VS Code Shortcuts to Deploy LWC, Apex, Triggers & Everything

Shortcuts to deploy Salesforce metadata in VS Code

Tip: Edit your keybindings.json file with JSON code given below and your shortcuts will be ready. 

Steps to Open keybindings.json:

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Press Ctrl + Shift + P
  3. Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON) / keybindings.json
  4. Replace the file with following JSON code
[
  {
    "key": "ctrl+d",
    // "command": "sfdx.force.source.deploy.source.path"
    // replace sf with sfdx if you have latest sfdx version
    "command": "sf.deploy.current.source.file"
  },
  {
    "key": "alt+s alt+o",
    "command": "sfdx.force.org.open"
  },
  {
    "key": "alt+r",
    "command": "sfdx.force.source.retrieve.source.path"
  },
  {
    "key": "alt+s alt+t",
    "command": "sfdx.force.apex.test.last.method.run"
  },
  {
    "key": "alt+s alt+r",
    "command": "sfdx.force.source.retrieve.in.manifest"
  },
  {
    "key": "alt+s alt+.",
    "command": "sfdx.force.source.deploy.in.manifest"
  }
]

What shortcuts we have added:

  • ctrl+d: Deploy any type of salesforce components 
  • alt+s alt+o: Open org
  • alt + r: Retrieve current open file mdt
  • alt+s alt+r: Retrieve in manifest
  • alt+s alt+.: Deploy files added in manifest

Note: If you are using latest version of sfdx then replace all sfdx with sf. 

sfdx is being deprecated, sf is the replacement.

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How to use these shortcuts

  1. Open the Command Palette with Ctrl+Shift+P and run Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON).
  2. Paste the entries from above into the array. Keep a comma between entries.
  3. Save the file. The shortcuts work at once.

Points to note

  • Ctrl+D already has a job. In VS Code it selects the next match of the current word. If you use that, pick another key for deploy, for example ctrl+alt+d.
  • The commands changed. Newer versions of the Salesforce Extension Pack use command ids that start with sf. instead of sfdx.force.. If a shortcut does nothing, the command id may be old.
  • To find the right id, open Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts, search for the command name such as SFDX: Deploy This Source to Org, click the plus icon and set the key there. Then open the JSON view to copy the id.
  • The shortcuts act on the file that is open in the editor.

FAQ

Do I need the Salesforce Extension Pack?
Yes. The commands come from the Salesforce extensions in VS Code.

Can I add a when condition?
Yes. Add "when": "editorTextFocus" to an entry if the shortcut should work only while you type in the editor.

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