The Salesforce Commerce Cloud CLI is a command line interface (CLI) for Salesforce Commerce Cloud. It can be used to facilitate deployment and continuous integration practices using Salesforce B2C Commerce.
The CLI can be used from any machine either locally or from build tools, like Jenkins, Travis CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, Heroku CI etc.
In addition to the CLI a basic JavaScript API is included which can be used to integrate with higher level applications on Node.js.
As of version 2.3.0 this project is released under the BSD-3-Clause license. For full license text, see the LICENSE file in the repo root or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause.
To contribute to this project, follow the Contribution Guidelines. All external contributors must sign the Contributor License Agreement (CLA).
Feel free to create issues and enhancement requests or browse and discuss existing ones at https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/sfcc-ci/issues, this will help us understanding in which area the biggest need is. Please refer to documentation below before doing so. If you need help, advice, discuss something, start a thread in our community at https://sfcc-unofficial.slack.com/ in channel #sfcc-ci (request an invitation here).
- Maintainer: @tobiaslohr
The focus of the tool is to streamline and easy the communication with Commerce Cloud instances as part of the CI/CD processes. It focuses on the deployment part supporting quality checks such as test execution, not on the quality checks itself.
Features:
- Interactive and headless authentication against Account Manager
- Support for B2C On-Demand Developer Sandboxes
- Uses Open Commerce APIs completely
- Authentication using Oauth2
- Configuration of multiple instances incl. aliasing
- WebDAV connectivity
- Code deployment and code version management
- System job execution and monitoring (site import)
- Custom job execution and monitoring
- Add cartridges to site cartridge path
- Exploring Account Manager orgs and management of users and roles
- JavaScript API
Ensure you have a valid Commerce Cloud API key (client ID) set up. If you don't have a API key, you can create one using the Account Manager. Management of API keys is done in Account Manager > API Client and requires Account Administrator or API Administrator role.
For automation (e.g. a build server integration) you'll need the API key as well as the API secret for authentication. If you want to use authentication in interactive mode, you have to set Redirect URIs to http://localhost:8080
. If you want to manage sandboxes you have to set Default Scopes to roles tenantFilter profile
.
In order to use your API key with SLAS, please ensure the following are configured for your client:
- Has
Roles
>Commerce Cloud Developer Experience
>Sandbox API User
with "All Sandboxes" scope.
- Set Default Scopes to:
mail
roles
tenantFilter
profile
openId
- Set "Token Endpoint Auth Method" to
client_secret_post
- Set "Access Token Format" to
JWT
In order to perform CLI commands, you have to permit API calls to the Commerce Cloud instance(s) you wish to integrate with. You do that by modifying the Open Commerce API Settings as well as the WebDAV Client Permissions on the Commerce Cloud instance.
- Log into the Business Manager
- Navigate to Administration > Site Development > Open Commerce API Settings
- Make sure, that you select Data API and Global from the select boxes
- Add the permission set for your client ID to the settings.
Use the following snippet as your client's permission set, replace my_client_id
with your own client ID. Note, if you already have Open Commerce API Settings configured on your instance, e.g. for other API keys, you have to merge this permission set into the existing list of permission sets for the other clients.
{
"_v": "19.5",
"clients":
[
{
"client_id": "my_client_id",
"resources":
[
{
"resource_id": "/code_versions",
"methods": ["get"],
"read_attributes": "(**)",
"write_attributes": "(**)"
},
{
"resource_id": "/code_versions/*",
"methods": ["patch", "delete"],
"read_attributes": "(**)",
"write_attributes": "(**)"
},
{
"resource_id": "/jobs/*/executions",
"methods": ["post"],
"read_attributes": "(**)",
"write_attributes": "(**)"
},
{
"resource_id": "/jobs/*/executions/*",
"methods": ["get"],
"read_attributes": "(**)",
"write_attributes": "(**)"
},
{
"resource_id": "/sites/*/cartridges",
"methods": ["post"],
"read_attributes": "(**)",
"write_attributes": "(**)"
},
{
"resource_id":"/role_search",
"methods":["post"],
"read_attributes":"(**)",
"write_attributes":"(**)"
},
{
"resource_id":"/roles/*",
"methods":["get"],
"read_attributes":"(**)",
"write_attributes":"(**)"
},
{
"resource_id":"/roles/*/user_search",
"methods":["post"],
"read_attributes":"(**)",
"write_attributes":"(**)"
},
{
"resource_id":"/roles/*/users/*",
"methods":["put","delete"],
"read_attributes":"(**)",
"write_attributes":"(**)"
},
{
"resource_id":"/user_search",
"methods":["post"],
"read_attributes":"(**)",
"write_attributes":"(**)"
},
{
"resource_id":"/users",
"methods":["get"],
"read_attributes":"(**)",
"write_attributes":"(**)"
},
{
"resource_id":"/users/*",
"methods":["put","get","patch","delete"],
"read_attributes":"(**)",
"write_attributes":"(**)"
}
]
}
]
}
- Navigate to Administration > Organization > WebDAV Client Permissions
- Add the permission set for your client ID to the permission settings.
Use the following snippet as your client's permission set, replace my_client_id
with your client ID. Note, if you already have WebDAV Client Permissions configured, e.g. for other API keys, you have to merge this permission set into the existing list of permission sets for the other clients.
