MDAPI Diff

Professional Salesforce metadata comparison tool for VS Code. Compare local MDAPI files with Salesforce org metadata instantly.

Features

• Right-click Compare: Compare any Salesforce metadata file with your org version
• Smart Caching: Reduces org access requests with intelligent caching
• Whitespace-Aware: Optional whitespace-aware diff comparison
• Private Files: Retrieved org files stay in memory - never written to disk
• Backup Creation: Automatic backups when applying org changes
• Error Recovery: Comprehensive retry mechanisms and error handling

Supported File Types

Supports all major Salesforce metadata types including:

• Apex Classes (.cls)
• Apex Triggers (.trigger)
• Visualforce Pages (.page)
• Lightning Components (.cmp, .app)
• Custom Objects (.object)
• Flows (.flow)
• Permission Sets (.permissionset)
• And many more...

Getting Started

1. Install the extension
2. Open a Salesforce project in VS Code
3. Authenticate with your org: sf org login web
4. Right-click any metadata file and select "MDAPI Diff"

Requirements

• Salesforce CLI installed and configured
• Authenticated connection to at least one Salesforce org

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• mdapiDiff.enabled: Enable/disable the extension
• mdapiDiff.ignoreWhitespace: Ignore whitespace differences in diff view
• mdapiDiff.orgCacheDuration: Cache duration for connected orgs
• mdapiDiff.createBackups: Create backup files before applying changes

Commands

• MDAPI Diff: Compare local file with org version
• Select Salesforce Org: Choose which org to compare against
• Refresh Connected Orgs: Refresh the list of available orgs

Release Notes

1.0.3

Initial release with full Salesforce metadata comparison capabilities.

Enjoy comparing your Salesforce metadata! 🚀