Dreamforce DF23 - Apex Roadmap: What’s New and What’s Coming

Salesforce product managers will take a deep dive into recently released and upcoming features on the Apex roadmap.

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1. Apex Roadmap What’s New and What’s Coming Daniel Ballinger, PM Apex Chris Peterson, PM Developer Experience
2. Daniel Ballinger Director Product, Apex dballinger@salesforce.com Apex: What’s New and What’s Coming Chris Peterson Sr Director, Product chris.peterson@salesforce.com
3. Forward Looking Statement
4. 1. Security 2. Async 3. Quality of Life 4. Data Processing 5. Roadmap What We're Covering Today:
5. Security User-Mode and Beyond
6. GA: User Mode operations in Apex if (Schema.SObjectType.Account.isAccessible() && Schema.SObjectType.Account.fields.Name.isAccessible() && Schema.SObjectType.Account.fields.OwnerId.isAccessible() && Schema.SObjectType.Account.fields.Support__c.isAccessible() && Schema.SObjectType.Account.fields.OwnerId.getReferenceTo()[0].getDescribe().isAccessible() ) { return [SELECT Name, Owner.Name FROM Account WHERE Support__c = 'Premier']; } else { throw new AuraHandledException('Access Denied'); } Now AppExchange security review endorsed! GA! Available Now Simplifies to 14 chars, 96% security less code return [SELECT Name, Owner.Name FROM Account WHERE Support__c = 'Premier' WITH USER_MODE];
7. Apex Security Model Spectrum • Targeted Surgical Security Escalation • User does NOT need the PermissionSet pre-applied • Apply bounded, admin-visible escalations instead of using full system mode • Also available for Security.stripInaccessible • Dev Preview for scratch orgs. ◦ Use scratch feature: "ApexUserModeWithPermset” Method names and API contract are in a dev preview state and likely to change based on feedback When User-mode isn't enough System Mode Full flexibility of the highest privileged user User Mode Full user security model enforcement User Mode + Perm Set Selective Privilege Escalation Winter `24 Dev Preview AccessLevel appEscalated = AccessLevel.USER_MODE.withPermissionSetId('0PSxx00000006xQ'); Database.insert(new Account(Name = 'GenWatt Throwback'), appEscalated); We need your feedback! http://sfdc.co/user-mode-group
8. Where Are We Going with Async Queueables
9. Deduplication control Queueables Event Source Async Backend AsyncOptions options = new AsyncOptions(); options.DuplicateSignature = QueueableDuplicateSignature .Builder() .addId(UserInfo.getUserId()) .addString('MyQueueable') .build(); System.enqueueJob(new RecursiveJob(), options); Signature Match Winter `24
10. public class QueryChunkingQueuable implements Queueable { private Database.Cursor locator; private integer position; public QueryChunkingQueuable() { locator = Database.getCursor('SELECT Id FROM Contact WHERE LastActivityDate = LAST_N_DAYS:400'); position = 0; } public void execute(QueueableContext ctx) { List<Contact> scope = locator.fetch(position, 200); position += scope.size(); // do something, like archive or delete them if(position < locator.getNumRecords() ) { // process the next chunk System.enqueueJob(this); } } } Query Cursors Method names and API contract are in a draft state and likely to change fully Serializable as Apex job state new method to grab a chunk of records by position Coming Soon Future created from SOQL query total record count
11. An Interlude for Quality of Life IdeaExchange
12. QoL: List sorting via Comparator List<Account> toSort = new List<Account>(); toSort.add(new Account(Name='Test1', NumberOfEmployees=5)); toSort.add(new Account(Name='Test3', NumberOfEmployees=2)); toSort.add(new Account(Name='Test2')); toSort.add(null); // Sort by NumberOfEmployees? - previously needed Comparable wrapper class // implements Comparator<sObject> with compare(sObject, sObject) sObjectComparator numEmpCom = new sObjectComparator(Account.NumberOfEmployees); toSort.sort(numEmpCom); Assert.isNull(toSort.get(0)); Assert.areEqual('Test2', toSort.get(1).Name); Assert.areEqual('Test3', toSort.get(2).Name); Winter `24 https://sfdc.co/ sObjectComparator
