Synopsis
An interactive representation of an object for the CLI similar to that of console.dir() in webkit.
Motivation
Reading big object dumps is a waste of time. Progressive disclosure helps.
Features
- Searchable/Repeat search
- Handles cyclical references
- Expand and collapse nodes
Usage
Install
Do npm install cdir -g
and then require the module in your program like this console.dir = require('cdir')
.
Navigate
Use console.dir(someobject)
somewhere in your program and then hit tab
, shift+tab
or the arrow keys to cycle through the object's members. You can hit space
, return
or enter
to expand a member.
Search
Search by pressing the /
key. This will display a /
prompt. If you have already searched for something it will be displayed before the /
prompt. For instance if you searched for "foobar" it would appear as (foobar) /
.
Quit
Hit ctrl+c
or q
to quit!
Simple Example
There is a CLI version too if you want to use it. npm install cdir -g
.
consoledir = ; var stuff = "name" : "cdir" "description" : "An interactive console.dir() for the terminal." "tags" : "console" "debug" "debugging" "json" "interacive" "prompt" { return "node tests/test.js" }; consoledirstuff;
The output looks something like this.