITE");
let tasksList = ctx.lists("Tasks");

// Find all items in the "Tasks" list with a "Status" of "Active"
let activeTasks = await tasksList.findItems("Status", "Active");

// Loop through each task and update its Status
for (task of activeTasks) {
  await tasksList.updateItem(task.Id, { Status: "Canceled" });
}

//Add a new "Active" task
let newTask = await tasksList.addItem({
  Title: "Hello from SPScript",
  Status: "Active"
});Copy to clipboardErrorCopied

PnPJS Comparison

“Wait, isn’t this what PnPJS does too?”

Pretty much. But, PnPJS comes with an almost 200kB hit to your bundle size. SPScript is less than 30kB. That being said, PnPJS does WAAAY more than SPScript.

• If you are just trying to query some List Items or use the Search Service, then SPScript could be a way to improve performance.
• If you are trying to develop an advanced client-side provisioning application, go with PnPJS.