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@babel/code-frame
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Generate errors that contain a code frame that point to source locations.
Generate errors that contain a code frame that point to source locations.
See our website @babel/code-frame for more information.
Using npm:
npm install --save-dev @babel/code-frame
or using yarn:
yarn add @babel/code-frame --dev
Chalk is a popular npm package for styling terminal strings. While it doesn't generate code frames, it can be used to colorize text and could be combined with other tools to highlight specific parts of code in the terminal.
Cardinal is a syntax highlighter for JavaScript code that can be used in the terminal. It's similar to @babel/code-frame in that it can be used to make code more readable, but it focuses on syntax highlighting rather than pinpointing specific locations of errors.
Highlight.js is a syntax highlighter for the web. It supports many languages and can be used to highlight code blocks on web pages. Unlike @babel/code-frame, it is not specifically designed for highlighting error locations, but it can be used to enhance the readability of code snippets.
FAQs
Generate errors that contain a code frame that point to source locations.
The npm package @babel/code-frame receives a total of 122,873,872 weekly downloads. As such, @babel/code-frame popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @babel/code-frame demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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