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@salesforce/source-deploy-retrieve
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JavaScript library to run Salesforce metadata deploys and retrieves
A JavaScript toolkit for working with Salesforce metadata. Built to support the Salesforce CLI deploy and retrieve experience in the Salesforce VS Code Extensions, CLI plugins, and other tools working with metadata.
async/await syntaxPlease report all issues to the issues only repository.
Install the package:
npm install @salesforce/source-deploy-retrieve
See HANDBOOK.md for usage and examples.
See API Docs
See CONTRIBUTING.md for details on how to contribute to the library.
See developing.md for details on building and testing the library locally.
SDR publishes when changes are merged into main. The version is bumped per the rules of the release orb and standard-version.
The sfdx-cli package is the Salesforce CLI, which provides a powerful set of tools for managing Salesforce orgs, including retrieving and deploying metadata. It offers a broader range of functionalities compared to @salesforce/source-deploy-retrieve, including org management, data manipulation, and more.
The jsforce package is a JavaScript library for Salesforce API integration. It provides tools for interacting with Salesforce data and metadata, including retrieving and deploying metadata. While it offers similar functionalities to @salesforce/source-deploy-retrieve, it also includes capabilities for working with Salesforce data and performing SOQL queries.
The force-dev-tool package is a command-line tool for Salesforce development. It provides functionalities for retrieving, deploying, and managing Salesforce metadata. It is similar to @salesforce/source-deploy-retrieve but is more focused on providing a command-line interface for Salesforce development tasks.
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JavaScript library to run Salesforce metadata deploys and retrieves
The npm package @salesforce/source-deploy-retrieve receives a total of 245,831 weekly downloads. As such, @salesforce/source-deploy-retrieve popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @salesforce/source-deploy-retrieve demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 28 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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