Beyond Triggers: The Apex Developer’s New Job in the Age of AI

				
					public class CopilotOrderActions {

    // This "InvocableVariable" is the input from the AI
    public class OrderRequest {
        @InvocableVariable(label=’Order Number’ required=true)
        public String orderNumber;
    }

    // This "InvocableVariable" is the output we send back to the AI
    public class OrderStatusResponse {
        @InvocableVariable(label=’Order Status’)
        public String status;
        
        @InvocableVariable(label=’Estimated Delivery Date’)
        public Date estimatedDelivery;
    }

    /**
     * This is the method the AI will call.
     * We make it "invocable" so the Einstein 1 Platform can find it.
     */
    @InvocableMethod(label=’Get Order Status’ 
                     description=’Gets the status and delivery date for a specific order.’)
    public static List<OrderStatusResponse> getOrderStatus(List<OrderRequest> requests) {
        
        // Get the order number from the request
        String orderNumber = requests[0].orderNumber;
        
        // --- Your Business Logic Would Go Here ---
        // 1. Query your custom 'Order__c' object
        // 2. Find the status and delivery date
        // 3. For this example, we'll just return mock data
        // --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --

        OrderStatusResponse response = new OrderStatusResponse();
        response.status = ‘Shipped’;
        response.estimatedDelivery = System.today().addDays(3);

        return new List<OrderStatusResponse>{ response };
    }
}