{
"clients":
[
{
"client_id": "my_client_id",
"permissions":
[
{
"path": "/impex",
"operations": [
"read_write"
]
},
{
"path": "/cartridges",
"operations": [
"read_write"
]
},
{
"path": "/static",
"operations": [
"read_write"
]
},
{
"path": "/catalogs/<your-catalog-id>",
"operations": [
"read_write"
]
},
{
"path": "/libraries/<your-library-id>",
"operations": [
"read_write"
]
},
{
"path": "/dynamic/<your-site-id>",
"operations": [
"read_write"
]
}
]
}
]
}
If you plan to integrate with the JavaScript API or if you want to download the sources and use the CLI through Node you need Node.js and npm to be installed. No other dependencies.
Please check this guide on how to define dependency to the right version using a GIT url.
If do not want to use the JavaScript API, but just the CLI you don't need Node.js and npm necessarily. See "Installation Instructions" for details below.
You can install the CLI from npm
, using a pre-built binary or from source using Node.js.
If you already have Node.js installed, you can install globally using npm
or run using npx
:
npm install -g sfcc-ci
# Or alternatively, using npx:
npx sfcc-ci
If you are using the CLI but don't want to mess around with Node.js you can simply download the latest binaries for your OS at Releases. The assets with each release contain binaries for MacOS, Linux and Windows.
-
Download the binary for MacOS.
-
Make the binary executable:
chmod +x ./sfcc-ci-macos
-
Move the binary in to your PATH:
sudo mv ./sfcc-ci-macos /usr/local/bin/sfcc-ci
-
Download the binary for Linux.
-
Make the binary executable:
chmod +x ./sfcc-ci-linux
-
Move the binary in to your PATH:
sudo mv ./sfcc-ci-linux /usr/local/bin/sfcc-ci
-
Download the binary for Windows.
-
Add the binary in to your PATH:
set PATH=%PATH%;C:\path\to\binary
You are now ready to use the tool by running the main command sfcc-ci
.
- Make sure Node.js and npm are installed.
- Clone or download the sources.
-
- If you choose to clone, it best done through ssh along with an ssh key which you have to create with your Github account.
-
- If you choose to download the latest sources, you can do so from Releases, after which you have to unzip the archive.
cd
into the directory and runnpm install
. You may choose to install globally, by runningnpm install -g
instead.- Check if installation was successful by running
sfcc-ci --help
. In case you encouter any issues with runningsfcc-ci
, you may runnpm link
to create a symbolic link explicitly. The symbolic link enables you to runsfcc-ci
from any location on your machine.
Use sfcc-ci --help
or just sfcc-ci
to get started and see the full list of commands available:
Usage: cli [options] [command]
Options:
-V, --version output the version number
-D, --debug enable verbose output
--selfsigned allow connection to hosts using self-signed certificates
-I, --ignorewarnings ignore any warnings logged to the console
-h, --help output usage information
Commands:
auth:login [options] [client] [secret] Authenticate a present user for interactive use
auth:logout End the current sessions and clears the authentication
client:auth [options] [client] [secret] [user] [user_password] Authenticate an API client with an optional user for automation use
client:auth:renew Renews the client authentication. Requires the initial client authentication to be run with the --renew option.
client:auth:token Return the current authentication token
client:list [options] Lists a Oauth clients you have access to
client:create [options] Creates a new Oauth client
client:update [options] Update an Oauth client
client:rotate [options] Rotate credentials of an Oauth client
client:delete [options] Delete an Oauth client
data:upload [options] Uploads a file onto a Commerce Cloud instance
sandbox:realm:list [options] List realms eligible to manage sandboxes for
sandbox:realm:update [options] Update realm settings
sandbox:list [options] List all available sandboxes
sandbox:ips [options] List inbound and outbound IP addresses for sandboxes
sandbox:create [options] Create a new sandbox
sandbox:get [options] Get detailed information about a sandbox
sandbox:update [options] Update a sandbox
sandbox:start [options] Start a sandbox
sandbox:stop [options] Stop a sandbox
sandbox:restart [options] Restart a sandbox
sandbox:reset [options] Reset a sandbox
sandbox:delete [options] Delete a sandbox
sandbox:alias:add [options] Registers a hostname alias for a sandbox.
sandbox:alias:list [options] Lists all hostname aliases, which are registered for the given sandbox.
sandbox:alias:delete [options] Removes a sandbox alias by its ID
instance:add [options] <instance> [alias] Adds a new Commerce Cloud instance to the list of configured instances
instance:set <alias_or_host> Sets a Commerce Cloud instance as the default instance
instance:clear Clears all configured Commerce Cloud instances
instance:list [options] List instance and client details currently configured
instance:upload [options] <archive> Uploads an instance import file onto a Commerce Cloud instance
instance:import [options] <archive> Perform a instance import (aka site import) on a Commerce Cloud instance
instance:export [options] Run an instance export
code:list [options] List all custom code versions deployed on the Commerce Cloud instance
code:deploy [options] <archive> Deploys a custom code archive onto a Commerce Cloud instance
code:activate [options] <version> Activate the custom code version on a Commerce Cloud instance
code:delete [options] Delete a custom code version
code:manifest:generate [options] <localdirectorypaths> Generates the manifest file based on the given local directories.
code:compare [options] <localdirectorypaths> Compare the given local directories with the given code version (or the active one if none specified) of the Commerce Cloud instance and provide a diff between the two.
