Use SalesforceXytoolsForSublime to develop SFDC

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Use SalesforceXytoolsForSublime to develop SFDC

Topic

  1. create/update/delete/refresh local file : ApexClass, ApexTrigger, ApexPage, ApexComponent
  2. Diff between localhost and server
  3. Open metadata in sfdc
  4. Deploy : ApexClass, ApexTrigger, ApexPage, ApexComponent, Lightning
  5. Run Test Class

Environment

  • Make sure you can login your sfdc. Test it : SFDC-XY > Login SFDC

Start Develope

Create ApexClass

This is an example of batch apexclass.

Step1. New ApexClass

Metadata > New ApexClass

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Tips : Create ApexClass, ApexTrigger, ApexPage, ApexComponent in the same way

Step2. Select Apex template

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Tips: search batch

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Input your batch name

global class SampleBatch1 implements Database.Batchable<sObject> {
    
    String query;
    
    global SampleBatch1() {
        
    }
    
    global Database.QueryLocator start(Database.BatchableContext BC) {
        return Database.getQueryLocator(query);
    }

    global void execute(Database.BatchableContext BC, List<sObject> scope) {
    
    }
    
    global void finish(Database.BatchableContext BC) {
        
    }
    
}

Update ApexClass

Change your apexclass,

Right click, SFDC-XY Metadata > Save To Server

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Refresh From Server

Right click, SFDC-XY Metadata > Refresh From Server

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Delete

Right click, SFDC-XY Metadata > Delete this metadata(Danger)

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It will pop up a dialog like this.

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Diff between localhost and server

Config your Winmerge

Project Setting > Open Project Config file

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set your winmerge like below.

.......
    "app": {
        "Bash": "cmd /k cd /d {file_dir}", 
        "winmerge": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\WinMerge\\WinMergeU.exe", 
        "notepad": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Notepad++\\notepad++.exe {file_name}"
    }, 
.......

Diff source

Right click, SFDC-XY Metadata > Diff with Server

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if you do not set winmerge, it will use simple diff.

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Find your source in sfdc

Right click, SFDC-XY Metadata > Save To Server

It will go to sfdc source page.

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Deploy To SFDC

There are some different between Deploy and save.

Right click, SFDC-XY Metadata > Deploy To Server(Ant Migration Tool)

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There 4 ways to deploy to sfdc server. If you select check only , it never actually saves to the server.

  • Deploy Open Files To Server:

  • Deploy Open Files To Server(check only):

  • Deploy Current File To Server : xxx.cls

  • Deploy Current File To Server : xxx.cls(check only)

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Deploy the folder

choose your folder or source in sublime folders, then right click.

Find the menu : Sfdc-Xy > Deploy Directory To SFDC

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Run Test Class

Right click, SFDC-XY Run > Run Test Class

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Summary

Project

New Project

Project > New Project Input your project directory, and create your sfdc project

Switch Project

Project > Switch Project

Retrieve Source

Project > Retrieve Source Select metatdata type, and click Start To Retrieve to retrieve source. The old source src directory will be remove to src_backup

Retrieve Source zip

Project > Retrieve Source.zip Input your project directory, and retrieve zip.

Reload Metadata Cache

Project > Reload Metadata Cache Not need to Reload Metadata Cache.

Metadata

Create ApexClass, ApexTrigger, ApexPage, ApexComponent

Metadata > New ApexClass Metadata > New ApexTrigger Metadata > New ApexPage Metadata > New ApexComponent

Refresh Source

Metadata > Refresh From Server

Diff with Server

Metadata > Diff with Server If you want to use winmerge to check the different between local and server, Please config /.xyconfig/xyconfig.json, set winmerge. If you set winmerge blank, it will diff in sublime.

Tips: You must use \\ if you use Windows, such as "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\WinMerge\\WinMergeU.exe"

Save To Server

Metadata > Save To Server

Deploy To Server

Please use Migration Tools to deploy sources. Migration Tool > Ant Migration Tool