Visualizer Validation Rules Salesforce

A Visual Studio Code extension to easily view and edit Salesforce Validation Rules formulas in XML format.

⚙️ Features

• View full Salesforce Validation Rules (<errorConditionFormula> tag) with a clean formatted preview.
• View only the selected XML snippet.
• Edit the formula in a Webview panel and save changes back to the original XML file.
• Two commands provided:
  • Validation Rule Visualize — opens the entire Validation Rule XML. - Ctrl + Shift + F9
  • Visualize Selection Only — opens just the current text selection.

Transform codes in the Viewer

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&lt	<
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&apos	'
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🖼️ Examples

🖼️ View and Edit Salesforce Validation Rules

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🖼️ View and Edit Others Formulas (Selection Only)

📦 Requirements

• Visual Studio Code
• Salesforce project with Validation Rule XML files

🛠️ Commands

Command	Description	Keybind
Validation Rule Visualize	View the <errorConditionFormula> in the active XML file	Ctrl + Shift + F9
Visualize Selection Only	View the currently selected XML snippet in the editor	-

Activate commands via Ctrl+Shift+P and typing the command name.

🧪 How it works

• Detects the active XML document or the current selection.
• Parses and shows content in a Webview panel.
• Allows editing and saving directly back into the original XML file.

⚠️ Known Issues

• Only XML files are supported.
• The <errorConditionFormula> tag must exist for full validation rule preview.
  • If the tag does not exist, you can select a formula snippet to view.
• Save button will not appear if no selection or unsupported file is active.

Enjoy coding your Salesforce Validation Rules with Visualizer Validation Rules Salesforce!

🛠️ Contribution

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues, pull requests, or suggest improvements.

Visual Studio Code Extension Manager: npm install @vscode/vsce

npm install to install the dependencies

vsce package to generate the packages (or Run action in github: package-extension.yml)