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Nicolas Chevobbe 6047021d99 Bug 1669956 - [devtools] Override bundled reps.css with the original one. r=jdescottes.
The file should now only impact reps, and not mention ObjectInspector or Tree.
The ObjectInspector.css and Tree.css files are added into jar.mn.
Panels using the object inspector component (console and debugger), need to import
all 3 css files, while panels only using reps benefit from a lighter reps.css file.

Differential Revision: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D93374
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actions Bug 1667084 - [devtools] Mark WebConsoleUI::getFrameActor as synchronous r=nchevobbe 2020-10-01 15:58:24 +00:00
components Bug 1669956 - [devtools] Update require paths to reps modules. r=jdescottes. 2020-10-14 11:24:17 +00:00
enhancers Bug 1665305 - Process "message network updates" in console with only one `networkMessageUpdate` action call. r=jdescottes 2020-09-23 11:29:30 +00:00
middleware Bug 1651726 - Add a shared performance-marker middleware. r=jdescottes,bomsy,Honza. 2020-07-15 09:09:10 +00:00
reducers Bug 1669956 - [devtools] Update require paths to reps modules. r=jdescottes. 2020-10-14 11:24:17 +00:00
selectors Bug 1656825 - Fix duplicate calls to lazyRequireGetter r=nchevobbe 2020-08-03 07:53:50 +00:00
test Bug 1660609 - [devtool] Fix browser_console_devtools_loader_exception.js failure on Beta. r=ladybenko. 2020-10-13 16:42:22 +00:00
utils Bug 1669956 - [devtools] Update require paths to reps modules. r=jdescottes. 2020-10-14 11:24:17 +00:00
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README.md Bug 1628599 - Fixing all links pointing to docs.firefox-dev.tools r=Honza,remote-protocol-reviewers,perftest-reviewers,maja_zf,davehunt 2020-06-01 10:58:38 +00:00
browser-console-manager.js Bug 1625495 - Remove devtools/shared/client folder r=daisuke,ochameau,nchevobbe 2020-03-31 08:36:29 +00:00
browser-console.js Bug 1662054 - Add a destroy function to targetList. r=jdescottes. 2020-09-02 14:39:42 +00:00
commands.js Bug 1616301 - Handle targets in toolbox store instead of threads. r=jlast. 2020-04-01 14:33:58 +00:00
constants.js Bug 1665306 - Process "network updates" in console with only one `networkUpdateRequest` action call. r=jdescottes,nchevobbe 2020-09-23 11:29:38 +00:00
index.html Bug 1669956 - [devtools] Override bundled reps.css with the original one. r=jdescottes. 2020-10-14 13:12:11 +00:00
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service-container.js Bug 1643180 - Part 2: Update the Frame component to always pass generated position to view source. r=jlast 2020-06-05 22:18:38 +00:00
store.js Bug 1582699 - [devtools] Consolidate thunk middlewares. r=nchevobbe 2020-10-13 07:45:52 +00:00
types.js Bug 1629875 - Style blocked network messages in console. r=nchevobbe 2020-06-10 08:31:42 +00:00
utils.js
webconsole-connection-proxy.js Bug 1625909 - Use the ResourceWatcher API to fetch Network Events r=ochameau,Honza,nchevobbe 2020-07-13 13:33:09 +00:00
webconsole-ui.js Bug 1667084 - [devtools] Mark WebConsoleUI::getFrameActor as synchronous r=nchevobbe 2020-10-01 15:58:24 +00:00
webconsole-wrapper.js Bug 1665306 - Process "network updates" in console with only one `networkUpdateRequest` action call. r=jdescottes,nchevobbe 2020-09-23 11:29:38 +00:00
webconsole.js Bug 1658724 - Don't start the parser worker if it's not needed when evaluating an expression in the console. r=jdescottes. DONTBUILD 2020-08-17 13:22:51 +00:00

README.md

WebConsole

The WebConsole (webconsole) shows you all the console API calls made by scripts and alerts you when javascript errors are thrown by a script. It can also display network logs, and you can evaluate expressions using the console input, a.k.a. JsTerm. You can read more about it on MDN to learn all the features and how to use the tool.

Run WebConsole

If you want to build the WebConsole inside of the DevTools toolbox (Firefox Devtools Panels), follow the simple Firefox build documentation. Start your compiled firefox and open the Firefox developer tool, you can then see the WebConsole tab.

Code Structure

Top level files are used to launch the WebConsole inside of the DevTools toolbox. The main files used to run the WebConsole are:

  • main.js called by devtools toolbox to launch the WebConsole panel.
  • index.html panel UI and launch scripts.

UI

The WebConsole UI is built using React components (in components/).

The React application is rendered from webconsole-wrapper.js. It contains 4 top components:

  • ConsoleOutput (in ConsoleOutput.js) is the component where messages are rendered.
  • FilterBar (in FilterBar.js) is the component for the filter bars (filter input and toggle buttons).
  • SideBar (in SideBar.js) is the component that render the sidebar where objects can be placed in.
  • JsTerm (in JsTerm.js) is the component that render the console input.

We prefer stateless component (defined by function) instead of stateful component (defined by class) unless the component has to maintain its internal state.

State

Besides the UI, the WebConsole manages the app state via [Redux]. The following locations define the app state:

  • src/constants.js constants used across the tool including action and event names.
  • src/actions/ for all actions that change the state.
  • src/reducers/ for all reducers that change the state.
  • src/selectors/ functions that return a formatted version of parts of the app state.

The redux state is a plain javascript object with the following properties:

{
  // State of the filter input and toggle buttons
  filters,
  // State of the input history
  history,
  // Console messages data and state (hidden, expanded, groups, …)
  messages,
  // State of notifications displayed on the output (e.g. self-XSS warning message)
  notifications,
  // Preferences (persist message, message limit, …)
  prefs,
  // Interface state (filter bar visible, sidebar visible, …)
  ui,
}

Tests

See test/README.md