Xray vs rails-template-inspector

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☠️ A development tool that reveals your UI's bones (by brentd)

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Xray		rails-template-inspector
	Project
4	Mentions	2
1,219	Stars	31
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	2.9
over 1 year ago	Latest Commit	12 months ago
Ruby	Language	TypeScript
MIT License	License	-

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Xray

Posts with mentions or reviews of Xray. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-11.

Introducing rails-template-inspector: Open your view files by clicking browser elements
3 projects | dev.to | 11 Jul 2022

Unlike xray-rails, it supports the latest Rails environment.
Is this a good idea (idea for a new gem)
1 project | /r/rails | 23 Feb 2022

Sounds like xray.
Must have ruby gems in the development environment to increase productivity.
2 projects | /r/ruby | 26 Apr 2021

ruby gem 'xray-rails', git: 'https://github.com/brentd/xray-rails.git', branch: 'bugs/ruby-3.0.0'
https://np.reddit.com/r/ruby/comments/myq9dl/must_have_ruby_gems_in_the_development/gvxa1wq/
1 project | /r/backtickbot | 26 Apr 2021

I am using the bugs/ruby-3.0.0 branch with rails 6.1.1

rails-template-inspector

Posts with mentions or reviews of rails-template-inspector. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-11.

Finding your way around Rails code
2 projects | dev.to | 11 Dec 2023

Rails Template Inspector is an awesome debugging tool that allows you to hover over views in your application and see which file is rendering them, and then click to open the file in your code editor.
Introducing rails-template-inspector: Open your view files by clicking browser elements
3 projects | dev.to | 11 Jul 2022

I hope you enjoy rails-template-inspector!

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Xray and rails-template-inspector you can also consider the following projects:

Seeing Is Believing - Displays the results of every line of code in your file

debase

Leaky Gems - A list of Ruby gems that have known memory leaks (and issues)

Rails Footnotes - Every Rails page has footnotes that gives information about your application and links back to your editor

Byebug - Debugging in Ruby 2

did_you_mean - The gem that has been saving people from typos since 2014

Rbcat

Pry Byebug - Step-by-step debugging and stack navigation in Pry

ruby_jard - Just Another Ruby Debugger. Provide a rich Terminal UI that visualizes everything your need, navigates your program with pleasure, stops at matter places only, reduces manual and mental efforts. You can now focus on real debugging.

FlowTrace - Brand new remote app inspecting tool. Declare feature steps and receive params, stack trace and whatever you want.

eyeloupe - The elegant Rails debug assistant. AI powered.