Redux DevTools

As a Java backend development engineer with an interest in learning frontend technologies, you may already be familiar with the concept of debugging and inspecting code in your backend applications. In frontend development with Redux, you can use Redux DevTools to make the debugging and inspecting process of the Redux state more efficient and effective.

Installing Redux DevTools

To use Redux DevTools, you first need to install the Redux DevTools extension in your browser. The extension is available for popular browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Once installed, you can enable it in your Redux application.

Enhancing Redux Store with DevTools

In order to enable Redux DevTools in your Redux application, you need to enhance your Redux store configuration with the Redux DevTools extension.

1import { createStore } from 'redux';
2import rootReducer from './reducers';
3
4const store = createStore(
5  rootReducer,
6  window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__ && window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__()
7);

Here, we are using the window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__ function provided by the Redux DevTools extension to enhance our store with the DevTools functionality. This allows you to inspect and monitor the state changes in your Redux store in real-time.

Features of Redux DevTools

Redux DevTools provides several powerful features that can greatly assist in Redux application development:

• Time Travel Debugging: With Redux DevTools, you can travel back in time to inspect past actions and states. This can be incredibly useful in understanding how the state has changed over time and tracking down bugs.

• Export and Import State History: Redux DevTools allows you to export and import the state history. This is especially helpful when collaborating with other developers or when you want to share the state history for debugging purposes.

• Dispatch Actions Manually: You can also dispatch actions manually in the Redux DevTools extension. This allows you to test and experiment with different application states and see how they affect the Redux store.

In the code snippet below, we will create a simple action and dispatch it using the Redux DevTools extension:

1const increment = () => ({
2  type: 'INCREMENT',
3});
4
5store.dispatch(increment());

When you execute the above code, you will see the state change in the Redux DevTools extension. This can be very helpful for debugging and understanding how your actions and reducers are affecting the state of your application.

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// This can be very useful for debugging and understanding how your actions and reducers are affecting the state of your application.

// As a Java backend development engineer, you may be familiar with debugging and inspecting code in your backend applications.

// Similarly, in frontend development with Redux, Redux DevTools provides a powerful tool for debugging and inspecting the Redux state.

​

// To use Redux DevTools, you need to install the Redux DevTools extension in your browser.

​

// Once the extension is installed, you can enable it in your Redux application by adding the following code to your Redux store configuration:

import { createStore } from 'redux';

import rootReducer from './reducers';

​

const store = createStore(

  rootReducer,

  window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__ && window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__()

);

​

// Here we are using the `window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__` function provided by the Redux DevTools extension to enhance our store with DevTools functionality.

// This allows you to inspect and monitor the state changes in your Redux store in real-time.

​

// With Redux DevTools, you can:

// - Travel back in time to inspect past actions and states.

// - Export and import the state history for sharing and collaboration.

// - Dispatch actions manually to test and experiment with different application states.

​

// Let's create a simple action and dispatch it in the Redux DevTools extension:

const increment = () => ({

  type: 'INCREMENT',

});

​

store.dispatch(increment());

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