apex Commands | Salesforce CLI Command Reference

force:apex:class:create

Creates an Apex class in the specified directory or the current working directory. If you don’t explicitly set the API version, it defaults to the current API version. The .cls file and associated metadata file are created.

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If not supplied, the apiversion, template, and outputdir use default values.

The outputdir can be an absolute path or relative to the current working directory.

Examples:

1$ sfdx force:apex:class:create -n MyClass

1$ sfdx force:apex:class:create -n MyClass -d classes

Command Syntax

sfdx force:apex:class:create: [--json]; [--loglevel LOGLEVEL]; -n CLASSNAME; [-t TEMPLATE]; [-d OUTPUTDIR]; [--apiversion APIVERSION]

Parameters

--json: Optional; Format output as JSON.; Type: boolean
--loglevel LOGLEVEL: Optional; The logging level for this command invocation. Logs are stored in $HOME/.sfdx/sfdx.log.; Type: enum; Permissible values are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL; Default value: warn
-n | --classname CLASSNAME: Required; The name of the new Apex class. The name can be up to 40 characters and must start with a letter.; Type: string
-t | --template TEMPLATE: Optional; The template to use to create the file. Supplied parameter values or default values are filled into a copy of the template.; Type: string; Permissible values are: ApexException, ApexUnitTest, DefaultApexClass, InboundEmailService; Default value: DefaultApexClass
-d | --outputdir OUTPUTDIR: Optional; The directory to store the newly created files. The location can be an absolute path or relative to the current working directory. The default is the current directory.; Type: string; Default value: .
--apiversion APIVERSION: Optional; Override the API version used for API requests made by this command.; Type: string

force:apex:execute

Executes one or more lines of anonymous Apex code entered on the command line, or executes the code in a local file.

Help for force:apex:execute

If you don’t run this command from within a Salesforce DX project, —-targetusername is required.

To execute your code interactively, run this command with no parameters. At the prompt, enter all your Apex code; press CTRL-D when you're finished. Your code is then executed in a single execute anonymous request.

For more information, see "Anonymous Blocks" in the Apex Developer Guide.

Examples for force:apex:execute

1$ sfdx force:apex:execute -u testusername@salesforce.org -f ~/test.apex

1$ sfdx force:apex:execute -f ~/test.apex

1$ sfdx force:apex:execute 
2Start typing Apex code. Press the Enter key after each line, then press CTRL+D when finished.

Command Syntax

sfdx force:apex:execute: [--json]; [--loglevel LOGLEVEL]; [-u TARGETUSERNAME]; [--apiversion APIVERSION]; [-f APEXCODEFILE]

Parameters

--json: Optional; Format output as JSON.; Type: boolean
--loglevel LOGLEVEL: Optional; The logging level for this command invocation. Logs are stored in $HOME/.sfdx/sfdx.log.; Type: enum; Permissible values are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL; Default value: warn
-u | --targetusername TARGETUSERNAME: Optional; A username or alias for the target org. Overrides the default target org.; Type: string
--apiversion APIVERSION: Optional; Override the API version used for API requests made by this command.; Type: string
-f | --apexcodefile APEXCODEFILE: Optional; Path to a local file that contains Apex code.; Type: filepath

force:apex:log:get

Fetches the specified log or given number of most recent logs from the scratch org. .

Help for force:apex:log:get

To get the IDs for your debug logs, run "sfdx force:apex:log:list".

Use the --logid parameter to return a specific log.

Use the --number parameter to return the specified number of recent logs.

Use the --outputdir parameter to specify the directory to store the logs in.

Executing this command without parameters returns the most recent log.

Examples for force:apex:log:get

1$ sfdx force:apex:log:get -i <log id>

1$ sfdx force:apex:log:get -i <log id> -u me@my.org

1$ sfdx force:apex:log:get -n 2 -c

1$ sfdx force:apex:log:get -d Users/Desktop/logs -n 2

Command Syntax

sfdx force:apex:log:get: [--json]; [--loglevel LOGLEVEL]; [-u TARGETUSERNAME]; [--apiversion APIVERSION]; [-i LOGID]; [-n NUMBER]; [-d OUTPUTDIR]

Parameters

--json: Optional; Format output as JSON.; Type: boolean
--loglevel LOGLEVEL: Optional; The logging level for this command invocation. Logs are stored in $HOME/.sfdx/sfdx.log.; Type: enum; Permissible values are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL; Default value: warn
-u | --targetusername TARGETUSERNAME: Optional; A username or alias for the target org. Overrides the default target org.; Type: string
--apiversion APIVERSION: Optional; Override the API version used for API requests made by this command.; Type: string
-i | --logid LOGID: Optional; Id of the log to display.; Type: id
-n | --number NUMBER: Optional; Number of most recent logs to display.; Type: number
-d | --outputdir OUTPUTDIR: Optional; The location can be an absolute path or relative to the current working directory. The default is the current directory.; Type: string

force:apex:log:list

Run this command in a project to list the IDs and general information for all debug logs in your default org.

