@myownbyte/salesforce-node-utilities

Salesforce Node Utilities salesforce-node-utilities

This is a collection of node utilities that can be used while working on Salesforce projects.

Library

SalesforceConnection.js

Encapsulates jsForce Salesforce connection. Connection information must be specified at .env file: SalesforceUsername, SalesforcePassword, SalesforceSecurityToken, SalesforceUrl

SalesforceDataExportFileDownloader.js

Salesforce doesn't provide a way to download all zip files that are part of a monthly or weekly data export. Instead admins have to manually click file by file. This script downloads data export .zip files into a download directory specified in .env file as "SalesforceDataExportFileDownloader_BackupFolder" (For WSL use notation "/mnt/c/")

Usage

Node:

1. Rename .env-example file as .env
2. Fill information in .env file
3. Execute:
   node salesforce-data-export-downloader.mjs

Bash:

1. Install package as global:
   npm install -g salesforce-node-utilities
2. Execute:
   salesforce-data-export-downloader SalesforceUrl SalesforceUsername SalesforcePassword SalesforceSecurityToken [BackupFolderPath]