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Biswajeet is my Name, Success is my Aim and Challenge is my Game. Risk & Riding is my Passion and Hard Work is my Occupation. Love is my Friend, Perfection is my Habit and Smartness is my Style. Smiling is my Hobby, Politeness is my Policy and Confidence is my Power.

Salesforce Custom Object to Save Logs

As a Salesforce developer sometimes we face different scenarios, where we need to track production error logs or failed records. To save custom logs, here I have created an object Log__c and a helper class LogHandler, which will help to save custom logs for future references.

Object (Log__c) Fields:

Field Label Field API Name Field Type
Class Class__c Text(255)
Method Method__c Text(255)
Description Description__c Long Text Area(32768)
Line Number Line_Number__c Number(8, 0)
HTTP Response HTTP_Response__c Long Text Area(32768)
HTTP Status Code HTTP_Status_code__c Number(6, 0)
Object Object__c Text(255)
Record Id Record_Id__c Text(255)
Type Type__c Picklist(Success, Error, Information)

Apex Class:

public class LogHandler
{
    //Save information log
    public static void logInformation(String className, String methodName, String description){
        Log__c log = new Log__c();
        log.Class__c = className;
        log.Method__c = methodName;
        log.Description__c = description;
        log.Type__c = 'Information';
        Insert log;
    }
    
    //Save success log
    public static void logSuccessData(String className, String methodName, String description){
        Log__c log = new Log__c();
        log.Class__c = className;
        log.Method__c = methodName;
        log.Description__c = description;
        log.Type__c = 'Success';
        Insert log;
    }
    
    //Save exception log
    public static void logException(String className, String methodName, String description, Integer lineNumber){
        Log__c log = new Log__c();
        log.Class__c = className;
        log.Method__c = methodName;
        log.Description__c = description;
        log.Type__c = 'Error';
        log.Line_Number__c = lineNumber;
        Insert log;
    }
    
    //Save HTTP response log
    public static void logHTTPResponse(String className, String methodName, String description, HttpResponse response){
        Log__c log = new Log__c();
        log.Class__c = className;
        log.Method__c = methodName;
        log.Description__c = description;
        log.Type__c = 'Information';
        if(response != null){
            log.HTTP_Response__c = response.getBody();
            log.HTTP_Status_code__c = response.getStatusCode();			
        }
        Insert log;
    }
    
    //Save result log
    public static void logSaveResult(String className, String methodName, List<Database.SaveResult> saveResultList){
        List<Log__c> logList = new List<Log__c>();
        for (Database.SaveResult sr: saveResultList) {        
            if (sr.isSuccess()) {                    
                Log__c log = new Log__c();
                log.Class__c = className;
                log.Method__c = methodName;
                log.Type__c = 'Success';
                if(sr.getId() != null){
                    log.Object__c = sr.getId().getSObjectType().getDescribe().getName();
                    log.Record_Id__c = sr.getId();
                }
                logList.add(log);                    
            }else{
                Log__c log = new Log__c();
                log.Class__c = className;
                log.Method__c = methodName;
                log.Type__c = 'Error';
                log.Description__c = String.valueOf(sr.getErrors()[0].getMessage());
                logList.add(log);  
            }
        }
        if(!logList.isEmpty()){
            Insert logList;
        }	
    }
    
    //Upsert result log
    public static void logUpsertResult(String className, String methodName, List<Database.UpsertResult> upsertResultList){
        List<Log__c> logList = new List<Log__c>();
        for (Database.UpsertResult ur: upsertResultList) {        
            if (ur.isSuccess()) {                    
                Log__c log = new Log__c();
                log.Class__c = className;
                log.Method__c = methodName;
                log.Type__c = 'Success';
                if(ur.getId() != null){
                    log.Object__c = ur.getId().getSObjectType().getDescribe().getName();
                    log.Record_Id__c = ur.getId();
                }
                logList.add(log);                    
            }else{
                Log__c log = new Log__c();
                log.Class__c = className;
                log.Method__c = methodName;
                log.Type__c = 'Error';
                log.Description__c = String.valueOf(ur.getErrors()[0].getMessage());
                if(ur.getId() != null){
                    log.Object__c = ur.getId().getSObjectType().getDescribe().getName();
                    log.Record_Id__c = ur.getId();
                }
                logList.add(log);  
            }
        }
        if(!logList.isEmpty()){
            Insert logList;
        }	
    }
}

Lightning Formatted URL

A lightning:formattedUrl component displays a read-only representation of a URL as a hyperlink with an href attribute. The link can be a relative or absolute URL.

Example:

<aura:component>  
    <lightning:formattedUrl value="https://www.google.com" tooltip="Google" label="Click to Open" target="_blank" />
</aura:component>

Output:

Lightning Vertical Navigation

A lightning:verticalNavigation component represents a list of links that’s only one level deep, with support for overflow sections that collapse and expand. Here is an example of Lightning Vertical Navigation.

