react-devpeek

react-devpeek

A developer tool for debugging React state and local/session storage

react-devpeek is a lightweight debugging tool that helps React developers inspect and manipulate state management and browser storage at runtime. It provides an intuitive interface for viewing state snapshots and managing localStorage/sessionStorage directly in your app during development.

Features

• 🔍 Storage Inspector: View, edit, and delete localStorage and sessionStorage items
• 🧩 State Management: Connect to any state management library (Zustand, Redux, MobX, Context API)
• 🌓 Dark Mode Support: Automatically adapts to system preferences or manual setting
• 📱 Responsive Design: Draggable panel works on all screen sizes
• 📤 Export Functionality: Export state and storage data as JSON
• 🧪 Production Safe: Automatically disabled in production by default

Installation

npm install react-devpeek
# or
yarn add react-devpeek
# or
pnpm add react-devpeek

Basic Usage

Add the DevPeek component to your application's root component:

import ReactDevPeek from "react-devpeek";

function App() {
  return (
    <>
      <YourApp />
      <ReactDevPeek />
    </>
  );
}

Connecting State Adapters

DevPeek can connect to any state management library using adapters:

Zustand Example

import ReactDevPeek from "react-devpeek";
import { useCounterStore } from "./stores/counterStore";
import { useUserStore } from "./stores/userStore";

function App() {
  return (
    <>
      <YourApp />
      <ReactDevPeek
        stateAdapters={[
          {
            name: "Counter Store",
            getState: useCounterStore.getState,
            subscribe: useCounterStore.subscribe,
          },
          {
            name: "User Store",
            getState: useUserStore.getState,
            subscribe: useUserStore.subscribe,
          },
        ]}
      />
    </>
  );
}

React Context API Example

import ReactDevPeek from "react-devpeek";
import { ThemeContext } from "./contexts/ThemeContext";
import { UserContext } from "./contexts/UserContext";

function App() {
  // Create adapters for context
  const themeContextAdapter = {
    name: "Theme Context",
    getState: () => React.useContext(ThemeContext),
    // No subscribe method for Context - DevPeek will poll periodically
  };

  const userContextAdapter = {
    name: "User Context",
    getState: () => React.useContext(UserContext),
  };

  return (
    <>
      <YourApp />
      <ReactDevPeek stateAdapters={[themeContextAdapter, userContextAdapter]} />
    </>
  );
}

Configuration Options

The ReactDevPeek component accepts the following props:

Prop	Type	Default	Description
showInProduction	boolean	false	Show DevPeek in production environments
position	'top-left' | 'top-right' | 'bottom-left' | 'bottom-right'	'bottom-right'	Position of the toggle button
theme	'light' | 'dark' | 'system'	'system'	UI theme
defaultOpen	boolean	false	Open the panel by default
stateAdapters	StateAdapter[]	[]	Array of state adapters to connect
enableLocalStorage	boolean	true	Enable localStorage monitoring
enableSessionStorage	boolean	true	Enable sessionStorage monitoring

StateAdapter Interface

interface StateAdapter {
  // Display name for the adapter
  name: string;

  // Function that returns the current state
  getState: () => any;

  // Optional subscription function that calls a listener when state changes
  // Should return a function to unsubscribe
  subscribe?: (listener: () => void) => (() => void) | void;
}

Advanced Usage

Custom Positioning

<ReactDevPeek position="top-left" />

Theming

// Set theme explicitly
<ReactDevPeek theme="dark" />

// Use system preference
<ReactDevPeek theme="system" />

Controlling Visibility

const [isDevToolOpen, setDevToolOpen] = useState(false);

<ReactDevPeek defaultOpen={isDevToolOpen} />;

Selective Storage Monitoring

// Only monitor localStorage, not sessionStorage
<ReactDevPeek enableSessionStorage={false} />

// Only monitor sessionStorage, not localStorage
<ReactDevPeek enableLocalStorage={false} />

Development

To develop locally:

• Clone the repository

  git clone https://github.com/Socdev-africa/react-devpeek.git
  cd react-devpeek
  

• Install dependencies

  npm install
  

• Run the demo app

  npm run demo
  

• Build the library

  npm run build
  

• Run tests

  npm test
  

Demo

To see a live demo of React DevPeek:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Socdev-africa/react-devpeek.git

# Navigate to the project
cd react-devpeek

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run the demo
npm run demo

This will start a development server with a demo application showcasing various features of React DevPeek.

Browser Support

React DevPeek supports all modern browsers including:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Brave
• Safari
• Edge

License

MIT © SocDev Africa

Contributors

• Salato

Acknowledgements

• Framer Motion for animations
• Zustand for state management
• Tailwind CSS for styling