code:deploy:diff [options] <codeversion> <localdirectorypaths> Generate a manifest for the given local directories. Compare this manifest with the one within the active code version of the instance. Deploy only the files which have been updated locally comparing to the remote, within a newly created code version.Activate this newly generated code version if required in the options
job:run [options] <job_id> [job_parameters...] Starts a job execution on a Commerce Cloud instance
job:status [options] <job_id> <job_execution_id> Get the status of a job execution on a Commerce Cloud instance
cartridge:add [options] <cartridgename> Adds a cartridge-name to the site cartridge path
org:list [options] List all orgs eligible to manage
role:list [options] List roles
role:grant [options] Grant a role to a user
role:revoke [options] Revoke a role from a user
user:list [options] List users eligible to manage
user:create [options] Create a new user
user:update [options] Update a user
user:delete [options] Delete a user
user:reset [options] Reset a user
slas:tenant:list [options] Lists all tenants that belong to a given organization
slas:tenant:add [options] Adds a SLAS tenant to a given organization or updates an existing one
slas:tenant:get [options] Gets a SLAS tenant from a given organization
slas:tenant:delete [options] Deletes a SLAS tenant from a given organization
slas:client:add [options] Adds a SLAS client to a given tenant or updates an existing one
slas:client:get [options] Gets a SLAS client from a given tenant
slas:client:list [options] Lists all SLAS clients that belong to a given tenant
slas:client:delete [options] Deletes a SLAS client from a given tenant
Environment:
$SFCC_LOGIN_URL set login url used for authentication
$SFCC_OAUTH_LOCAL_PORT set Oauth local port for authentication flow
$SFCC_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID client id used for authentication
$SFCC_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET client secret used for authentication
$SFCC_OAUTH_USER_NAME user name used for authentication
$SFCC_OAUTH_USER_PASSWORD user password used for authentication
$SFCC_SANDBOX_API_HOST set sandbox API host
$SFCC_SANDBOX_API_POLLING_TIMEOUT set timeout for sandbox polling in minutes
$SFCC_SCAPI_SHORTCODE the Salesforce Commerce (Headless) API Shortcode
$SFCC_SCAPI_TENANTID the Salesforce Commerce (Headless) API TenantId
$DEBUG enable verbose output
Detailed Help:
Use sfcc-ci <sub:command> --help to get detailed help and example usage of sub:commands
Useful Resources:
Salesforce Commerce Cloud CLI Release Notes: https://sfdc.co/sfcc-cli-releasenotes
Salesforce Commerce Cloud CLI Readme: https://sfdc.co/sfcc-cli-readme
Salesforce Commerce Cloud CLI Cheatsheet: https://sfdc.co/sfcc-cli-cheatsheet
Salesforce Commerce Cloud Account Manager: https://account.demandware.com
Salesforce Commerce Cloud API Explorer: https://api-explorer.commercecloud.salesforce.com
Salesforce Commerce Cloud Documentation: https://documentation.b2c.commercecloud.salesforce.com
Use sfcc-ci <sub:command> --help
to get detailed help and example usage of a sub:command.
The CLI keeps it's own settings. The location of these settings are OS specific. On Linux they are located at $HOME/.config/sfcc-ci-nodejs/
, on MacOS they are located at $HOME/Library/Preferences/sfcc-ci-nodejs/
.
In addition the CLI can be configured by placing a dw.json
file into the current working directory. The dw.json
may carry details used run authentication.
{
"client-id": "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
"client-secret": "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
"username": "user",
"password": "password",
"hostname": "<dev-sandbox>.demandware.net"
}
The use of environment variables is optional. sfcc-ci
respects the following environment variables which you can use to control, how the CLI works:
SFCC_LOGIN_URL
set login url used for authenticationSFCC_OAUTH_LOCAL_PORT
set Oauth local port for authentication flowSFCC_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID
client id used for authenticationSFCC_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET
client secret used for authenticationSFCC_OAUTH_USER_NAME
user name used for authenticationSFCC_OAUTH_USER_PASSWORD
user password used for authenticationSFCC_SANDBOX_API_HOST
set alternative sandbox API hostSFCC_SANDBOX_API_POLLING_TIMEOUT
set timeout for sandbox polling in minutesDEBUG
enable verbose output
If you only want a single CLI command to write debug messages prepend the command using, e.g. DEBUG=* sfcc-ci <sub:command>
.
The parameters are used with the following precedence:
- Passing explicit params to the commandline (e.g
sfcc-ci client:auth client_id client_secret
) - Credentials in a
dw.json
- Creating an
.env
file - Setting
env vars
on your machine
Depending on how you use sfcc-ci
you make use of command sfcc-ci auth:login
or sfcc-ci client:auth
to authenticate. These commands accept credentials being explicitly passed as arguments to these commands. Use sfcc-ci auth:login --help
and sfcc-ci client:auth --help
for more info. However, there are alternative ways on how to make credentials available to the CLI for authentication:
- You can define credentials in a
dw.json
file. The CLI will attempt to read this file (if present) from the current working directory. - Alternatively you can use a set of well-known env vars (if set) which the CLI will use. Namely, these are
SFCC_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID
(client id),SFCC_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET
(client secret),SFCC_OAUTH_USER_NAME
(user name) andSFCC_OAUTH_USER_PASSWORD
(user password).
export SFCC_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=<client-id>
export SFCC_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<client-secret>
export SFCC_OAUTH_USER_NAME=<user-name>
export SFCC_OAUTH_USER_PASSWORD=<user-password>
- Lastly you can make use of a
.env
file, which holds the credentials in form ofNAME=VALUE
using the same set of well-known env vars as above. The CLI will attempt to make use of the env vars in this file (if present) from the current working directory. For example:
SFCC_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=<client-id>
SFCC_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<client-secret>
SFCC_OAUTH_USER_NAME=<user-name>
SFCC_OAUTH_USER_PASSWORD=<user-password>
sfcc-ci
uses a default authorization server. You can overwrite this authorization server and use an alternative login url using the env var SFCC_LOGIN_URL
:
export SFCC_LOGIN_URL=<alternative-authorization-server>
Removing the env var (unset SFCC_LOGIN_URL
) will make the CLI use the default authorization server again.
sfcc-ci
uses a default Oauth local port for authentication flow via command sfcc-ci auth:login
. You can overwrite this port and use an alternative port number (e.g. if the default port is used on your machine and you cannot use is) using the env var SFCC_OAUTH_LOCAL_PORT
:
export SFCC_OAUTH_LOCAL_PORT=<alternative-port>
Removing the env var (unset SFCC_OAUTH_LOCAL_PORT
) will make the CLI use the default port again.