13. QoL: Null Coalescing Operator Simple & easy defaults when working with nulls • Everything in Apex can be null • "If null, use a default value" • Will complement the existing Safe Navigation Operator (?.) • Fun Fact: 13% of unhandled Apex exceptions are NullPointerExceptions String suppliedTitle = null; String pageTitle = suppliedTitle ?? 'Default Title'; Returns the right operand if the left operand is null Left operand Right Operand Spring `24 GA
14. QoL: Null Coalescing Operator slideSubtitle ?? 'Simple & easy defaults when working with nulls' String city = [Select BillingCity From Account Where Id = '001xx000000001oAAA']?.BillingCity; String json = '{"Matches": + city?.countMatches('San Francisco') + '}'; Spring `24 GA String city = [Select BillingCity From Account Where Id = '001xx000000001oAAA']?.BillingCity; String json = '{"Matches": + (city?.countMatches('San Francisco') ?? 0) + '}'; // {"Matches": 0} // {"Matches": null}
15. What Are We Doing for Data Processing DataWeave in Apex, Zip, Formulas
16. DataWeave in Apex classes\csvToContacts.cls String inputCsv = 'first_name,last_name,email\n' + 'Codey,"The Bear",codey@salesforce.com'; DataWeave.Script dwscript = new DataWeaveScriptResource.CsvToContacts(); DataWeave.Result result = dwscript.execute(new Map<String, Object>{ 'payload' => inputCsv} ); List<Contact> results = (List<Contact>)dwresult.getValue(); dw\csvToContacts.dwl %dw 2.0 input records application/csv output application/apex --- records map(record) -> { FirstName: record.first_name , LastName: record.last_name , Email: record.email } as Object {class: "Contact"} Winter `24 GA
17. Zip in Apex HttpRequest request = new HttpRequest(); request.setEndpoint('callout:My_Named_Credential/translationService'); request.setMethod('POST'); // Set request payload to translate... HttpResponse response = new Http().send(request); Blob translationZip = response.getBodyAsBlob(); ZipReader reader = new ZipReader(translationZip); ZipEntry frTranslation = reader.getEntry('translations/fr.json'); Blob frTranslationData = reader.extractEntry(frTranslation); string jsonData = EncodingUtil.base64Decode(frTranslationData); Map<String,Object> rawObj = (Map<String,Object>) JSON.deserializeUntyped(jsonData); // Plus a ZipWriter Spring `24 Dev Preview Method names and API contract are in a draft state and subject to change Lightweight native zip reading
18. Formula Evaluation in Apex • Same formula syntax and features that admins know and love • Evaluate dynamic formulas at runtime • Pass in Apex Objects or SObjects to evaluate the formula against • Avoid building rules engines with unique syntax - stick with something users know • Stop abusing formula fields to get a formula value in Apex • Use cases: ◦ Conditional execution of triggers (think: trigger framework features) ◦ Per-product pricing validation rules ◦ We want to hear about yours! Coming Soon Spring `24 Dev Preview We need your feedback! http://sfdc.co/ApexFormula
19. Formula Evaluation in Apex System.Formula<Account, Boolean> ff = System.compileFormula<Account, Boolean>('ISBLANK(Site)'); Boolean result2 = ff.evaluate(new Account(Site='Test')); Assert.isFalse(result2); class BatchProcessingCriteria { DateTime createdDate { get; set; } Integer slaMonths { get { return 2; }} public BatchProcessingCriteria(DateTime cd) createdDate = cd;} } System.Formula<BatchProcessingCriteria, DateTime> slaFormula = System.compileFormula<BatchProcessingCriteria, DateTime>('AddMonths(createdDate, slaMonths)'); DateTime slaDateTime = slaFormula.evaluate(new BatchProcessingCriteria(DateTime.now())); Spring `24 Dev Preview Method names and API contract are in a draft state and subject to change
20. Apex Roadmap Coming Soon Longer Term Winter ’24 • [GA] DataWeave in Apex • [Dev Preview] User-Mode DB Ops with Permission Sets • [GA] Queueable Deduplication and Depth • [GA] List Comparator and Collator • Einstein for Developers • [Dev Preview] Zip Support in Apex • Null Coalescing Operator • UUID Support • Post Savepoint Rollback Callouts • User-Mode DB Ops with Permission Sets • Better Testing for PostInstall • Further Queueable Enhancements • Formula Eval in Apex • Generics
21. Call to Action Share your Apex Roadmap feedback: • User Mode + Permission Sets http://sfdc.co/user-mode-group • Formulas in Apex http://sfdc.co/ApexFormula • Generics in Apex https://sfdc.co/ApexGenerics dballinger@salesforce.com chris.peterson@salesforce.com http://sfdc.co/ApexRoadmap23
22. Thank you