SalesforceMobileSDK-Package: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md — Salesforce Mobile SDK Package

About This Project

The Salesforce Mobile SDK Package repository is the distribution and tooling hub for the entire Mobile SDK ecosystem. It provides the command-line tools, SFDX plugin, testing framework, and release automation that enable developers to create and maintain Salesforce mobile applications.

Key constraint: This is the release orchestrator. Changes here affect how developers create apps and how the entire SDK is released and distributed.

Repository Purpose

This repository serves three primary functions:

1. CLI Tools - Standalone command-line tools (forceios, forcedroid, forcehybrid, forcereact)
2. SFDX Plugin - Salesforce CLI integration (sf mobilesdk commands)
3. Release Infrastructure - Scripts to test, package, and release the entire Mobile SDK

Repository Structure

SalesforceMobileSDK-Package/
├── ios/                      # forceios CLI tool
│   ├── forceios.js           # Entry point
│   └── package.json          # NPM package definition
├── android/                  # forcedroid CLI tool
│   ├── forcedroid.js         # Entry point
│   └── package.json          # NPM package definition
├── hybrid/                   # forcehybrid CLI tool
│   ├── forcehybrid.js        # Entry point
│   └── package.json          # NPM package definition
├── react/                    # forcereact CLI tool
│   ├── forcereact.js         # Entry point
│   └── package.json          # NPM package definition
├── sfdx/                     # SFDX plugin (sf mobilesdk)
│   ├── generate_oclif.js     # Generates OCLIF command classes
│   ├── package.json          # Plugin package definition
│   └── README.md             # Plugin documentation
├── shared/                   # Shared utilities (symlinked into each tool)
│   ├── constants.js          # SDK version, tool requirements, CLI definitions
│   ├── createHelper.js       # Core app creation logic
│   ├── templateHelper.js     # Template handling and listing
│   ├── configHelper.js       # CLI argument parsing
│   ├── utils.js              # File operations, git, shell commands
│   ├── commandLineUtils.js   # Argument parsing utilities
│   └── outputColors.js       # Terminal color formatting
├── test/                     # Testing framework
│   └── test_force.js         # Comprehensive app generation tests
├── release/                  # Release automation
│   ├── release.js            # Main release orchestrator
│   └── common.js             # Release helper functions
├── pack/                     # NPM packaging
│   └── pack.js               # Creates .tgz packages for distribution
├── unittests/                # Unit tests
│   └── *.test.js             # Jest tests for shared utilities
└── package.json              # Root package definition