Apps Script - Can't use google.script.run from within a js function in an html template?

Question

UPDATED: This is totally possible. I just was closing the host window before the async method completed. My interpretation was that the running context would persist, even i

Answer 1

Instead of using HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile you could use:

 HtmlService.createHtmlOutputFromFile('simpleDialog');

Here you can find more information about this function https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/html/