Help for force:apex:log:list

To fetch a specific log from your org, obtain the ID from this command's output, then run the “sfdx force:apex:log:get” command.

Examples for force:apex:log:list

1$ sfdx force:apex:log:list

1$ sfdx force:apex:log:list -u me@my.org

Command Syntax

sfdx force:apex:log:list: [--json]; [--loglevel LOGLEVEL]; [-u TARGETUSERNAME]; [--apiversion APIVERSION]

Parameters

--json: Optional; Format output as JSON.; Type: boolean
--loglevel LOGLEVEL: Optional; The logging level for this command invocation. Logs are stored in $HOME/.sfdx/sfdx.log.; Type: enum; Permissible values are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL; Default value: warn
-u | --targetusername TARGETUSERNAME: Optional; A username or alias for the target org. Overrides the default target org.; Type: string
--apiversion APIVERSION: Optional; Override the API version used for API requests made by this command.; Type: string

force:apex:log:tail

Activates debug logging and displays logs in the terminal. You can also pipe the logs to a file.

Examples for force:apex:log:tail

sfdx force:apex:log:tail

sfdx force:apex:log:tail --debuglevel MyDebugLevel

sfdx force:apex:log:tail -c -s

Command Syntax

sfdx force:apex:log:tail: [--json]; [--loglevel LOGLEVEL]; [-u TARGETUSERNAME]; [--apiversion APIVERSION]; [-c]; [-d DEBUGLEVEL]; [-s]

Parameters

--json: Optional; Format output as JSON.; Type: boolean
--loglevel LOGLEVEL: Optional; The logging level for this command invocation. Logs are stored in $HOME/.sfdx/sfdx.log.; Type: enum; Permissible values are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL; Default value: warn
-u | --targetusername TARGETUSERNAME: Optional; A username or alias for the target org. Overrides the default target org.; Type: string
--apiversion APIVERSION: Optional; Override the API version used for API requests made by this command.; Type: string
-c | --color: Optional; Colorize noteworthy log lines.; Type: boolean
-d | --debuglevel DEBUGLEVEL: Optional; Debug level for trace flag.; Type: string
-s | --skiptraceflag: Optional; Skip trace flag setup.; Type: boolean

force:apex:test:report

Provide a test run ID to display test results for an enqueued or completed asynchronous test run. The test run ID is displayed after running the "sfdx force:apex:test:run" command.

Examples for force:apex:test:report

1$ sfdx force:apex:test:report -i <test run id>

1$ sfdx force:apex:test:report -i <test run id> -r junit

1$ sfdx force:apex:test:report -i <test run id> -c --json

1$ sfdx force:apex:test:report -i <test run id> -c -d <path to outputdir> -u me@myorg

Command Syntax

sfdx force:apex:test:report: [--json]; [--loglevel LOGLEVEL]; [-u TARGETUSERNAME]; [--apiversion APIVERSION]; -i TESTRUNID; [-c]; [-d OUTPUTDIR]; [-r RESULTFORMAT]; [-w WAIT]; [--verbose]

Parameters

--json: Optional; Format output as JSON.; Type: boolean
--loglevel LOGLEVEL: Optional; Permissible values are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL; Type: enum; Permissible values are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL; Default value: warn
-u | --targetusername TARGETUSERNAME: Optional; A username or alias for the target org. Overrides the default target org.; Type: string
--apiversion APIVERSION: Optional; Override the API version used for API requests made by this command.; Type: string
-i | --testrunid TESTRUNID: Required; The ID of the test run.; Type: string
-c | --codecoverage: Optional; Retrieves code coverage results.; Type: boolean
-d | --outputdir OUTPUTDIR: Optional; Directory to store test result files.; Type: string
-r | --resultformat RESULTFORMAT: Optional; Permissible values are: human, tap, junit, json.; Type: enum; Permissible values are: human, tap, junit, json
-w | --wait WAIT: Optional; Sets the streaming client socket timeout in minutes; specify a longer wait time if timeouts occur frequently.; Type: string
--verbose: Optional; Emit additional command output to stdout.; Type: boolean

force:apex:test:run

Specify which tests to run by using the --classnames, --suites, or --tests parameters. Alternatively, use the --testlevel parameter to run all the tests in your org, local tests, or specified tests.

Help for force:apex:test:run

To see code coverage results, use the --codecoverage parameter with --resultformat. The output displays a high-level summary of the test run and the code coverage values for classes in your org. If you specify human-readable result format, use the --detailedcoverage parameter to see detailed coverage results for each test method run.

NOTE: The testRunCoverage value (JSON and JUnit result formats) is a percentage of the covered lines and total lines from all the Apex classes evaluated by the tests in this run.

