Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[0.2.0] - 2026-05-27

Added

• analyze() function - semantic analysis returning AnalysisNode
• Support for view option in inspect() and dump() (flat, tree, table)
• Shared reference detection ([Shared *N]) in addition to circular references

Changed

• inspect() now supports multiple views (flat, tree, table) via view option
• trace() now filters internal library frames, showing only user code

Removed

• dpp() function - use trace() + dp() combination instead

Fixed

• trace() now correctly shows caller location in all environments
• dp() now works correctly in Termux and non-TTY environments
• Process now terminates naturally after the last dp() call
• Circular and shared reference detection improved

[0.2.0-beta] - 2026-05-21

Added

• dp() function - dump and pause (wait for user input)
• dpp() function - dump, pause and trace (with stack trace)
• Support for stream option in trace() and measure() functions
• Support for custom timeout and message in pause functions
• Auto-continue in non-TTY environments (CI/CD)

Changed

• trace() now uses writeToStream instead of console.error for consistency
• measure() now uses writeToStream instead of console.error for consistency
• All functions now support consistent stream option for output redirection
• Increased default depth from 4 to 30
• Increased default maxArrayLength from 100 to 1000
• Increased default maxStringLength from 1000 to 5000
• Increased default maxProperties from 50 to 200

[0.1.1] - 2026-05-20

[0.1.0] - 2026-05-20 (deprecated)

Added

• Core formatter with circular reference detection
• inspect() function - pure string formatter
• dump() function - print to stderr with chaining
• dd() function - dump and die (process.exit)
• trace() function - show caller location with stack option
• measure() function - sync/async performance timing
• Support for Map, Set, WeakMap, WeakSet
• Support for Date, Error, RegExp
• Support for TypedArrays (Uint8Array, Int32Array, etc)
• TypeScript type definitions
• ESM and CommonJS builds
• Zero dependencies
• Auto color detection (TTY)
• Force colors on/off via options

⚠️ Deprecated: Please use 0.1.1 or later.