| 1 | # pretty-format
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| 2 |
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| 3 | Stringify any JavaScript value.
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| 4 |
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| 5 | - Serialize built-in JavaScript types.
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| 6 | - Serialize application-specific data types with built-in or user-defined plugins.
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| 7 |
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| 8 | ## Installation
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| 9 |
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| 10 | ```sh
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| 11 | $ yarn add pretty-format
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| 12 | ```
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| 13 |
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| 14 | ## Usage
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| 15 |
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| 16 | ```js
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| 17 | const {format: prettyFormat} = require('pretty-format'); // CommonJS
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| 18 | ```
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| 19 |
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| 20 | ```js
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| 21 | import {format as prettyFormat} from 'pretty-format'; // ES2015 modules
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| 22 | ```
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| 23 |
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| 24 | ```js
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| 25 | const val = {object: {}};
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| 26 | val.circularReference = val;
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| 27 | val[Symbol('foo')] = 'foo';
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| 28 | val.map = new Map([['prop', 'value']]);
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| 29 | val.array = [-0, Infinity, NaN];
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| 30 |
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| 31 | console.log(prettyFormat(val));
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| 32 | /*
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| 33 | Object {
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| 34 | "array": Array [
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| 35 | -0,
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| 36 | Infinity,
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| 37 | NaN,
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| 38 | ],
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| 39 | "circularReference": [Circular],
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| 40 | "map": Map {
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| 41 | "prop" => "value",
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| 42 | },
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| 43 | "object": Object {},
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| 44 | Symbol(foo): "foo",
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| 45 | }
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| 46 | */
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| 47 | ```
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| 48 |
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| 49 | ## Usage with options
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| 50 |
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| 51 | ```js
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| 52 | function onClick() {}
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| 53 |
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| 54 | console.log(prettyFormat(onClick));
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| 55 | /*
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| 56 | [Function onClick]
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| 57 | */
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| 58 |
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| 59 | const options = {
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| 60 | printFunctionName: false,
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| 61 | };
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| 62 | console.log(prettyFormat(onClick, options));
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| 63 | /*
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| 64 | [Function]
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| 65 | */
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| 66 | ```
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| 67 |
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| 68 | <!-- prettier-ignore -->
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| 69 | | key | type | default | description |
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| 70 | | :-------------------- | :-------- | :--------- | :------------------------------------------------------ |
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| 71 | | `callToJSON` | `boolean` | `true` | call `toJSON` method (if it exists) on objects |
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| 72 | | `compareKeys` | `function`| `undefined`| compare function used when sorting object keys |
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| 73 | | `escapeRegex` | `boolean` | `false` | escape special characters in regular expressions |
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| 74 | | `escapeString` | `boolean` | `true` | escape special characters in strings |
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| 75 | | `highlight` | `boolean` | `false` | highlight syntax with colors in terminal (some plugins) |
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| 76 | | `indent` | `number` | `2` | spaces in each level of indentation |
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| 77 | | `maxDepth` | `number` | `Infinity` | levels to print in arrays, objects, elements, and so on |
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| 78 | | `min` | `boolean` | `false` | minimize added space: no indentation nor line breaks |
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| 79 | | `plugins` | `array` | `[]` | plugins to serialize application-specific data types |
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| 80 | | `printBasicPrototype` | `boolean` | `false` | print the prototype for plain objects and arrays |
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| 81 | | `printFunctionName` | `boolean` | `true` | include or omit the name of a function |
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| 82 | | `theme` | `object` | | colors to highlight syntax in terminal |
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| 83 |
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| 84 | Property values of `theme` are from [ansi-styles colors](https://github.com/chalk/ansi-styles#colors)
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| 85 |
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| 86 | ```js
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| 87 | const DEFAULT_THEME = {
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| 88 | comment: 'gray',
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| 89 | content: 'reset',
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| 90 | prop: 'yellow',
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| 91 | tag: 'cyan',
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| 92 | value: 'green',
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| 93 | };
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| 94 | ```
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| 95 |
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| 96 | ## Usage with plugins
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| 97 |
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| 98 | The `pretty-format` package provides some built-in plugins, including:
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| 99 |
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| 100 | - `ReactElement` for elements from `react`
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| 101 | - `ReactTestComponent` for test objects from `react-test-renderer`
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| 102 |
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| 103 | ```js
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| 104 | // CommonJS
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| 105 | const React = require('react');
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| 106 | const renderer = require('react-test-renderer');
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| 107 | const {format: prettyFormat, plugins} = require('pretty-format');
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| 108 |
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| 109 | const {ReactElement, ReactTestComponent} = plugins;
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| 110 | ```
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| 111 |
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| 112 | ```js
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| 113 | // ES2015 modules and destructuring assignment
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| 114 | import React from 'react';
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| 115 | import renderer from 'react-test-renderer';
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| 116 | import {plugins, format as prettyFormat} from 'pretty-format';
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| 117 |
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| 118 | const {ReactElement, ReactTestComponent} = plugins;
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| 119 | ```
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| 120 |
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| 121 | ```js
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| 122 | const onClick = () => {};
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| 123 | const element = React.createElement('button', {onClick}, 'Hello World');
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| 124 |
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| 125 | const formatted1 = prettyFormat(element, {
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| 126 | plugins: [ReactElement],
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| 127 | printFunctionName: false,
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| 128 | });
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| 129 | const formatted2 = prettyFormat(renderer.create(element).toJSON(), {
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| 130 | plugins: [ReactTestComponent],
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| 131 | printFunctionName: false,
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| 132 | });
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| 133 | /*
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| 134 | <button
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| 135 | onClick=[Function]
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| 136 | >
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| 137 | Hello World
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| 138 | </button>
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| 139 | */
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| 140 | ```
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| 141 |
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| 142 | ## Usage in Jest
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| 143 |
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| 144 | For snapshot tests, Jest uses `pretty-format` with options that include some of its built-in plugins. For this purpose, plugins are also known as **snapshot serializers**.