Depending on which activities you want to want to perform, you have to ensure proper permissions have been granted beforehand. The required permissions and how to grant them depends on the commands you want to perform and whether you want to execute commands interactively (with the presence of a user) or implement automations (no user present).
Consult the table below to set permissions depending on the activity desired:
Commands | Interactive Use | Automation Use |
---|---|---|
data:* | OCAPI Data API Settings | OCAPI Data API Settings |
sandbox:* | Sandbox API User role assigned to user | Sandbox API User role assigned to API client |
instance:* | OCAPI Data API Settings | OCAPI Data API Settings |
code:* | OCAPI Data API Settings | OCAPI Data API Settings |
job:* | OCAPI Data API Settings | OCAPI Data API Settings |
cartridge:* | OCAPI Data API Settings | OCAPI Data API Settings |
org:* | Account Administrator role assigned to user | Account Administrator role assigned to API client |
role:* | Account Administrator role assigned to user or OCAPI Data API Settings | Account Administrator role assigned to API client or OCAPI Data API Settings |
users:* | Account Administrator role assigned to user or OCAPI Data API Settings | Account Administrator role assigned to API client or OCAPI Data API Settings |
Authorizing a user usually requires assigning the required role to the user in Account Manager. Assigning a role to a user in Account Manager, such as the Sandbox API User
role, itself requires the Account Administrator role.
Authorizing an API client requires assigning the required role to the API client in Account Manager or granting permissions to the API client on the B2C Commerce instance via the OCAPI Data API settings. Assigning a role to an API client in Account Manager, such as the Sandbox API User
role, itself requires the Account Administrator or API Admin role.
sfcc-ci
uses a default host for the sandbox API. This is the standard Sandbox API Gateway at admin.dx.commercecloud.salesforce.com. Usually this is fine and you don't need to change this. However, you can overwrite this host and use an alternative host using the env var SFCC_SANDBOX_API_HOST
:
export SFCC_SANDBOX_API_HOST=<alternative-sandbox-api-host>
Removing the env var (unset SFCC_SANDBOX_API_HOST
) will make the CLI use the default host again.
sfcc-ci
allows the creation of a sandbox in sync mode (see sfcc-ci sandbox:create --help
for details). By default the polling of the sandbox status lasts for 10 minutes at maximum until the timeout is reached. You can overwrite this timeout and specify another timeout in minutes using the env var SFCC_SANDBOX_API_POLLING_TIMEOUT
:
export SFCC_SANDBOX_API_POLLING_TIMEOUT=<alternative-sandbox-api-polling-timeout-in-minutes>
Removing the env var (unset SFCC_SANDBOX_API_POLLING_TIMEOUT
) will make the CLI use the default timeout again.
You can force sfcc-ci
to write debug messages to the console using the env var DEBUG
. You can do this for globally by setting the env var, so that any following CLI command will write debug messages:
export DEBUG=*
If you only want a single CLI command to write debug messages use the the -D,--debug
flag with any command, e.g. sfcc-ci <sub:command> --debug
.
To output objects to a sorted list, add the -S,--sortby
option to one of the supported commands. Sort objects by specifying any field.
The examples below assume you have defined a set of environment variables:
- an API Key (the client ID)
- an API Secret (the client secret)
On Linux and MacOS you can set environment variables as follows:
export API_KEY=<my-api-key>
export API_SECRET=<my-api-secret>
On Windows you set them as follows:
set API_KEY=<my-api-key>
set API_SECRET=<my-api-secret>
The remainder of the examples below assume you are on Linux or MacOS. If you are on Windows you access environment variables using %MY_ENV_VAR%
instead of $MY_ENV_VAR
.
Note: Some CLI commands provide structured output of the operation result as JSON. To process this JSON a tool called jq
comes in handy. Installation and documentation of jq
is located at https://stedolan.github.io/jq/manual/.
In an interactive mode you usually authenticate as follows:
sfcc-ci auth:login $API_KEY
In an automation scenario (where no user is present) authentication is done using API client credentials as follows:
sfcc-ci client:auth $API_KEY $API_SECRET
Logging out (and removing auth tokens from the machine):
sfcc-ci auth:logout
Pushing code to any SFCC instance and activate it:
sfcc-ci code:deploy <path/to/code_version.zip> -i your-instance.demandware.net
sfcc-ci code:activate <code_version> -i your-instance.demandware.net
Running an instance import (aka site import) on any SFCC instance:
sfcc-ci instance:upload <path/to/data.zip> -i your-instance.demandware.net
sfcc-ci instance:import <data.zip> -i your-instance.demandware.net -s
Running the instance import without waiting for the import to finish you omit the --sync,-c
flag:
sfcc-ci instance:import <data.zip> -i your-instance.demandware.net
Provision a new sandbox, outputting the inbound and outbound IP addresses, uploading code and running an instance import:
SANDBOX=`sfcc-ci sandbox:create <a-realm> -s -j`
SANDBOX_HOST=`$SANDBOX | jq '.instance.host' -r`
sfcc-ci sandbox:ips
sfcc-ci code:deploy <path/to/code.zip> -i $SANDBOX_HOST
sfcc-ci instance:upload <path/to/data.zip> -i $SANDBOX_HOST -s
sfcc-ci instance:import <data.zip> -i your-instance.demandware.net
Handles the cartridge path of your Site. Very useful for plugin installation. You can put the cartridge on top or at the bottom of the cartridge path. Or if given an anchor cartridge at the before or after a cartridge.
