Lets learn how to create Salesforce project in visual studio code editor
- Install sfdx-cli on your pc by typing command in terminal > npm install -g sfdx-cli
- Verify installation is complete > sfdx -version
- Install the Salesforce Extension Pack, inside vscode > extensions > Salesforce Extension Pack
- Create sfdx project in vscode
- press cmd+shift+p inside vscode
- select SFDX: Create Project
- Enter name and press enter
- Search project-scratch-def.json file
- Edit orgName
- Connect VS code to salesforce org
- press cmd+shift+p inside vscode
- Type
SFDX: Authorize an Org - Press enter (accept default URL link)
- Enter alias as vscodeIntegration
- Grant access, through login page for salesforce sandbox
- Above vscode screenshot shows that integration is succesfull
- Create salesforce code in VS Code
- Create apex class
- Right click on force-app > classes and select apex class
- Enter name of class say AccountService > press enter
- Replace newly created .cls code with
public with sharing class AccountService { public static List<Account> AccountService() { List<Account> acct = [SELECT Name FROM Account Limit 4]; return acct; } }
- Right click on force-app > classes and select apex class
- Create apex class
- Deploy code to salesforce sandbox
- Right click the classes folder and select deploy to org option
- Verify its deployed by checking in sandbox > setup > devloper console> file > open > classes > AccountService
- Create sfdx project in vscode with Manifest Settings
- Advantage, this gives better control what all the files that you want to retrieve from Org, which is managed by manifest.xml
- press cmd+shift+p inside vscode
- select SFDX: Create Project with Manifest
- select standard project template
- Enter name and press enter
- Follow the above steps to connect to Org
- Retrieve code from source Org
- After org connection is successful
- Right click on package.xml file and retrieve from Org
- Below command can also be used to retrieve from Org, in terminal of VS Code > sfdx force:source:retrieve –metadata ApexClass:classname