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| 145 |
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| 146 | To serialize application-specific data types, you can add modules to `devDependencies` of a project, and then:
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| 147 |
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| 148 | In an **individual** test file, you can add a module as follows. It precedes any modules from Jest configuration.
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| 149 |
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| 150 | ```js
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| 151 | import serializer from 'my-serializer-module';
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| 152 | expect.addSnapshotSerializer(serializer);
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| 153 |
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| 154 | // tests which have `expect(value).toMatchSnapshot()` assertions
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| 155 | ```
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| 156 |
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| 157 | For **all** test files, you can specify modules in Jest configuration. They precede built-in plugins for React, HTML, and Immutable.js data types. For example, in a `package.json` file:
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| 158 |
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| 159 | ```json
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| 160 | {
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| 161 | "jest": {
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| 162 | "snapshotSerializers": ["my-serializer-module"]
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| 163 | }
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| 164 | }
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| 165 | ```
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| 166 |
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| 167 | ## Writing plugins
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| 168 |
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| 169 | A plugin is a JavaScript object.
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| 170 |
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| 171 | If `options` has a `plugins` array: for the first plugin whose `test(val)` method returns a truthy value, then `prettyFormat(val, options)` returns the result from either:
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| 172 |
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| 173 | - `serialize(val, …)` method of the **improved** interface (available in **version 21** or later)
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| 174 | - `print(val, …)` method of the **original** interface (if plugin does not have `serialize` method)
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| 175 |
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| 176 | ### test
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| 177 |
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| 178 | Write `test` so it can receive `val` argument of any type. To serialize **objects** which have certain properties, then a guarded expression like `val != null && …` or more concise `val && …` prevents the following errors:
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| 179 |
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| 180 | - `TypeError: Cannot read property 'whatever' of null`
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| 181 | - `TypeError: Cannot read property 'whatever' of undefined`
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| 182 |
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| 183 | For example, `test` method of built-in `ReactElement` plugin:
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| 184 |
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| 185 | ```js
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| 186 | const elementSymbol = Symbol.for('react.element');
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| 187 | const test = val => val && val.$$typeof === elementSymbol;
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| 188 | ```
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| 189 |
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| 190 | Pay attention to efficiency in `test` because `pretty-format` calls it often.
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| 191 |
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| 192 | ### serialize
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| 193 |
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| 194 | The **improved** interface is available in **version 21** or later.