sfcc-ci cartridge:add <cartridgename> -p [first|last] -S <siteid>
sfcc-ci cartridge:add <cartridgename> -p [before|after] -t [targetcartidge] -S <siteid>
There is a JavaScript API available, which you can use to program against and integrate the commands into your own project.
Make sfcc-ci available to your project by specifying the dependeny in your package.json
first and running and npm install
in your package. After that you require the API into your implementation using:
const sfcc = require('sfcc-ci');
The API is structured into sub modules. You may require sub modules directly, e.g.
const sfcc_auth = require('sfcc-ci').auth;
const sfcc_cartridge = require('sfcc-ci').cartridge;
const sfcc_code = require('sfcc-ci').code;
const sfcc_instance = require('sfcc-ci').instance;
const sfcc_job = require('sfcc-ci').job;
const sfcc_slas = require('sfcc-ci').slas;
const sfcc_user = require('sfcc-ci').user;
const sfcc_webdav = require('sfcc-ci').webdav;
The following APIs are available (assuming sfcc
refers to require('sfcc-ci')
):
sfcc.auth.auth(client_id, client_secret, callback);
sfcc.cartridge.add(instance, cartridgename, position, target, siteid, verbose, token, callback);
sfcc.code.activate(instance, code_version, token, callback);
sfcc.code.deploy(instance, archive, token, options, callback);
sfcc.code.list(instance, token, callback);
sfcc.code.compare(instance, localDirectories, options);
sfcc.code.diffdeploy(instance, localDirectories, codeVersionName, options, activate);
sfcc.instance.upload(instance, file, token, options, callback);
sfcc.instance.import(instance, file_name, token, callback);
sfcc.job.run(instance, job_id, job_params, token, callback);
sfcc.job.status(instance, job_id, job_execution_id, token, callback);
sfcc.manifest.generate(directories, ignorePatterns, targetDirectory, fileName);
sfcc.slas.tenant.add(tenantId, shortcode, description, merchantName, contact, emailAddress, fileName, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.slas.tenant.get(tenantId, shortcode, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.slas.tenant.list(shortcode, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.slas.tenant.delete(tenantId, shortcode, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.slas.client.add(tenantId, shortcode, file, clientid, clientname, privateclient, ecomtenant, ecomsite, secret, channels, scopes, redirecturis, callbackuris, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.slas.client.get(tenantId, shortcode, clientId, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.slas.client.list(shortcode, tenantId, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.slas.client.delete(tenantId, shortcode, clientId, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.create(org, user, mail, firstName, lastName, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.list(org, role, login, count, sortBy, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.update(login, changes, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.grant(login, role, scope, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.revoke(login, role, scope, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.delete(login, purge, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.reset(login, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.createLocal(instance, login, user, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.searchLocal(instance, login, query, role, sortBy, count, start, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.updateLocal(instance, login, changes, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.grantLocal(instance, login, role, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.revokeLocal(instance, login, role, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.user.deleteLocal(instance, login, token).then(result => ...).catch(err => ...);
sfcc.webdav.upload(instance, path, file, token, options, callback);
APIs available in require('sfcc-ci').auth
:
auth(client_id, client_secret, callback)
Authenticates a clients and attempts to obtain a new Oauth2 token. Note, that tokens should be reused for subsequent operations. In case of a invalid token you may call this method again to obtain a new token.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
client_id | (String) | The client ID |
client_secret | (String) | The client secret |
callback | (Function) | Callback function executed as a result. The error and the token will be passed as parameters to the callback function. |
Returns: (void) Function has no return value
Example:
const sfcc = require('sfcc-ci');
var client_id = 'my_client_id';
var client_secret = 'my_client_id';
sfcc.auth.auth(client_id, client_secret, function(err, token) {
if(token) {
console.log('Authentication succeeded. Token is %s', token);
}
if(err) {
console.error('Authentication error: %s', err);
}
});
APIs available in require('sfcc-ci').cartridge
:
add(instance, cartridgename, position, target, siteid, verbose, token, callback)
Allows to add a cartridge to the cartridge path for a given site at a specific position.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to add the cartridge. |
cartridgename | (String) | The given cartride name. |
position | (String) | Either first, last, before or after. |
target | (String) | When position is 'before' or 'after', need to specify the target cartridge. |
siteid | (String) | ID of the site, where the cartrdige should be added. |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use for authentication. |
verbose | (Boolean) | Wether or not to use logging capabilities. |
callback | (Function) | Callback function executed as a result. The error and the token will be passed as parameters to the callback function. |
Returns: (void) Function has no return value
Example:
const sfcc = require('sfcc-ci');
var instance = '"*.sandbox.us01.dx.commercecloud.salesforce.com';
var cartridgename = 'app_custom';
var position = 'before';
var target = 'app_storefront_base';
var siteid = 'RefArch';
var verbose = false;
var token = 1234;
sfcc.cartridge.add(instance, cartridgename, position, target, siteid, verbose, token, function(err, token) {
// ...
