Build your own dev tools with salesforce cli plugin generator

Build your own dev tools with salesforce cli plugin generator

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  Build your ownDEV tools with Salesforce CLI Plugin Generator Mohith Shrivastava Salesforce MVP Technical Architect @Codescience Twitter @msrivastav13
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  Thanks to our Sponsors!
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  Agenda • Introduction ToSalesforce CLI • Salesforce CLI Architecture • Introduction To SalesforceDX Plugin • Why Build a Custom Plugin ? • Generating a Custom Plugin • Accessing Salesforce APIs In Custom Plugin • Test , Debug and Release Custom Plugins • Additional Reading
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  Introduction To SalesforceCLI • Salesforce CLI is based on Open Source Heroku Oclif Project • Oclif is a framework for Building Command Line Interface Using Nodejs framework • Install SFDX CLI depending on Operating System using npm or from developer site • To find the version you are on run below sfdx --version
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  Salesforce CLI Architecture Credits- Salesforce Developer Evangelist Team (https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2018/05/create-your-first- salesforce-cli-plugin.html)
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  Introduction To SalesforceDXPlugin • list all plugins using sfdx plugins • 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 • Docs for every command are part of CLI .You can help of any command with --help • Provides command to generate a custom plugin
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  Why Build aCustom Plugin? • While salesforce covers common use cases there might be one of requirements specific to your need for CI pipeline. • Useful if you want to automate multiple salesforce provided commands in one single command • Handy if you want to build a command that involves operations with multiple orgs • Build your own developer tools using metadata and tooling apis (Desktop tools using Electron or Tools for Editors like VScode)
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  Generating a CustomPlugin • sfdx plugins:generate - Provides ability to scaffold a custom plugin project • Let’s create one now • Link using sfdx plugins:link
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  DEMO
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  Accessing Salesforce APIsIn Custom Plugin • One can access Salesforce metadata , tooling , analytics , ui , soap and rest using jsforce library provided by the CLI • The custom plugins can use session from the cli or establish new connections using • sfdx-core npm provides utilities for establishing connection,manage orgs • sfdx Command npm provides the utilities like table rendering , spinners
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  Test, Debug andRelease • Compile code using yarn prepack • We can debug using vscode node debugger .Run the command and use followed by <command> --dev-suspend • Release a plugin using npm publish
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  DEMO MO-DX-PLUGIN &DX CODE COMPANIONS
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  Additional Reading Plugin developmentdeveloper guide Salesforce Plugin Generator Project Salesforce Command NPM Salesforce Core NPM Dreamforce 2018 Talk
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  Q & A
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  Thank You