Multi-page site in Google Apps Script: How to invoke doGet() through jquery or javascript?

Question

I want to build multi-page sites using Google Apps Script. To do this, I would like to exploit the ability of doGet() to process query strings. I am aware of at

Answer 1

Aha! The above code will work properly if you change

window.open(newURL,"_self");

to

window.open(newURL,"_top");

I am not sure why "_top" is necessary, but in the example code above, it makes all the difference: doGet() is invoked with the proper query string, resulting in the expected page being served. Hooray! This approach to serving new web pages on the fly provides a powerful alternative to templated HTML. Enjoy!