});
APIs available in require('sfcc-ci').code
:
deploy(instance, archive, token, options, callback)
Deploys a custom code archive onto a Commerce Cloud instance
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to activate the code on |
archive | (String) | The ZIP archive filename to deploy |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
options | (Object) | The options parameter can contains two properties: pfx: the path to the client certificate to use for two factor authentication. passphrase: the optional passphrase to use with the client certificate |
callback | (Function) | Callback function executed as a result. The error will be passed as parameter to the callback function. |
Returns: (void) Function has no return value
list(instance, token, callback)
Get all custom code versions deployed on a Commerce Cloud instance.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to activate the code on |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use for authentication |
callback | (Function) | Callback function executed as a result. The error and the code versions will be passed as parameters to the callback function. |
Returns: (void) Function has no return value
activate(instance, code_version, token, callback)
Activate the custom code version on a Commerce Cloud instance. If the code version is already active, no error is available.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to activate the code on |
code_version | (String) | The code version to activate |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
callback | (Function) | Callback function executed as a result. The error will be passed as parameter to the callback function. |
Returns: (void) Function has no return value
compare(instance, localDirectories, options)
Compare the given local directories with the given code version (or the active one if none specified) of the Commerce Cloud instance and provide a diff between the two
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to activate the code on |
localDirectories | (Array) | The list of local directories to compare with the remote instance |
options | (Object) | The object that contain all the possible options. |
options.sourceCodeVersion | (String) | This is the name of the code version from the instance to use as source of comparison. If not specified, the active code version is used. |
options.manifestFileName | (String) | The name of the remote manifest file. If not provided, the manifest.FILENAME constant is used. |
options.pfx | (String) | The path to the certificate to authenticate to the instance. |
options.passphrase | (String) | The passphrase associated with the given certificate. |
options.overrideLocalFile | (Boolean) | If not provided, the process won't override any existing manifest previously downloaded, and will abort the process. If provided, then any existing downloaded manifest file will be overridden |
options.ignorePatterns | (Array) | A list of glob patterns to use to ignore files while listing local files and generating the local manifest. If not provided, the default patterns are used: ['test/**/*', 'coverage/**/*', 'documentation/**/*', 'docs/**/*', '*.md'] |
options.outputFile | (Boolean) | If provided, a file will be generated with the resuts in the comparison in the process.cwd() folder. Its path is then passed in the resolve method of the returned promise. If not provided, then the comparison results are passed in the resolve method of the returned promise. |
options.removeFilesAfter | (Boolean) | If provided, the downloaded manifest and generated one (for local files) are removed. Only the output file will remain (if the option outputFile is provided). If not provided, any manifest used for the comparison will remain in the process.cwd() folder. |
options.verbose | (Object) | Asks the process to log each stage of the comparison task. |
Returns: (Promise) Returns a Promise.
The resolve
method is called with either:
- The path of the output file which contain the comparison results, if the
outputFile
option is passed - The JSON representation of the comparison results, if the
outputFile
option is not passed Thereject
method is called with any error message if an error occurs during the comparison process
Example:
const sfcc = require('sfcc-ci');
const instance = '"*.sandbox.us01.dx.commercecloud.salesforce.com';
const localDirectories = ['path/to/repo1', 'path/to/repo2'];
const options = {
ignorePatterns: ['test/**/*', 'docs/**/*'],
outputFile: true,
removeFilesAfter: true,
overrideLocalFile: true
};
sfcc.code.compare(instance, localDirectories, options)
.then(deltaResult => {
// do something with the delta result, which contains the difference between the local directories and the remote code version
})
.catch(err => console.log(err));
diffdeploy(instance, localDirectories, codeVersionName, options, activate)
Generate a manifest for the given local directories. Compare this manifest with the one within the active code version of the instance. Deploy only the files which have been updated locally comparing to the remote, within a newly created code version. Activate this newly generated code version if required in the options
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to activate the code on |
localDirectories | (Array) | The list of local directories to compare with the remote instance |
codeVersionName | (String) | The name of the new code version to use for the newly deployed code version |
options | (Object) | The object that contain all the possible options. |
options.sourceCodeVersion | (String) | This is the name of the code version from the instance to use as source of comparison. If not specified, the active code version is used. |
options.manifestFileName | (String) | The name of the remote manifest file. If not provided, the manifest.FILENAME constant is used. |
options.pfx | (String) | The path to the certificate to authenticate to the instance. |
options.passphrase | (String) | The passphrase associated with the given certificate. |
options.overrideLocalFile | (Boolean) | If not provided, the process won't override any existing manifest previously downloaded, and will abort the process. If provided, then any existing downloaded manifest file will be overridden |
options.ignorePatterns | (Array ) | A list of glob patterns to use to ignore files while listing local files and generating the local manifest. If not provided, the default patterns are used: ['test/**/*', 'coverage/**/*', 'documentation/**/*', 'docs/**/*', '*.md'] |
options.forceDeployPatterns | (Array ) | A list of glob patterns to use to force the deployment for those files. The deploy will ALWAYS include these files within the deployment, regardless if these files were not changed or were ignored by the previous ignore patterns list. |
options.removeFilesAfter | (Boolean) | If provided, the downloaded manifest and generated one (for local files) are removed. Only the output file will remain (if the option outputFile is provided). If not provided, any manifest used for the comparison will remain in the process.cwd() folder. |
options.verbose | (Object) | Asks the process to log each stage of the comparison task. |
activate | (Boolean) | Asks the process to activate the newly deployed code version. If not provided, then the code version will remain on the instance deactivated. |
Returns: (Promise) Returns a Promise.
