ECMAScript Visualizer

ECMAScript Visualizer is a Chrome extension that provides example programs for each step of the ECMAScript/JavaScript specification (ECMA-262), powered by ESMeta.

Manual Installation Guide (Chrome)

Download the repository and enter the directory:

git clone https://github.com/es-meta/ecma-visualizer
cd ecma-visualizer

Then, run the following command to build the visualizer:

$ npm install && npm run build

And follow the instructions below to install the visualizer extension:

1. Open the Chrome browser and enter chrome://extensions/.
2. Turn on the Developer mode on the top right corner.
3. Click the Load unpacked button and select the ecma-visualizer/.output/chrome-mv3 directory.

The chrome extension currently works on ES2024 web page: https://tc39.es/ecma262/2024/.

Other Browsers

While other browsers like Firefox and Edge are not officially supported, the project includes polyfills and can be built targeting those browsers. You can try the following steps:

$ npm install
$ npx tsc -b && npx wxt build -b firefox   # for Firefox
$ npx tsc -b && npx wxt build -b edge      # for Microsoft Edge

The built extension will be located in the .output directory. To install the extension, refer to your browser’s documentation on loading unpacked extensions. Note that compatibility may vary.