Redux DevTools Extension

Installation

1. For Chrome

from Chrome Web Store;
or build it with npm i && npm run build:extension and load the extension's folder ./build/extension;
or run it in dev mode with npm i && npm start and load the extension's folder ./dev.

2. For Firefox

from Mozilla Add-ons;
or build it with npm i && npm run build:firefox and load the extension's folder ./build/firefox (just select a file from inside the dir).

3. For Electron

just specify REDUX_DEVTOOLS in electron-devtools-installer.

4. For other browsers and non-browser environment

use remote-redux-devtools.

Usage

Note that starting from v2.7, window.devToolsExtension was renamed to window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__ / window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION_COMPOSE__.

1. With Redux

1.1 Basic store

For a basic Redux store simply add:

 const store = createStore(
   reducer, /* preloadedState, */
+  window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__ && window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__()
 );

Note that preloadedState argument is optional in Redux' createStore.

For universal ("isomorphic") apps, prefix it with typeof window !== 'undefined' &&.

In case ESLint is configured to not allow using the underscore dangle, wrap it like so:

+ /* eslint-disable no-underscore-dangle */
  const store = createStore(
   reducer, /* preloadedState, */
   window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__ && window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__()
  );
+ /* eslint-enable */

Note: Passing enhancer as last argument requires redux@>=3.1.0. For older versions apply it like here or here. Don't mix the old Redux API with the new one.

You don't need to npm install redux-devtools when using the extension (that's a different lib).

1.2 Advanced store setup

If you setup your store with middleware and enhancers, change:

  import { createStore, applyMiddleware, compose } from 'redux';

+ const composeEnhancers = window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION_COMPOSE__ || compose;
+ const store = createStore(reducer, /* preloadedState, */ composeEnhancers(
- const store = createStore(reducer, /* preloadedState, */ compose(
    applyMiddleware(...middleware)
  ));

Note that when the extension is not installed, we’re using Redux compose here.

To specify extension’s options, use it like so:

const composeEnhancers =
  typeof window === 'object' &&
  window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION_COMPOSE__ ?   
    window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION_COMPOSE__({
      // Specify extension’s options like name, actionsBlacklist, actionsCreators, serialize...
    }) : compose;

const enhancer = composeEnhancers(
  applyMiddleware(...middleware),
  // other store enhancers if any
);
const store = createStore(reducer, enhancer);

See the post for more details.

1.3 Use `redux-devtools-extension` package from npm

To make things easier, there's an npm package to install:

npm install --save redux-devtools-extension

and to use like so:

import { createStore, applyMiddleware } from 'redux';
import { composeWithDevTools } from 'redux-devtools-extension';

const store = createStore(reducer, composeWithDevTools(
  applyMiddleware(...middleware),
  // other store enhancers if any
));

To specify extension’s options:

import { createStore, applyMiddleware } from 'redux';
import { composeWithDevTools } from 'redux-devtools-extension';

const composeEnhancers = composeWithDevTools({
  // Specify name here, actionsBlacklist, actionsCreators and other options if needed
});
const store = createStore(reducer, /* preloadedState, */ composeEnhancers(
  applyMiddleware(...middleware),
  // other store enhancers if any
));

There’re just few lines of code added to your bundle.

In case you don't include other enhancers and middlewares, just use devToolsEnhancer:

import { createStore } from 'redux';
import { devToolsEnhancer } from 'redux-devtools-extension';

const store = createStore(reducer, /* preloadedState, */ devToolsEnhancer(
  // Specify name here, actionsBlacklist, actionsCreators and other options if needed
));

1.4 Using in production

It's useful to include the extension in production as well. Usually you can use it as for development.

If you want to restrict it there, use redux-devtools-extension/logOnlyInProduction:

import { createStore } from 'redux';
import { devToolsEnhancer } from 'redux-devtools-extension/logOnlyInProduction';

const store = createStore(reducer, /* preloadedState, */ devToolsEnhancer(
  // options like actionSanitizer, stateSanitizer
));

or with middlewares and enhancers:

import { createStore, applyMiddleware } from 'redux';
import { composeWithDevTools } from 'redux-devtools-extension/logOnlyInProduction';

const composeEnhancers = composeWithDevTools({
  // options like actionSanitizer, stateSanitizer
});
const store = createStore(reducer, /* preloadedState, */ composeEnhancers(
  applyMiddleware(...middleware),
  // other store enhancers if any
));

You'll have to add 'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify('production') in your Webpack config for the production bundle (to envify). If you use create-react-app, it already does it for you.

If you're already checking process.env.NODE_ENV when creating the store, include redux-devtools-extension/logOnly for production enviroment.

If you don’t want to allow the extension in production, just use redux-devtools-extension/developmentOnly.