The resolve
method is called with undefined
as parameter, meaning that the process finished successfully
The reject
method is called with any error message if an error occurs during the comparison process
Example:
const sfcc = require('sfcc-ci');
const instance = '"*.sandbox.us01.dx.commercecloud.salesforce.com';
const localDirectories = ['path/to/repo1', 'path/to/repo2'];
const codeVersionName = 'new_code_version';
const activate = true;
const options = {
sourceCodeVersion: 'code_version_to_use_as_source',
ignorePatterns: ['test/**/*', 'docs/**/*'],
forceDeployPatterns: ['**/config/**/*'],
outputFile: true,
removeFilesAfter: true,
overrideLocalFile: true
};
sfcc.code.diffdeploy(instance, localDirectories, codeVersionName, options, activate)
.then(() => {
// do something, now that the code has been deployed and activated successfully
})
.catch(err => console.log(err));
APIs available in require('sfcc').instance
:
upload(instance, file, token, options, callback)
Uploads an instance import file onto a Commerce Cloud instance.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to upload the import file to |
file | (String) | The file to upload |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
options | (Object) | The options parameter can contains two properties: pfx: the path to the client certificate to use for two factor authentication. passphrase: the optional passphrase to use with the client certificate |
callback | (Function) | Callback function executed as a result. The error will be passed as parameter to the callback function. |
Returns: (void) Function has no return value
import(instance, file_name, token, callback)
Perform an instance import (aka site import) on a Commerce Cloud instance. You may use the API job.status to get the execution status of the import.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | Instance to start the import on |
file_name | (String) | The import file to run the import with |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
callback | (Function) | Callback function executed as a result. The error and the job execution details will be passed as parameters to the callback function. |
Returns: (void) Function has no return value
APIs available in require('sfcc').job
:
run(instance, job_id, job_params, token, callback)
Starts a job execution on a Commerce Cloud instance. The job is triggered and the result of the attempt to start the job is returned. You may use the API job.status to get the current job execution status.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | Instance to start the job on |
job_id | (String) | The job to start |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
job_params | (Array) | Array containing job parameters. A job parameter must be denoted by an object holding a key and a value property. |
callback | (Function) | Callback function executed as a result. The error and the job execution details will be passed as parameters to the callback function. |
Returns: (void) Function has no return value
status(instance, job_id, job_execution_id, token, callback)
Get the status of a job execution on a Commerce Cloud instance.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | Instance the job was executed on. |
job_id | (String) | The job to get the execution status for |
job_execution_id | (String) | The job execution id to get the status for |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
callback | (Function) | Callback function executed as a result. The error and the job execution details will be passed as parameters to the callback function. |
Returns: (void) Function has no return value
APIs available in require('sfcc').slas
:
tenant.add(tenantId, shortcode, description, merchantName, contact, emailAddress, fileName)
Adds the tenant details to the SLAS organization
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
tenantId | (String) | The tenant ID |
shortcode | (String) | The short code of the org |
description | (String) | Description of the tenant |
merchantName | (String) | Name of the merchant |
contact | (String) | Username of the user |
emailAddress | (String) | Email address of the user |
fileName | (String) | Path of the file containing all the params required for the tenant creation. |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the newly created tenant reponse.
tenant.get(tenantId, shortcode)
Gets the tenant matching the given tenantId
for the given shortCode
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
tenantId | (String) | The tenant ID |
shortcode | (String) | The short code of the org |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the tenant reponse.
tenant.list(shortcode)
Lists all the tenants for the given shortCode
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
shortcode | (String) | The short code of the org |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is list of tenants reponse.
tenant.delete(tenantId, shortcode)
Deletes the tenant matching the given tenantId
for the given shortCode
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
tenantId | (String) | The tenant ID |
shortcode | (String) | The short code of the org |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the deletion reponse.
client.add(tenantId, shortcode, file, clientid, clientname, privateclient, ecomtenant, ecomsite, secret, channels, scopes, redirecturis)
Registers a new client within a given tenant
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
tenantId | (String) | The tenant ID |
shortcode | (String) | The short code of the org |
file | (String) | Path of the file containing all the params required for the client creation. |
clientid | (String) | SLAS client id |
clientname | (String) | The client name |
privateclient | (Boolean) | Is the client a private client or not |
ecomtenant | (String) | The ecom tenant |
ecomsite | (String) | The ecom site |
secret | (String) | The secret tied to the client ID |
channels | (Array) | The list of channels for the client |
scopes | (Array) | The list of scopes authorized for the client |
redirecturis | (Array) | The list of redirect URIs authorized for the client |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the newly created client reponse.
client.get(tenantId, shortcode, clientId)
Gets the tenant matching the given clientid
for the given tenantId
and shortCode
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
tenantId | (String) | The tenant ID |
shortcode | (String) | The short code of the org |
clientid | (String) | SLAS client id |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the client reponse.
client.list(shortcode, tenantId)
Lists all the clients for the given tenantId
and shortCode
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
shortcode | (String) | The short code of the org |
tenantId | (String) | The tenant ID |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is list of clients reponse.
client.delete(tenantId, shortcode, clientId)
Deletes the client matching the given clientId
for the given tenantId
and shortCode
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
tenantId | (String) | The tenant ID |
shortcode | (String) | The short code of the org |
clientid | (String) | SLAS client id |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the deletion reponse.
