ViewState Snail

Helps ASP.NET developers improve performance via increased awareness of View State footprint.
What is ViewState Snail?
"ViewState Snail" is a Chrome extension specially made for ASP.NET developers. The tool provides an easy-to-notice percentage display indicating the view state usage of a webpage. It is ideal for teams as it encourages shared responsibility in performance optimization. The extension allows for customization of amber and red thresholds for maximum view state length. Other features include HTML and ViewState length count. Supports view state chunking. The tool has been updated to Manifest V3.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-06-03
By: Mike W
Users: 758
Rating: 4.60 (10)
Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2022-10-06)
Creation date: 2017-03-09
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 57.80K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

PURPOSE

  • The idea is that you're a developer who wants to easily spot when a web page is using too much view state
  • You want the information easily noticeable, rather than relying on you to click something to check view state.
  • You want something your whole team can use, so you can share the responsibility.

Basic Functionality

  • Counts HTML Length
  • Counts VIEWSTATE Length
  • Calculates a PERCENTAGE

UI

  • PERCENTAGE displayed on the extension button
  • Red-Amber-Green color based on thresholds you can configure

OPTIONS

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User reviews

Spot on for what i need
by Colin Sanders, 2019-09-04

Simply reads the size of the first __Viewstate hidden form field. If you are using viewstate chunking this is worthless.
by Aaron Gibbs, 2016-10-28

Je weet meteen hoeveel procent van je pagina uit ViewState bestaat. Snel en simpel!
by Marc de Vries, 2015-10-19
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Extension safety

Risk impact

ViewState Snail requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

ViewState Snail may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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