SF Helper Extension

SF Helper is a Visual Studio Code extension designed to streamline Salesforce development by providing quick access to common operations such as deploying, retrieving, running tests, executing anonymous code and managing debug logs.

Features

• Deploy Active File: Deploy the currently active Salesforce file.
• Deploy Active Folder: Deploy all files in the active folder.
• Retrieve Active File: Retrieve the currently active Salesforce file.
• Retrieve Active Folder: Retrieve all files in the active folder.
• Run Active Test Class: Run tests in the currently active test class.
• Deploy Custom Filepath: Deploy custom filepath.
• Retrieve Custom Filepath: Retrieve custom filepath.
• Execute Anonymous Apex Code: Execute anonymous Apex code.
• Monitor Debug Logs: Monitor debug logs in real-time.
• Delete All Debug Logs: Delete all debug logs from the org.
• Enable Org's Source Tracking: Enable org's source tracking.
• Disable Org's Source Tracking: Disable org's source tracking for faster deployments.

Prerequisites

Before using the SF Helper extension, ensure you have the following prerequisites installed:

1. Salesforce CLI: Install Salesforce CLI from the official Salesforce website (Salesforce CLI Installation).
2. Powershell (Windows): Make sure Powershell is installed and accessible from your terminal environment.

Installation

To install the SF Helper extension, follow these steps:

1. Launch Visual Studio Code.
2. Go to the Extensions view by clicking on the square icon on the sidebar or pressing Ctrl+Shift+X.
3. Search for "SF Helper" in the Extensions view search box.
4. Click on the Install button for the SF Helper extension.

Usage

Once installed, you can utilize the SF Helper extension using the following keyboard shortcuts or from the dropdown menu:

• Show All Options (Dropdown): Ctrl+' (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+' (Mac)
• Deploy Active File: Ctrl+Shift+1 (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+1 (Mac)
• Deploy Active Folder: Ctrl+Shift+2 (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+2 (Mac)
• Retrieve Active File: Ctrl+Shift+3 (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+3 (Mac)
• Retrieve Active Folder: Ctrl+Shift+4 (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+4 (Mac)
• Run Active Test Class: Ctrl+Shift+5 (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+5 (Mac)
• Deploy Custom Filepath: Ctrl+Shift+6 (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+6 (Mac)
• Retrieve Custom Filepath: Ctrl+Shift+7 (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+7 (Mac)
• Execute Anonymous Apex Code: Ctrl+Shift+8 (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+8 (Mac)
• Monitor Debug Logs: Ctrl+Shift+9 (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+9 (Mac)
• Delete All Debug Logs: (Dropdown Menu)
• Enable Org's Source Tracking: (Dropdown Menu)
• Disable Org's Source Tracking: (Dropdown Menu)

Contributions

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvement, feel free to contribute to the project by submitting bug reports or pull requests on the GitHub Repository.