This directory does not contain a valid Salesforce DX project

[swapniljn8]

Summary

After I initialize my salesforce directory to Git, automatically default ORG was removed from the directory

Steps To Reproduce:

1. Create a Salesforce project
2. Initialize the repo to my Git hub repo
3. try to set the default ORG again, as it was removed automatically once I initialize the repo.

System Information

• If you are using sfdx

  • Run sfdx force:­con­fig:set defaul­tde­vhu­bus­ern­ame­=so­me@­use­r.com

• Output :
  This directory does not contain a valid Salesforce DX project

• I also tried

  • Run sfdx force:mdapi:convert -r mdapipackage/

• Output :
  ERROR running force:mdapi:convert: This command is required to run from within an SFDX project.

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[iowillhoit]

Hello @swapniljn8, I assume that you are running sfdx force:project:create to "Create a Salesforce project". Are you creating the scratch org after creating the project?
Example: sfdx force:org:create -s -f config/project-scratch-def.json

I am able to see similar errors if I run the provide commands before actually creating the scratch org. If you are doing something different, can you please provide the exact commands you are running to set up and replicate the errors? Please also provide what version of sfdx you are using (sfdx version --verbose --json)

[iowillhoit]

Closing due to inactivity. Please reopen if you are still seeing issues after the suggestions above.

[swapniljn8]

I actually found the issue in this, actually when I was initializing the directory from my VS code than I didn't stage the
sfdx-project.json and some other meta files as well and since I didn't staged they got deleted from my local directory which eventually led to VS code not to recognize the Project as Salesforce DX project and hence Salesforce extension was not working.
Thanks for your input above, I didn't knew about the thing which you mentioned in your comment

[Bartheleway]

Hi we sometimes encounter this as well on our VS Code projects. Using the command line is providing a workaround, the right-click retrieve command works great but deploy doesn't want to.

We once solved it by rebooting VS Code but it's not always working.

Could you fix the issue ?

[savage25]

I'm also getting this more and more often in my Visual Studio Code projects. They will work one day, and the next, I can no longer deploy:

Component conversion failed: This directory does not contain a valid Salesforce DX project

[litolax]

I have same error, few days ago when I closed and reopen vs code it helped me, but now it doesn't work at all.

[cristiand391]

@Bartheleway @savage25 @litolax I would log a new issue here for that team:
https://github.com/forcedotcom/salesforcedx-vscode/issues

Component conversion failed: This directory does not contain a valid Salesforce DX project

@savage25 if that bug happens when using string replacements, I'm pretty sure this PR fixed it:
forcedotcom/source-deploy-retrieve#908

but vscode extensions need to be updated to pass the right path.

[marcopfluidogroup]

I keep receiving the following error: Metadata API request failed: This directory does not contain a valid Salesforce DX project.
but to my surprise the deploy does commit indeed and the metadata is updated/created accordingly.

[cristiand391]

@marcopfluidogroup that seems to be coming from a different place than the one discussed here (Component conversion failed).

If you can repro with the Salesforce CLI please create a new bug report here:
https://github.com/forcedotcom/cli/issues/new?assignees=&labels=investigating&projects=&template=bug_report.md&title=

[itaishmida]

This is also happening to me
now more often
I get:
Metadata API request failed: This directory does not contain a valid Salesforce DX project.
whenever I try to deploy with save or right click
any solution to this bug?

[A127324]

Happening for me, any solution for this bug ?

[cristiand391]

@itaishmida @A127324
the error can be coming from different places, please open a new issue and follow the template:
https://github.com/forcedotcom/cli/issues/new?assignees=&labels=investigating&projects=&template=bug_report.md&title=

[jaganeswar]

I just updated the Cli it's now working fine