README.md

Salesforce-sfdx orb

Install, authenticate with, and utilize the Salesforce sf CLI on CircleCI with ease.

Note This orb was updated in September 2023 to use the sf cli instead of sfdx Commands are backwards compatible and you can call them using sf or sfdx More information can be found here on the developer.salesforce.com website

Orb Registry

Read the full automated documentation live on the Orb Registry: https://circleci.com/developer/orbs/orb/circleci/salesforce-sfdx#usage-create_open_delete_scratch

Prerequisites

1. Enable Dev Hub
2. Create a private key with OpenSSL
3. Create a connected app

Base64 encode your private key

Navigate to the directory containing the self signed certificate files you created earlier and enter the following command: base64 server.key. Once you have the base64 encoded value, copy it for the next step.

Add environment variables

https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/env-vars/#setting-an-environment-variable-in-a-project

• SFDX_JWT_KEY This value must contain the base64 encoded value of the private server.key file.
• SFDX_CONSUMER_KEY The consumer key of the connected app for salesforce

Example

version: 2.1
  orbs:
    sfdx: circleci/[email protected]
  jobs:
    install_authenticate:
      executor: sfdx/default
      steps:
        - checkout
        - sfdx/install
        - sfdx/auth:
            defaultusername: [email protected]
        - run:
            name: Run your SF commands here
            command: |
              echo "You now have access to the sf cli and may execute commands against it. https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_unified.htm"
              sf auth list
  workflows:
    basic-test:
      jobs:
        - install_authenticate

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