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Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code

This extension pack includes tools for developing on the Salesforce platform in the lightweight, extensible VS Code editor. These tools provide features for working with development orgs (scratch orgs, sandboxes, and DE orgs), Apex, Lightning web components, Aura components, Visualforce, and SOQL.

Prerequisites

Before you set up Salesforce Extensions for VS Code, make sure that you have these essentials.

• Salesforce CLI Before you use Salesforce Extensions for VS Code, set up Salesforce CLI. • A Salesforce DX project Open your Salesforce DX project in a directory that contains an sfdx-project.json file. Otherwise, some features don't work. If you don't already have a Salesforce DX project, create one with the SFDX: Create Project command (for development against scratch orgs) or the SFDX: Create Project with Manifest command (for development against sandboxes or DE orgs). Or, see create a Salesforce DX project for information about setting up a project using Salesforce CLI. • Java Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit

Some features in Salesforce Extensions for VS Code depend upon the Java Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK). You need to have version 11 or higher of the JDK installed.

If you don't already have version 11 or higher of the JDK installed, we recommend you install Java 21 from Java 21 Downloads.

If you also use other versions of the JDK, set your VS Code user setting salesforcedx-vscode-apex.java.home to point to the location where you installed Java.

• Visual Studio Code (latest - 2) - You must be within 2 months of the latest VSCode version

Documentation

For documentation, visit the Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code documentation site.

Open Source

• Roadmap • GitHub Repository

Bugs and Feedback

To report issues with Salesforce Extensions for VS Code, open a bug on GitHub. If you would like to suggest a feature, create a feature request on GitHub.

Included Extensions

The Salesforce Extension Pack installs these extensions.

• Salesforce CLI This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-core) interacts with Salesforce CLI to provide core functionality. • Agentforce DX This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-agents) provides tools for developing Agentforce agents, including syntax highlighting. • Apex This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-apex) uses the Apex Language Server to provide features such as syntax highlighting and code completion. • Apex Testing This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-apex-testing) provides Apex test execution and management features for VS Code. • Apex OpenAPI Specification This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-apex-oas) provides OpenAPI spec support for Apex. • Salesforce Apex Log This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-apex-log) provides Apex debug log viewing and analysis. • Apex Replay Debugger This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-apex-replay-debugger) enables VS Code to replay Apex execution from Apex debug logs. • Lightning Web Components This extension supports Lightning web component bundles. It uses the HTML language server from VS Code. • Aura Components This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-lightning) supports Aura component bundles. It uses the HTML language server from VS Code. • Salesforce Org Management This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-org) provides org management and switching features. • Visualforce This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-visualforce) supports Visualforce pages and components. It uses the Visualforce Language Server and the HTML language server from VS Code. • Salesforce Metadata This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-metadata) provides metadata operations for Salesforce development in VS Code. • Salesforce Services This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-services) provides core services used by other Salesforce extensions. • SOQL This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-soql) enables you to interactively build a SOQL query via a form-based visual editor, view the query as you build, and save query results to a .csv or .json file. If the query is not a file on disk, export prompts for a name and folder like SFDX: Create Query in SOQL Builder. • Salesforce Org Browser This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-org-browser) lets you view and retrieve metadata from your Salesforce org. • Salesforce Lightning Design System (SLDS) Validator This extension (salesforce-vscode-slds) simplifies working with the Salesforce Lightning Design System (SLDS). It provides code completion, syntax highlighting, and validation with recommended tokens and utility classes. • Agentforce Vibes This extension (salesforcedx-einstein-gpt) uses generative AI to make Salesforce development in Visual Studio Code richer with features such as a Dev Assistant that helps with writing, documenting, and understanding code. It also provides inline autocompletion, and test case generation for Apex and LWC code. • Agentforce Vibes Autocomplete This extension (agentforce-vibes-autocomplete) uses generative AI to provide inline code autocompletion for Salesforce development in Visual Studio Code. • Salesforce Code Analyzer This extension (sfdx-code-analyzer-vscode) scans your code using multiple rule engines to produce lists of violations that you can use to improve your code. v5 also includes all the functionality of the ESLint and Apex PMD extensions. Now, the Salesforce Code Analyzer extension statically analyzes both your Apex and JavaScript code to quickly find problems. • Salesforce Apex Language Server (Typescript) This extension (apex-language-server-extension) provides the Apex Language Server for syntax analysis and IntelliSense. • Salesforce Metadata Visualizer This extension (salesforcedx-metadata-visualizer-vscode) creates visual diagrams of metadata in real-time, making it easier to understand its structure and relationships compared to reviewing raw metadata files. You can visualize metadata generated by AI using Agentforce Vibes or from your SFDX project, enabling you to easily understand and…

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