Apex Trigger Framework

A user story driven Force.com Apex trigger framework

Summary

• Simplicity
• Readability
• Separation of Concerns
• Multi-Dev Stream Friendly
• Order of Execution
• Muting

Simplicity, Readability & Maintainability

• 2 level simple structure for easy access and readability
• Descriptive business scenario based trigger handler name for easy understanding of business purpose
• Easy maintenance of single purpose handler class

Separation of Concerns

• Trigger - High level trigger execution flow
• Trigger handler class - Detailed business logic code
• Trigger Data class - Collection of all data from trigger context

Multi Development Stream Friendly

• Single purpose handler class means developers will never override each other's code

Order of Execution

• Trigger handlers are executed in the order they are bound

Data loading & DML Consolidation

• Consolidate common data loading in TriggerDataManager
• Consolidate DMLs in TriggerDataManager
• Virtual method to restrict data - Fast code execution and future proof

Trigger bypass & Muting

• Configurable trigger muting
• Profile & user level control

Framework Classes

• Triggers
• TriggerHandlerBase
• TriggerDataManagerBase
• TriggerParameters

Sample Code

Sample code can be found here: https://github.com/ianhuang/AppFrameworkExamples

Original Trigger template by Abhinav Gupta

http://www.tgerm.com/2012/01/salesforce-apex-trigger-template.html