inspect

@jsenv/inspect turns a JavaScript value into a string meant to be read by a human. It is written in ES6 and compatible with browsers and Node.js.

import { inspect } from "@jsenv/inspect";

console.log(
  inspect({
    boolean: true,
    number: 10,
    string: "hello world",
  }),
);

❯ node ./docs/demo.mjs
{
  "boolean": true,
  "number": 10,
  "string": "hello world"
}

Comparison with JSON.stringify

Table comparing JSON.stringify and @jsenv/inspect to demonstrates how inspect focuses on readability and accuracy.

| value | JSON.stringify | jsenv inspect | | --------- | -------------- | ------------- | | 123456789 | "123456789" | 123_456_789 | | Infinity | "null" | Infinity | | -0 | "0" | -0 | | '"' | '"\""' | '"' |