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| 195 |
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| 196 | Write `serialize` to return a string, given the arguments:
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| 197 |
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| 198 | - `val` which “passed the test”
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| 199 | - unchanging `config` object: derived from `options`
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| 200 | - current `indentation` string: concatenate to `indent` from `config`
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| 201 | - current `depth` number: compare to `maxDepth` from `config`
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| 202 | - current `refs` array: find circular references in objects
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| 203 | - `printer` callback function: serialize children
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| 204 |
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| 205 | ### config
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| 206 |
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| 207 | <!-- prettier-ignore -->
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| 208 | | key | type | description |
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| 209 | | :------------------ | :-------- | :------------------------------------------------------ |
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| 210 | | `callToJSON` | `boolean` | call `toJSON` method (if it exists) on objects |
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| 211 | | `compareKeys` | `function`| compare function used when sorting object keys |
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| 212 | | `colors` | `Object` | escape codes for colors to highlight syntax |
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| 213 | | `escapeRegex` | `boolean` | escape special characters in regular expressions |
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| 214 | | `escapeString` | `boolean` | escape special characters in strings |
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| 215 | | `indent` | `string` | spaces in each level of indentation |
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| 216 | | `maxDepth` | `number` | levels to print in arrays, objects, elements, and so on |
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| 217 | | `min` | `boolean` | minimize added space: no indentation nor line breaks |
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| 218 | | `plugins` | `array` | plugins to serialize application-specific data types |
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| 219 | | `printFunctionName` | `boolean` | include or omit the name of a function |
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| 220 | | `spacingInner` | `strong` | spacing to separate items in a list |
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| 221 | | `spacingOuter` | `strong` | spacing to enclose a list of items |
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| 222 |
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| 223 | Each property of `colors` in `config` corresponds to a property of `theme` in `options`:
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| 224 |
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| 225 | - the key is the same (for example, `tag`)
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| 226 | - the value in `colors` is a object with `open` and `close` properties whose values are escape codes from [ansi-styles](https://github.com/chalk/ansi-styles) for the color value in `theme` (for example, `'cyan'`)
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| 227 |
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| 228 | Some properties in `config` are derived from `min` in `options`:
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| 229 |
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| 230 | - `spacingInner` and `spacingOuter` are **newline** if `min` is `false`
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| 231 | - `spacingInner` is **space** and `spacingOuter` is **empty string** if `min` is `true`
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| 232 |
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| 233 | ### Example of serialize and test
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| 234 |
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| 235 | This plugin is a pattern you can apply to serialize composite data types. Side note: `pretty-format` does not need a plugin to serialize arrays.
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| 236 |
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| 237 | ```js
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| 238 | // We reused more code when we factored out a function for child items
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| 239 | // that is independent of depth, name, and enclosing punctuation (see below).
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| 240 | const SEPARATOR = ',';
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| 241 | function serializeItems(items, config, indentation, depth, refs, printer) {
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| 242 | if (items.length === 0) {
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| 243 | return '';
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| 244 | }
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| 245 | const indentationItems = indentation + config.indent;
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| 246 | return (
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| 247 | config.spacingOuter +
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| 248 | items
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| 249 | .map(
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| 250 | item =>
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| 251 | indentationItems +
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| 252 | printer(item, config, indentationItems, depth, refs), // callback
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| 253 | )
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| 254 | .join(SEPARATOR + config.spacingInner) +
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| 255 | (config.min ? '' : SEPARATOR) + // following the last item
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| 256 | config.spacingOuter +
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| 257 | indentation
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| 258 | );
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| 259 | }
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| 260 |
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| 261 | const plugin = {
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| 262 | test(val) {
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| 263 | return Array.isArray(val);
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| 264 | },
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| 265 | serialize(array, config, indentation, depth, refs, printer) {
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| 266 | const name = array.constructor.name;
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| 267 | return ++depth > config.maxDepth
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| 268 | ? '[' + name + ']'
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| 269 | : (config.min ? '' : name + ' ') +
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| 270 | '[' +
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| 271 | serializeItems(array, config, indentation, depth, refs, printer) +
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| 272 | ']';
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| 273 | },
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| 274 | };
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| 275 | ```
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| 276 |
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| 277 | ```js
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| 278 | const val = {
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| 279 | filter: 'completed',
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| 280 | items: [
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| 281 | {
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| 282 | text: 'Write test',
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| 283 | completed: true,
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| 284 | },
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| 285 | {
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| 286 | text: 'Write serialize',
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| 287 | completed: true,
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| 288 | },
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| 289 | ],
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| 290 | };
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| 291 | ```
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| 292 |
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| 293 | ```js
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| 294 | console.log(
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| 295 | prettyFormat(val, {
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| 296 | plugins: [plugin],
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| 297 | }),
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| 298 | );
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| 299 | /*
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| 300 | Object {
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| 301 | "filter": "completed",
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| 302 | "items": Array [
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| 303 | Object {
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| 304 | "completed": true,
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| 305 | "text": "Write test",
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| 306 | },
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| 307 | Object {
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| 308 | "completed": true,
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| 309 | "text": "Write serialize",
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| 310 | },
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| 311 | ],
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| 312 | }
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| 313 | */
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| 314 | ```
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| 315 |
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| 316 | ```js
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| 317 | console.log(
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| 318 | prettyFormat(val, {
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| 319 | indent: 4,
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| 320 | plugins: [plugin],