Apex Class:

public with sharing class AuraSampleController{
    
    @AuraEnabled
    public static List<Account> getAccounts(){
        List<Account> accList = new List<Account>();
        accList = [SELECT Id, Name, AccountNumber, Industry From Account LIMIT 10];
        return accList;
    }
}

Lightning Component:

<aura:component controller="AuraSampleController" Implements="flexipage:availableForRecordHome,force:hasRecordId">
    
    <!--Declare Attributes-->
    <aura:attribute name="selectedaccId" type="Id" />
    <aura:attribute name="accList" type="Account[]" />
    
    <!--Declare Handler-->
    <aura:handler name="init" value="{!this}" action="{!c.doInit}"/>  
    
    <!--Component Start-->
    <div class="slds-m-around--xx-large">
        <lightning:layout>
            <lightning:layoutItem>
                <lightning:verticalNavigation onbeforeselect="{!c.handleBeforeSelect}"
                                              selectedItem="{!v.selectedaccId}"
                                              onselect="{!c.handleOnSelect}">
                    <lightning:verticalNavigationSection label="Select Account">
                        <aura:iteration items="{!v.accList}" var="acc" indexVar="index">
                            <lightning:verticalNavigationItem label="{!acc.Name}" name="{!acc.Id}" />
                        </aura:iteration>
                    </lightning:verticalNavigationSection>
                </lightning:verticalNavigation>
            </lightning:layoutItem>
            <lightning:layoutItem padding="around-medium">
                <p>You have selected : {!v.selectedaccId}</p>
            </lightning:layoutItem>
        </lightning:layout>
    </div>
    <!--Component End-->
</aura:component>

Lightning JS Controller:

({
    doInit: function(component, event, helper) {
        helper.getAccountList(component, event);
    },
    
    handleBeforeSelect: function(component, event) {
        //Write your logic before select of any item
    },
    
    handleOnSelect: function(component, event) {
        //Write your logic on select of any item
    }
})

Lightning JS Helper:

({
    getAccountList: function(component, event) {
        var action = component.get("c.getAccounts");
        action.setCallback(this, function(response) {
            var state = response.getState();
            if (state === "SUCCESS") {
                var result = response.getReturnValue();
                component.set("v.accList", result);
            }
        });
        $A.enqueueAction(action);
    },
})

Output:

Invoke Visualforce Page Javascript Method From Lightning Component

Lightning Component:

<!--SampleComponent.cmp--> 
<aura:component implements="flexipage:availableForAllPageTypes,force:appHostable" access="global">
    <!--Declare Attributes-->
    <aura:attribute name="vfMsgMethod" type="object" description="this attribute is for visualforce page javascript method"/>
    
    <!--Component Start--> 
    <div class="slds-m-around_xx-large">
        <lightning:button variant="Brand" class="slds-button" label="Submit" onclick="{!c.doAction}"/>
    </div>
    <!--Component End-->
</aura:component>

Lightning Controller:

({
    doAction : function(component, event, helper) {
        var msg = 'Welcome to Salesforce Ohana';
        var msgMethod = component.get("v.vfMsgMethod");
        msgMethod(msg, function(){
            //handle callback
        });
    }
})

Lightning App:

<!--SampleApp.app--> 
<aura:application extends="ltng:outApp" access="global">
    <!--Lightning component-->
    <aura:dependency resource="c:SampleComponent"/>
</aura:application>

Visualforce Page:

<apex:page sidebar="false" showHeader="false">
    <apex:includeLightning />
    <!--Lightning Container-->
    <div style="width:100%;height:100px;" id="LightningContainer"/>
    
    <script type="text/javascript">
    //Create Lightning Component
    $Lightning.use("c:SampleApp", function() {
        $Lightning.createComponent("c:SampleComponent", { 
            vfMsgMethod : getMessage, //Method to call from lightning component
        },"LightningContainer", function(component) {
            console.log('Component created');
        });
    });
    
    //Function to call from Lightning Component
    function getMessage(welcomeMsg){
        alert(welcomeMsg);
    }
    </script>
</apex:page>

Output:

Invoke Lightning Component Methods From Visualforce Page

We can use aura:method to invoke lightning controller methods from visualforce page. The below example is to call Lightning Component methods from visualforce page.

Lightning Component:

<!--SampleComponent.cmp--> 
<aura:component implements="flexipage:availableForAllPageTypes,force:appHostable" access="global">
    <!--Aura Method-->
    <aura:method name="welcomeMsgMethod" action="{!c.doAction}" access="global"> 
        <aura:attribute name="message" type="Object" /> 
        <aura:attribute name="name" type="String"/> 
    </aura:method>
    
    <!--Declare Attributes-->
    <aura:attribute name="msg" type="String"/>
    
    <!--Component Start--> 
    <div class="slds-m-around_xx-large">
        <!--Print Welcome Message--> 
        {!v.msg}
    </div>
    <!--Component End-->
</aura:component>

Lightning Controller:

({
    doAction : function(component, event, helper) {
        //Get Parameters
        var params = event.getParam('arguments');
        if (params) {
            //Get Welcome message parameter
            var msg = params.message.message;
            var developerGroup = params.message.developerGroup;
            //Get name parameter
            var name = params.name;
            //Set welcome message and name
            component.set("v.msg", name + ' ' + msg + ' ' + developerGroup);
        }
    }
})

Lightning App:

<!--SampleApp.app--> 
<aura:application extends="ltng:outApp" access="global">
    <!--Lightning component-->
    <aura:dependency resource="c:SampleComponent"/>
</aura:application>

Visualforce Page:

<apex:page>
    <apex:includeLightning />
    <!--Lightning Container-->
    <div style="width:100%;height:100px;" id="LightningContainer" />
    
    <script type="text/javascript">
    var component; //Variable for Lightning Out Component
    //Create Lightning Component
    $Lightning.use("c:SampleApp", function() {
        $Lightning.createComponent("c:SampleComponent", { },
                                   "LightningContainer",
                                   function(cmp) {
                                       component = cmp;
                                       console.log('Component created');
                                   });
    });
    
    //Method to call Lightning Component Method
    var getWelcomeMessage = function(){
        component.welcomeMsgMethod({message : "Welcome to Salesforce Ohana", developerGroup: "Bengaluru"}, "Biswajeet Samal");
    }
    </script>
    
    <apex:form>
        <!--Button to call Javascript method-->
        <apex:commandButton value="Get Welcome Message" onclick="getWelcomeMessage();return false;"/>
    </apex:form>
</apex:page>

Output: