Salesforce.com Continuous Integration
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This document discusses continuous integration practices and setup. It describes maintaining a single source code repository, minimizing branches, testing in a clone of production. Continuous integration tools are installed on a server to periodically check source code and perform builds when changes are merged. The document outlines challenges of sharing sandboxes in a cloud environment and proposes a solution called Sandbox Synchronizer to track changes across developer sandboxes. It provides an overview of setting up continuous integration, including establishing collaboration rules, installing necessary tools, and coaching developers on the new process.
Salesforce.com Continuous Integration
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- 2. Corporate Presentation Continuous Integration | Practice
- 3. 3 Continuous Integration | Practice (1/3) PROVEN AND MATURE CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION PRACTICE, FINE TUNED ALONG SEVERAL YEARS AND ACROSS MULTIPLE PROJECTS Maintain a single source code repository Keep the use of branches to a minimum Test in a clone of the production environment Allow everyone to easily see the state of the system and the changes that have been made to it PRINCIPLES Two development environments (master and branch) Code is checked-in to a shared source repository Continuous integration (CI) tool is installed on a server, and it periodically checks the source code The CI tool retrieves the changes and performs a build against an integration environment sandbox IMPLEMENTATION Software engineering practice to merge (and test) developers’ work in a shared environment several times a day Increase Productivity Enables shorter development cycles and more frequent releases with new features Reduce Risk Reduces uncertainty: the team knows what works and what does not before going live Improve Quality Makes easier to find and fix bugs because code is integrated frequently long before the go live
- 4. 4 Continuous Integration | Practice (2/3) ON-PREMISES OR CLOUD CLOUDCLOUD CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION ARCHITECTURE AND TOOLS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATION INTEGRATION ENVIRONMENT DEV ENVIRONMENT TOOLS INTEGRATION SANDBOX DEV SANDBOX
- 5. 5 Continuous Integration | Practice (3/3) Our Solution: Sandbox Synchronizer CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION CLOUD CHALLENGE Developers must share Sandboxes Geographically spread development resources What is the Cloud challenge? Not enough sandboxes with storage capacity for the business data that developers need to do their work CONSTRAINTS API DEVELOPERS PROCESS Plugin ReportsCustom Objects 1. Mark File Developer marks the file that needs to be changed using the Sandbox Synchronizer 2. Refresh GIT Developer updates the code from GIT using GIT client 3. Copy code to GIT Local Developer copies the code to GIT client (can use Sandbox Synchronizer to do it) 4. Commit to GIT Developer commits the code in GIT 5. Unmark File Developer unmarks the file that was commited with Sandbox Synchronizer Fully trackable Governance KPIs
- 7. 7 Continuous Integration | Setup (1/2) People Tools Process Dimensions People Process Tools Establish rules regarding DEV collaboration and code promotion Check in / out Error correction after running automatic builds Coach the DEV team regarding the new DEV collaboration process Monitor and maintain CI process running Analyse Release Plan Evaluate branching needs due to minor releases (Fast Tracks) Design the new Continuous Integration process Implement the new Continuous Integration process Install the necessary tools to support the process Include Right IT Services plugin Integrate the various tools Test the “workflow”
- 8. 8 Continuous Integration | Setup (2/2) PROJECT PROCESS SETUP TOOLS SETUP PEOPLE COACHING Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT RELEASE MANAGEMENT/EXECUTION CI Setup Plan Profile CI Specialist Master Continuous Integration principles Master the tools needed for a Continuous Integration technical process Skills 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 Process Design Tools Configured and Integrated Deliverables 100% DEV Team Coached Environment Design and Plan Release Plan and Deployment
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