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@shakebugs/browser
Advanced tools
Shake Web SDK
Browser plugin for bug reporting.
Features
| Feature | Available |
|---|---|
| Bug reporting | ✅ |
| Crash reporting | ❌ |
| Users | ❌ |
How to use
Install Shake
NPM
If using npm, execute the npm install command in your terminal:
npm install @shakebugs/browser
Script tag
Alternatively, you can include this library directly into your HTML file using a script tag:
<script type="module">
import Shake from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@shakebugs/browser@latest/+esm';
window.Shake = Shake;
</script>
Start Shake
Once installed, you can start using the library by including it in your JavaScript files or directly within your HTML.
Call Shake.start() at the top level of your app
Example usage in Javascript
// Import the library if using ES6 modules
import Shake from '@shakebugs/browser';
Shake.start('client-id', 'client-secret');
Example usage in HTML
<body>
<script>
window.Shake.start('client-id', 'client-secret');
</script>
</body>
Replace client-id and client-secret with the actual values you have in your workspace settings.
Resources
FAQs
Browser SDK for Shake
The npm package @shakebugs/browser receives a total of 1,505 weekly downloads. As such, @shakebugs/browser popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @shakebugs/browser demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 16 Feb 2024
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