Build your own dev tools with salesforce cli plugin generator
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The document outlines the process of building custom developer tools using the Salesforce CLI and its plugin generator. It covers the architecture of Salesforce CLI, the usefulness of custom plugins, and the steps to generate, access Salesforce APIs, test, and release custom plugins. The content also emphasizes the ability to automate Salesforce commands and create tools tailored to specific requirements.
Build your own dev tools with salesforce cli plugin generator
- 1. Build your own DEV tools with Salesforce CLI Plugin Generator Mohith Shrivastava Salesforce MVP Technical Architect @Codescience Twitter @msrivastav13
- 3. Agenda ā¢ Introduction To Salesforce CLI ā¢ Salesforce CLI Architecture ā¢ Introduction To SalesforceDX Plugin ā¢ Why Build a Custom Plugin ? ā¢ Generating a Custom Plugin ā¢ Accessing Salesforce APIs In Custom Plugin ā¢ Test , Debug and Release Custom Plugins ā¢ Additional Reading
- 4. Introduction To Salesforce CLI ā¢ Salesforce CLI is based on Open Source Heroku Oclif Project ā¢ Oclif is a framework for Building Command Line Interface Using Nodejs framework ā¢ Install SFDX CLI depending on Operating System using npm or from developer site ā¢ To find the version you are on run below sfdx --version
- 5. Salesforce CLI Architecture Credits - Salesforce Developer Evangelist Team (https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2018/05/create-your-first- salesforce-cli-plugin.html)
- 6. Introduction To SalesforceDX Plugin ā¢ list all plugins using sfdx plugins ā¢ salesforcedx plugin provides commands to create scratch orgs , authenticate to any orgs , work with salesforce metadata (retrieve , deploy , convert to dx source format) and many more ā¢ Docs for every command are part of CLI .You can help of any command with --help ā¢ Provides command to generate a custom plugin
- 7. Why Build a Custom Plugin? ā¢ While salesforce covers common use cases there might be one of requirements specific to your need for CI pipeline. ā¢ Useful if you want to automate multiple salesforce provided commands in one single command ā¢ Handy if you want to build a command that involves operations with multiple orgs ā¢ Build your own developer tools using metadata and tooling apis (Desktop tools using Electron or Tools for Editors like VScode)
- 8. Generating a Custom Plugin ā¢ sfdx plugins:generate - Provides ability to scaffold a custom plugin project ā¢ Letās create one now ā¢ Link using sfdx plugins:link
- 9. DEMO
- 10. Accessing Salesforce APIs In Custom Plugin ā¢ One can access Salesforce metadata , tooling , analytics , ui , soap and rest using jsforce library provided by the CLI ā¢ The custom plugins can use session from the cli or establish new connections using ā¢ sfdx-core npm provides utilities for establishing connection,manage orgs ā¢ sfdx Command npm provides the utilities like table rendering , spinners
- 11. Test, Debug and Release ā¢ Compile code using yarn prepack ā¢ We can debug using vscode node debugger .Run the command and use followed by <command> --dev-suspend ā¢ Release a plugin using npm publish
- 12. DEMO MO-DX-PLUGIN & DX CODE COMPANIONS
- 13. Additional Reading Plugin development developer guide Salesforce Plugin Generator Project Salesforce Command NPM Salesforce Core NPM Dreamforce 2018 Talk
- 14. Q & A
- 15. Thank You