debug
A tiny JavaScript debugging utility modelled after Node.js core's debugging technique. Works in Node.js and web browsers
Tech stack & purpose
Debug is a tiny JavaScript debugging utility modelled after Node.js core's debugging technique, working in both Node.js and web browsers. The project provides a function that accepts a module name and returns a decorated version of console.error, allowing developers to toggle debug output for different parts of their code using the DEBUG environment variable with namespace-based filtering and wildcard support. Built in JavaScript, it features printf-style formatting, colored output based on namespace, millisecond timestamps between calls, and custom formatters, with support for both TTY and non-TTY environments. The project was created by TJ Holowaychuk, Nathan Rajlich, Andrew Rhyne, and Josh Junon.
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- Nathan Rajlich183 commits
- Josh Junon58 commits
- Andrew E. Rhyne49 commits
- TJ Holowaychuk49 commits
- Tj Holowaychuk41 commits
- Yami16 commits
- Qix6 commits
- Paul Betts6 commits
- ossdev074 commits
- Robert Sköld4 commits
- Zeus Gómez Marmolejo3 commits
- Vinay Pulim3 commits
- Stephen Mathieson3 commits
- Accalia de Elementia3 commits
- Doug Wilson3 commits · 13 followers
- Dario Marcelino3 commits
- Valeri Karpov2 commits
- Erik Karlsson2 commits
- Rouven Weßling2 commits
- Tim Oxley2 commits
- Sam D2 commits
- Ya Zhuang2 commits
- Moo Yeol, Lee (Prescott)2 commits
- G Scott Olson2 commits
- Daniel Ruf1 commits
- Milan Skuhra1 commits
- Sindre Sorhus1 commits
- Thomas Parisot1 commits
- Ruslan Boliev1 commits
- Tiago Ribeiro1 commits
