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Show better info than "(object)"

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start by locating the mobx-devtools code that formats or logs observed objects, then reproduce the (object) output shown in the issue image. Determine how nested object changes should be displayed and verify that the devtools logs provide useful object details instead of the placeholder.

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Description

Wondering if I'm doing something wrong or if we can improve this:

image

Logs like this basically make mobx-devtools unusable, as oftentimes what's important is seeing what changed inside the object.

Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
503
Forks
34
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