ApexForge

About

ApexForge is a Chrome Extension built for Salesforce developers — bringing a full Apex code editor, PMD code quality analysis, unit test runner, and Apex Advisor directly into your browser. No local IDE. No OAuth setup. Just open your Salesforce org and start coding.

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⚡ HOW IT WORKS
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1. Install ApexForge and pin it to your Chrome toolbar
2. Open any Salesforce app from the App Launcher
3. Click the ApexForge icon — it automatically detects your org
4. Browse, edit, analyse, and test your Apex — without leaving Chrome

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📂 APEX FILE EXPLORER
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Browse every Apex Class and Apex Trigger in your connected org. Search and sort files instantly. Click any file to open it in the built-in code editor, or open the Salesforce record page directly in a new tab.

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✏️ APEX CODE EDITOR
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A fully featured code editor inside the extension popup — write, edit, and deploy Apex code without installing anything locally.

• Apex syntax highlighting — keywords, classes, methods, SOQL all colour-coded
• Find (Ctrl+F) and Find & Replace (Ctrl+H)
• Go to Line (Ctrl+G) — jump to any line instantly
• Word Wrap toggle and Format Document
• Minimap and Split View support
• Download any Apex file to your local machine
• Save & Deploy code directly back to your Salesforce org
• Refresh from org — reload the latest version at any time

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🔍 APEX QUALITY CHECK (PMD ANALYSIS)
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Built-in code quality analysis runs entirely in the browser — no JAR file, no Java runtime, no server required. Scan for real problems before they hit production.

12 rules across 6 categories:

PERFORMANCE (High Severity)
• AvoidSoqlInLoops — detects SOQL queries inside for-loops
• AvoidDmlInLoops — detects DML operations inside for-loops

ERROR PRONE
• AvoidHardcodingId — flags hardcoded Salesforce record IDs
• EmptyCatchBlock — catches silently swallowed exceptions
• NullAssignment — flags unnecessary null assignments

BEST PRACTICES
• ApexUnitTestClassShouldHaveAsserts — ensures test classes have assertions
• AvoidGlobalModifier — flags unnecessary global class modifiers

SECURITY
• ApexSharingViolations — detects missing sharing declarations
• ApexCRUDViolation — detects DML without CRUD permission checks

CODE SIZE
• ExcessiveClassLength — flags classes that are too long
• TooManyFields — flags classes with too many field declarations

DESIGN
• AvoidDeeplyNestedIfStmts — flags deeply nested conditional logic

Run analysis on a single file or scan your entire org in one pass. Click any violation to jump directly to that line in the editor.

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▶ APEX TEST RUNNER
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Execute Apex unit tests directly from the extension — no terminal, no CLI.

• Async test execution via runTestsAsynchronous with a live progress bar
• Sync test execution via runTestsSynchronous for quick feedback
• Auto-detects test classes (classes with "Test" in their name)
• Pass / Fail / Skip result badges with messages and stack traces
• Code coverage visualisation — by test class and aggregate

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💡 APEX ADVISOR
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Real-time intelligent analysis as you type. Apex Advisor detects bulkification issues, missing sharing modes, SOQL/SOSL/DML patterns, and method signatures — and provides auto-fix suggestions and code snippet templates.

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🔐 SECURITY & PRIVACY
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• Session IDs stored in chrome.storage.local — encrypted by your OS keychain
• All API calls use HTTPS — no plaintext connections
• No data sent to any third-party server — ever
• No analytics, no telemetry, no backend services
• Network access scoped only to *.salesforce.com and *.force.com
• The built-in editor runs in a sandboxed iframe for additional security
• Your Apex code never leaves your browser except to your own Salesforce org

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🔌 PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
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• storage — saves your org URL, Session ID, and preferences locally
• tabs — opens Salesforce record pages in a new tab when requested
• scripting — supports the sandboxed editor environment
• alarms — polls for async test job status while tests run
• cookies — assists with reading the Salesforce session from an active tab

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✅ REQUIREMENTS
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• Google Chrome browser
• A Salesforce org (any edition) with API access enabled
• A valid Salesforce Session ID (obtainable from Developer Console, DevTools, or Salesforce CLI)

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ApexForge is free and open source. Built for Salesforce developers who want faster, browser-native Apex tooling without the overhead of a full local development environment.