Examples for force:apex:test:run

1$ sfdx force:apex:test:run

1$ sfdx force:apex:test:run -n "MyClassTest,MyOtherClassTest" -r human

1$ sfdx force:apex:test:run -s "MySuite,MyOtherSuite" -c -v --json

1$ sfdx force:apex:test:run -t "MyClassTest.testCoolFeature,MyClassTest.testAwesomeFeature,AnotherClassTest,namespace.TheirClassTest.testThis" -r human

1$ sfdx force:apex:test:run -l RunLocalTests -d <path to outputdir> -u me@my.org

Command Syntax

sfdx force:apex:test:run: [--json]; [--loglevel LOGLEVEL]; [-u TARGETUSERNAME]; [--apiversion APIVERSION]; [-c]; [-d OUTPUTDIR]; [-l TESTLEVEL]; [-n CLASSNAMES]; [-r RESULTFORMAT]; [-s SUITENAMES]; [-t TESTS]; [-w WAIT]; [-y]; [--verbose]; [-v]

Parameters

--json: Optional; Format output as JSON.; Type: boolean
--loglevel LOGLEVEL: Optional; Permissible values are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL; Type: enum; Permissible values are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL; Default value: warn
-u | --targetusername TARGETUSERNAME: Optional; A username or alias for the target org. Overrides the default target org.; Type: string
--apiversion APIVERSION: Optional; Override the API version used for API requests made by this command.; Type: string
-c | --codecoverage: Optional; Retrieves code coverage results.; Type: boolean
-d | --outputdir OUTPUTDIR: Optional; Directory to store test run files.; Type: string
-l | --testlevel TESTLEVEL: Optional; Specifies which tests to run, using one of these TestLevel enum values:.; Type: enum; Permissible values are: RunLocalTests, RunAllTestsInOrg, RunSpecifiedTests
-n | --classnames CLASSNAMES: Optional; Comma-separated list of Apex test class names to run; if you select --classnames, you can't specify --suitenames or --tests.; Type: string
-r | --resultformat RESULTFORMAT: Optional; Permissible values are: human, tap, junit, json.; Type: enum; Permissible values are: human, tap, junit, json
-s | --suitenames SUITENAMES: Optional; Comma-separated list of Apex test suite names to run; if you select --suitenames, you can't specify --classnames or --tests.; Type: string
-t | --tests TESTS: Optional; Comma-separated list of Apex test class names or IDs and, if applicable, test methods to run; if you specify --tests, you can't specify --classnames or --suitenames.; Type: string
-w | --wait WAIT: Optional; Sets the streaming client socket timeout in minutes; specify a longer wait time if timeouts occur frequently.; Type: string
-y | --synchronous: Optional; Runs test methods from a single Apex class synchronously; if not specified, tests are run ansynchronously.; Type: boolean
--verbose: Optional; Emit additional command output to stdout.; Type: boolean
-v | --detailedcoverage: Optional; Display detailed code coverage per test.; Type: boolean

force:apex:trigger:create

Creates an Apex trigger in the specified directory or the current working directory. If you don’t explicitly set the API version, it defaults to the current API version. The .trigger file and associated metadata file are created.

Help for force:apex:trigger:create

If not supplied, the apiversion, template, and outputdir use default values.

The outputdir can be an absolute path or relative to the current working directory.

Examples:

1$ sfdx force:apex:trigger:create -n MyTrigger

1$ sfdx force:apex:trigger:create -n MyTrigger -s Account -e 'before insert,after insert'

1$ sfdx force:apex:trigger:create -n MyTrigger -d triggers

Command Syntax

sfdx force:apex:trigger:create: [--json]; [--loglevel LOGLEVEL]; -n TRIGGERNAME; [-t TEMPLATE]; [-d OUTPUTDIR]; [--apiversion APIVERSION]; [-s SOBJECT]; [-e TRIGGEREVENTS]

Parameters

--json: Optional; Format output as JSON.; Type: boolean
--loglevel LOGLEVEL: Optional; The logging level for this command invocation. Logs are stored in $HOME/.sfdx/sfdx.log.; Type: enum; Permissible values are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL; Default value: warn
-n | --triggername TRIGGERNAME: Required; The name of the new Apex trigger. The name can be up to 40 characters and must start with a letter.; Type: string
-t | --template TEMPLATE: Optional; The template to use to create the file. Supplied parameter values or default values are filled into a copy of the template.; Type: string; Permissible values are: ApexTrigger; Default value: ApexTrigger
-d | --outputdir OUTPUTDIR: Optional; The directory to store the newly created files. The location can be an absolute path or relative to the current working directory. The default is the current directory.; Type: string; Default value: .
--apiversion APIVERSION: Optional; Override the API version used for API requests made by this command.; Type: string
-s | --sobject SOBJECT: Optional; The sObject to create an Apex trigger on.; Type: string; Default value: SOBJECT
-e | --triggerevents TRIGGEREVENTS: Optional; The events that cause the trigger to fire.; Type: array; Default value: before insert