vite-plugin-vue-devtools

What is vite-plugin-vue-devtools?

vite-plugin-vue-devtools is a plugin for Vite that enhances the development experience for Vue.js applications. It provides a set of tools and features that make debugging and developing Vue components easier and more efficient.

What are vite-plugin-vue-devtools's main functionalities?

Component Inspector

The Component Inspector allows developers to inspect and interact with Vue components directly within the browser's developer tools. This feature helps in understanding the component hierarchy and state.

import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue';
import VueDevTools from 'vite-plugin-vue-devtools';

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [vue(), VueDevTools()]
});

State Management Debugging

State Management Debugging provides tools to inspect and manipulate the state of Vuex stores or other state management libraries. This feature is crucial for tracking state changes and debugging state-related issues.

import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue';
import VueDevTools from 'vite-plugin-vue-devtools';

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [vue(), VueDevTools()]
});

Performance Monitoring

Performance Monitoring helps developers identify performance bottlenecks in their Vue applications. It provides insights into component rendering times and other performance metrics.

import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue';
import VueDevTools from 'vite-plugin-vue-devtools';

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [vue(), VueDevTools()]
});

Other packages similar to vite-plugin-vue-devtools

vue-devtools

vue-devtools is a standalone browser extension that provides a similar set of tools for debugging Vue.js applications. It offers component inspection, state management debugging, and performance monitoring. Unlike vite-plugin-vue-devtools, it is not tied to Vite and can be used with any Vue.js project.

vuex

vuex is a state management library for Vue.js. While it does not provide the same development tools as vite-plugin-vue-devtools, it integrates well with vue-devtools for state inspection and debugging. It is focused on managing the state of Vue applications.

README

vite-plugin-vue-devtools

vite-plugin-vue-devtools is a Vite plugin designed to enhance the Vue developer experience.

Installation

npm add -D vite-plugin-vue-devtools

Usage

Configuration Vite

import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import VueDevTools from 'vite-plugin-vue-devtools'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    VueDevTools(),
    vue(),
  ],
})

Documentation

Check out all the DevTools details at devtools-next.vuejs.org.