postMessage debugger

This extension prints messages sent with postMessage to the console

postMessage Debugger - Chrome Extension for Debugging Messages

"postMessage debugger" is a Chrome extension developed to assist in the debugging process by capturing and printing messages that are sent using the postMessage function to the console. This tool aids developers in tracking message exchanges in the development environment for problem-solving and code verification.
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Extension stats

Users: 4,000+
Rating: 4.58
(12)
Version: 0.2.0 (Last updated: 2018-11-28)
Creation date: 2018-11-23
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Size: 3.70K

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Extension summary

This chrome extension prints messages sent with postMessage to the console for debugging.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Very convenient for the development process.
  • Useful for debugging postMessage functionality.
  • Logs events sent to iframes as well as those received by the top frame.
  • Works as advertised and does what is needed.
  • Saves time for developers.
Cons
  • Some users reported it not working at all.
  • Difficulties in toggling off logging without disabling the entire extension.
  • Need for more information in the MessageEvent logs (e.g., origin, source).
  • Verbose log setting is not prominently mentioned in the description.
Most mentioned
  • Check 'Verbose' in Console tab's top bar 'Default levels' to see logs.
  • Works as expected and logs events.
User reviews
Thank you, very convenient for development process.

This extension is great! Use it a lot.
by E. Donker, 2023-01-30

I was pleasantly surprised that this reports messages sent to iframes as well as messages received by the top frame as well. As others said, if you don't see anything in the devtools console, you probably need to pull out the sidebar to look at the verbose/debug log level. A good example case is the youtube embed API (you can find examples on codepen). It would be very helpful if this logged a bit more information about each MessageEvent rather than just the data...like the origin, source, ports and lastEventId. Currently it seems to log the window title, but perhaps the window url or origin would be more useful.
by Matt P, 2023-01-20
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Extension safety

Risk impact

postMessage debugger requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

postMessage debugger has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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