@vue/devtools-api

What is @vue/devtools-api?

@vue/devtools-api is a library that provides an API for Vue.js developers to create custom devtools extensions. It allows developers to hook into the Vue.js devtools and add custom inspection, logging, and debugging capabilities for their Vue.js applications.

What are @vue/devtools-api's main functionalities?

Custom Inspector

This feature allows you to create a custom inspector in the Vue Devtools. The code sample demonstrates how to set up a custom inspector with a root node and some example state.

const { setupDevtoolsPlugin } = require('@vue/devtools-api');

setupDevtoolsPlugin({
  id: 'my-custom-inspector',
  label: 'My Custom Inspector',
  packageName: 'my-package',
  homepage: 'https://example.com',
  app: app
}, api => {
  api.addInspector({
    id: 'my-inspector',
    label: 'My Inspector',
    icon: 'bug_report'
  });

  api.on.getInspectorTree((payload, context) => {
    if (payload.inspectorId === 'my-inspector') {
      payload.rootNodes = [
        { id: 'root', label: 'Root Node' }
      ];
    }
  });

  api.on.getInspectorState((payload, context) => {
    if (payload.inspectorId === 'my-inspector') {
      payload.state = {
        'Root Node': [
          { key: 'example', value: 'This is an example state' }
        ]
      };
    }
  });
});

Custom Timeline Layer

This feature allows you to create a custom timeline layer in the Vue Devtools. The code sample demonstrates how to set up a custom timeline layer and add an event to it.

const { setupDevtoolsPlugin } = require('@vue/devtools-api');

setupDevtoolsPlugin({
  id: 'my-custom-timeline',
  label: 'My Custom Timeline',
  packageName: 'my-package',
  homepage: 'https://example.com',
  app: app
}, api => {
  api.addTimelineLayer({
    id: 'my-timeline',
    label: 'My Timeline',
    color: 0xff0000
  });

  api.addTimelineEvent({
    layerId: 'my-timeline',
    event: {
      time: Date.now(),
      data: {
        message: 'This is a custom timeline event'
      }
    }
  });
});

Custom State Inspector

This feature allows you to create a custom state inspector in the Vue Devtools. The code sample demonstrates how to set up a custom state inspector with a root node and some example state.

const { setupDevtoolsPlugin } = require('@vue/devtools-api');

setupDevtoolsPlugin({
  id: 'my-custom-state',
  label: 'My Custom State',
  packageName: 'my-package',
  homepage: 'https://example.com',
  app: app
}, api => {
  api.addInspector({
    id: 'my-state-inspector',
    label: 'My State Inspector',
    icon: 'storage'
  });

  api.on.getInspectorTree((payload, context) => {
    if (payload.inspectorId === 'my-state-inspector') {
      payload.rootNodes = [
        { id: 'state-root', label: 'State Root' }
      ];
    }
  });

  api.on.getInspectorState((payload, context) => {
    if (payload.inspectorId === 'my-state-inspector') {
      payload.state = {
        'State Root': [
          { key: 'exampleState', value: 'This is an example state value' }
        ]
      };
    }
  });
});

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README

@vue/devtools-api

Plugins API for easier DevTools integrations.

Getting Started

Please follow the documentation at devtools-next.vuejs.org.