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5.x Roadmap

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5.x Roadmap

It's about time for another step in bringing debug up to date - the 5.x major release.

I know it hasn't been a long time since 4.x was released, and I'm aware that its release kind of forced.. pushed.. nudged users to update their best practices.

Here's what to expect from the 5.x release:

  • Custom output format (#582, #645)
  • Pluggable logging handlers (#556)
  • Timed sections (#485)
  • No more transpiling (smaller package size) (#652, #655)
  • Patching of old debug versions for formatting and pluggability upgrades (#644)
  • Overhaul of .enable() (#425, #636, #737)
  • Use console.debug() in the browser where available (#600)
  • Simpler documentation (#649)
  • Passing a function to avoid execution if namespace is disabled (#497)
  • Simplified codebase (lots dead code/dotfile removal; #650)
  • Specify namespace in URL (#948)
  • Several bugfixes
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