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| 321 | }),
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| 322 | );
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| 323 | /*
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| 324 | Object {
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| 325 | "filter": "completed",
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| 326 | "items": Array [
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| 327 | Object {
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| 328 | "completed": true,
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| 329 | "text": "Write test",
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| 330 | },
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| 331 | Object {
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| 332 | "completed": true,
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| 333 | "text": "Write serialize",
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| 334 | },
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| 335 | ],
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| 336 | }
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| 337 | */
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| 338 | ```
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| 339 |
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| 340 | ```js
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| 341 | console.log(
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| 342 | prettyFormat(val, {
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| 343 | maxDepth: 1,
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| 344 | plugins: [plugin],
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| 345 | }),
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| 346 | );
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| 347 | /*
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| 348 | Object {
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| 349 | "filter": "completed",
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| 350 | "items": [Array],
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| 351 | }
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| 352 | */
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| 353 | ```
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| 354 |
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| 355 | ```js
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| 356 | console.log(
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| 357 | prettyFormat(val, {
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| 358 | min: true,
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| 359 | plugins: [plugin],
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| 360 | }),
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| 361 | );
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| 362 | /*
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| 363 | {"filter": "completed", "items": [{"completed": true, "text": "Write test"}, {"completed": true, "text": "Write serialize"}]}
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| 364 | */
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| 365 | ```
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| 366 |
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| 367 | ### print
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| 368 |
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| 369 | The **original** interface is adequate for plugins:
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| 370 |
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| 371 | - that **do not** depend on options other than `highlight` or `min`
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| 372 | - that **do not** depend on `depth` or `refs` in recursive traversal, and
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| 373 | - if values either
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| 374 | - do **not** require indentation, or
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| 375 | - do **not** occur as children of JavaScript data structures (for example, array)
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| 376 |
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| 377 | Write `print` to return a string, given the arguments:
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| 378 |
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| 379 | - `val` which “passed the test”
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| 380 | - current `printer(valChild)` callback function: serialize children
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| 381 | - current `indenter(lines)` callback function: indent lines at the next level
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| 382 | - unchanging `config` object: derived from `options`
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| 383 | - unchanging `colors` object: derived from `options`
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| 384 |
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| 385 | The 3 properties of `config` are `min` in `options` and:
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| 386 |
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| 387 | - `spacing` and `edgeSpacing` are **newline** if `min` is `false`
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| 388 | - `spacing` is **space** and `edgeSpacing` is **empty string** if `min` is `true`
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| 389 |
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| 390 | Each property of `colors` corresponds to a property of `theme` in `options`:
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| 391 |
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| 392 | - the key is the same (for example, `tag`)
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| 393 | - the value in `colors` is a object with `open` and `close` properties whose values are escape codes from [ansi-styles](https://github.com/chalk/ansi-styles) for the color value in `theme` (for example, `'cyan'`)
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| 394 |
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| 395 | ### Example of print and test
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| 396 |
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| 397 | This plugin prints functions with the **number of named arguments** excluding rest argument.
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| 398 |
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| 399 | ```js
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| 400 | const plugin = {
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| 401 | print(val) {
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| 402 | return `[Function ${val.name || 'anonymous'} ${val.length}]`;
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| 403 | },
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| 404 | test(val) {
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| 405 | return typeof val === 'function';
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| 406 | },
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| 407 | };
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| 408 | ```
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| 409 |
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| 410 | ```js
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| 411 | const val = {
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| 412 | onClick(event) {},
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| 413 | render() {},
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| 414 | };
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| 415 |
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| 416 | prettyFormat(val, {
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| 417 | plugins: [plugin],
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| 418 | });
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| 419 | /*
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| 420 | Object {
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| 421 | "onClick": [Function onClick 1],
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| 422 | "render": [Function render 0],
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| 423 | }
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| 424 | */
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| 425 |
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| 426 | prettyFormat(val);
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| 427 | /*
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| 428 | Object {
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| 429 | "onClick": [Function onClick],
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| 430 | "render": [Function render],
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| 431 | }
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| 432 | */
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| 433 | ```
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| 434 |
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| 435 | This plugin **ignores** the `printFunctionName` option. That limitation of the original `print` interface is a reason to use the improved `serialize` interface, described above.
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| 436 |
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| 437 | ```js
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| 438 | prettyFormat(val, {
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| 439 | plugins: [pluginOld],
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| 440 | printFunctionName: false,
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| 441 | });
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| 442 | /*
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| 443 | Object {
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| 444 | "onClick": [Function onClick 1],
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| 445 | "render": [Function render 0],
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| 446 | }
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| 447 | */
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| 448 |
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| 449 | prettyFormat(val, {
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| 450 | printFunctionName: false,
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| 451 | });
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| 452 | /*
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| 453 | Object {
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| 454 | "onClick": [Function],
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| 455 | "render": [Function],
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| 456 | }
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| 457 | */
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| 458 | ```
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