chrome-devtools-frontend

What is chrome-devtools-frontend?

The chrome-devtools-frontend package provides the front-end components of Chrome DevTools, which are used for debugging, profiling, and analyzing web applications. It allows developers to integrate Chrome DevTools into their own applications or use it for custom development workflows.

What are chrome-devtools-frontend's main functionalities?

Debugging

This feature allows developers to open the Chrome DevTools debugger for a specific URL or local server. It is useful for inspecting and debugging JavaScript code, setting breakpoints, and stepping through code execution.

const { openDebugger } = require('chrome-devtools-frontend');
openDebugger('http://localhost:9222');

Performance Profiling

This feature enables developers to start and stop performance profiling of their applications. It helps in identifying performance bottlenecks by analyzing CPU usage, memory consumption, and other performance metrics.

const { startProfiling, stopProfiling } = require('chrome-devtools-frontend');
startProfiling();
// Run some code
stopProfiling();

Network Analysis

This feature allows developers to analyze network requests made by their applications. It provides insights into request/response headers, payloads, and timing, which are crucial for optimizing network performance.

const { analyzeNetwork } = require('chrome-devtools-frontend');
analyzeNetwork('http://example.com');

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