sf-fx-runtime-nodejs

Building

$ npm ci && npm run build && npm link

Create a function using a template

• Install the sfdx cli via npm
• Install the functions plugin sfdx plugins:install @salesforce/plugin-functions
• Generate a project and a function:

$ cd ~/
$ sfdx generate:project -n myproject
$ cd myproject
$ sfdx generate:function --language=javascript --name=nodejsfunction

Using

$ sf-fx-runtime-nodejs serve ~/myproject/functions/nodejsfunction

Invoke with fake data

$ ./invoke.sh "localhost:8080" "{}"

Invoke against a scratch org

Generate a scratch org using a dev hub:

$ sfdx plugins:install @salesforce/plugin-functions
$ cat > /tmp/project-scratch-def.json << EOF
{
  "orgName": "My company",
  "edition": "Developer",
  "features": ["EnableSetPasswordInApi"],
  "settings": {
    "lightningExperienceSettings": {
      "enableS1DesktopEnabled": true
    },
    "mobileSettings": {
      "enableS1EncryptedStoragePref2": false
    }
  }
}
EOF
$ sfdx force:auth:web:login -d -a MyHub
$ sfdx force:org:create -s -f /tmp/project-scratch-def.json -a MyScratchOrg

Verify the org was created correctly:

$ sfdx force:org:list --all | grep MyScratchOrg
(U)  MyScratchOrg  test-<uuid>@example.com  <SFDC ID> Active   2021-08-02

Invoke your local function with your scratch org:

$ sfdx run:function -l http://localhost:8080 -p '{}' -o MyScratchOrg

Release

Bumping versions

In order to bump a version, update the CHANGELOG.md and the package.json. You will also need to tag the release. Run the following script:

$ npm run bump -- $VERSION

Note: the format should be x.y.z-ext. There is no need to include the v in the version number.

Create a pull request with the created changes. The branch can be named release-vx.y.z. In the PR subject, name it Release vx.y.z with the version release.

Creating a release

Once the release's pull request is merged, update your local main branch. Before releasing, you'll need to get S3 access on your local machine.

Set up a sf-fx-ea profile using credentials in lastpass (sf-fx-nodejs-internal-early-access). Verify that it works:

$ aws sts get-caller-identity --profile sf-fx-ea > /dev/null && echo $?
0

Make sure you've got access to release the NPM package:

$ npm access ls-packages @heroku | grep sf-fx-runtime-nodejs
  "@heroku/sf-fx-runtime-nodejs": "read-write"

You'll be asked for your NPM two-factor authentication code when releasing. To release, run:

$ npm run release

The script will build the relase, push it up to S3, create a git tag, and push up the release to GitHub.

After the package has been pushed, you'll need to release a new version of the buildpack in github.com/heroku/buildpacks-nodejs.

Example Functions

This library supports functions using both JavaScript Modules / ESM AND CommonJS / Node modules. Salesforce functions is transitioning from CommonJS / Node modules to JavaScript Modules / ESM, where newer functions will use the latter, older functions the former. Examples of each follow.

JavaScript Modules / ESM

package.json

{
  "name": "nodejs-example-function",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "type": "module",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "yahoo-stock-prices": "^1.1.0"
  }
}

index.js

import yahooStockPrices from "yahoo-stock-prices";

export default function (event, context, logger) => {
    logger.info("I'm logging stuff!");
    return yahooStockPrices.getCurrentData("CRM");
}

Node Modules / CommonJS

package.json

{
  "name": "nodejs-example-function",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "yahoo-stock-prices": "^1.1.0"
  }
}

index.js

const yahooStockPrices = require("yahoo-stock-prices");

module.exports = (event, context, logger) => {
    logger.info("I'm logging stuff!");
    return yahooStockPrices.getCurrentData("CRM");
}

Dev

Install Dependencies

$ npm install

Linting and Formatting

You can lint files with eslint like so:

$ npm run lint

We also use prettier to auto-format code. You can run that with

$ npm run format:fix

Tests

This will start our wiremock server and run the mocha tests:

$ npm run test

To run the mocha tests without booting wiremock (say you are running your own):

$ npm run mocha

Mocks

We use wiremock to provide a fake salesforce API during test and local dev.

Start the mock server with:

$ npm run wiremock

You can view mappings on disk at mappings/ and on the server (if it is running) at http://localhost:8080/__admin.

Recording new mocks

Get the URL of your salesforce scratch org:

$ sfdx force:org:display -u MyScratchOrg | grep "Instance Url"
Instance Url     https://<my-url>-dev-ed.cs45.my.salesforce.com/

following the wiremock docs on recording boot your wiremock server and navigate to http://localhost:8080/__admin/recorder. In the browser enter the URL of your salesforce scratch org. Using the above example it would be https://<my-url>-dev-ed.cs45.my.salesforce.com/

Now write your test as you normally would and point your url at your wiremock port (http://localhost:8080). Any requests made to this port will be forwarded to your salesforce url. The response will be recorded an a "scratch mapping" automatically generated.

When you've recorded a scratch mapping you want to use, rename it something descriptive before committing it. Also edit the mapping to remove the default "ignoreExtraElements": true declaration in bodyPatterns as it's been a source of issues where wiremock should have failed, but did not.

Tip: You can focus one specific test by passing the -g flag into mocha along with the name of the test. For example to run only the "invalid version" test you could run:

$ npm run mocha -- -g "invalid version"

> sf-fx-runtime-nodejs@0.1.1-ea test
> mocha "-g" "invalid version"



  DataApi Class
    create()
      invalid version
        ✓ throws a not found error


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