APIs available in require('sfcc').user
:
create(org, user, mail, firstName, lastName, token)
Creates a new user into Account Manager
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
org | (String) | The org ID where to create the user |
user | (Object) | The user object with all the required data in it |
(String) | The email of the user | |
firstName | (String) | The firstname of the user |
lastName | (String) | The lastname of the user |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the newly created user object.
list(org, role, login, count, sortBy, token)
Lists all users eligible to manage from the Account Manager, based on the given filters (if any provided)
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
org | (String) | The org ID or null, if all users should be retrieved |
role | (String) | The role or null, if all users should be retrieved |
login | (String) | The login or null, if all users should be retrieved |
count | (Number) | The max count of list items |
sortBy | (String) | (Optional) field to sort the list of users by |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the results array.
update(login, changes, token)
Update a user into Account Manager
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
login | (String) | The login of the user to update |
changes | (Object) | The changes to the user details |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the updated user.
grant(login, role, scope, token)
Grant a role to a user into Account Manager
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
login | (String) | The login (email) of the user |
role | (String) | The role to grant |
scope | (String) | The scope of the role to revoke |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the changed user.
revoke(login, role, scope, token)
Revoke a role to a user from Account Manager
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
login | (String) | The login (email) of the user |
role | (String) | The role to grant |
scope | (String) | The scope of the role to revoke |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the changed user.
delete(login, purge, token)
Delete a user from Account Manager
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
login | (String) | The user to delete |
purge | (Boolean) | Whether to purge the user completely |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is a boolean value that confirms if the user has been deleted or not.
createLocal(instance, login, user, token)
Creates a new local user on an instance
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to create the user on |
login | (String) | The user to delete |
user | (Object) | The user details |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the created user.
searchLocal(instance, login, query, role, sortBy, count, start, token)
Search for local users on an instance
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to create the user on |
login | (String) | The login or null, if all users should be retrieved |
query | (String) | The query to search users for |
role | (String) | The role to search users for |
sortBy | (String) | (Optional) field to sort users by |
count | (Number) | (Optional) number of items per page |
start | (Number) | (Optional) zero-based index of the first search hit to include |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the results of the search.
updateLocal(instance, login, changes, token)
Update a local user on an instance
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to update the user on |
login | (String) | The login of the local user to update |
changes | (Object) | The changes to the user details |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the updated user.
grantLocal(instance, login, role, token)
Grant a role to a local user on an instance
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to apply the role on the user on |
login | (String) | The login of the local user to grant |
role | (String) | The role to grant |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the changed user.
revokeLocal(instance, login, role, token)
Revoke a role from a local user on an instance
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to apply the role on the user on |
login | (String) | The login of the local user to revoke |
role | (String) | The role to revoke |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is the changed user.
deleteLocal(instance, login, token)
Delete a local user from an instance
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to delete the user on |
login | (String) | The login of the local user to delete |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is a boolean value that confirms if the user has been deleted or not.
APIs available in require('sfcc-ci').role
:
List all the roles.
list(token, count)
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
count | (Number) | count the max count of list items |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is a boolean value that confirms if the user has been deleted or not.
listLocal(instance, role, query, token, sortBy, count)
List all the roles into an instance.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to list the role on |
role | (String) | The role to revoke |
query | (String) | The query to search role for |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
sortBy | (String) | (Optional) field to sort users by |
count | (Number) | (Optional) number of items per page |
Returns: (Promise) The Promise with its resolve
or reject
methods called respectively with the result
or the error
. The result
variable here is a boolean value that confirms if the user has been deleted or not.
APIs available in require('sfcc-ci').manifest
:
generate(directories, ignorePatterns, targetDirectory, fileName)
Generates the manifest file based on the given local directories.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
directories | (Array) | The list of directories for which to generate a manifest. These directories has to contain a cartridges folder at their root level |
ignorePatterns (Optional) | (String) | A list of glob patterns to use to ignore files while listing local files and generating the local manifest. If not provided, the default patterns are used: ['test/**/*', 'coverage/**/*', 'documentation/**/*', 'docs/**/*', '*.md'] |
targetDirectory (Optional) | (Boolean) | The directory where to store the generated manifest. If not provided, process.cwd() is used. |
fileName (Optional) | (Boolean) | The file name to use while generating the manifest file. If not provided, the require('sfcc-ci').manifest.FILENAME constant is used. |
Returns: (Promise) Returns a Promise.
The resolve
method is called with newly generated manifest file path as parameter
The reject
method is called with any error message if an error occurs during the comparison process
Example:
const sfcc = require('sfcc-ci');
const directories = ['/path/to/repo1', '/path/to/repo2'];
const ignorePatterns = ['test/**/*', 'docs/**/*'];
const targetDirectory = 'path/to/target/directory';
const fileName = 'my_manifest.json';
sfcc.manifest.generate(directories, ignorePatterns, targetDirectory, fileName)
.then(manifestPath => {
// do something with the manifest path
})
.catch(err => console.log(err));
APIs available in require('sfcc').webdav
:
upload(instance, path, file, token, options, callback)
Uploads an arbitrary file onto a Commerce Cloud instance.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
instance | (String) | The instance to upload the import file to |
path | (String) | The path relative to .../webdav/Sites where the file to upload to |
file | (String) | The file to upload |
token | (String) | The Oauth token to use use for authentication |
options | (Object) | The options parameter can contains two properties: pfx: the path to the client certificate to use for two factor authentication. passphrase: the optional passphrase to use with the client certificate |
callback | (Function) | Callback function executed as a result. The error will be passed as parameter to the callback function. |
Returns: (void) Function has no return value