feat(components): edit values, list @for blocks and add console handles by erkamyaman · Pull Request #382 · pangular-inspector/devtools

erkamyaman · 2026-10-12T15:34:08Z

What and why

This is the first slice of phase 2 (#341): the Components items for editing values in place, @for blocks and console handles. Refs #341.

Edit inputs, properties and writable signals (panel and agents)

New agent tools: set-component-property and set-signal (both action tier), gated by a new actions.components setting. It's on by default and listed in the configuration docs.
On the page:
- A writable signal (signal(), linkedSignal(), model()) is changed with .set().
- A plain property is assigned, then the page calls ng.applyChanges.
- Signal inputs, computed()/asReadonly() signals, outputs, methods, getters with no setter, and values that aren't JSON are refused with a reason. Dotted and bracket paths into an object work.
Redaction: a write is refused if a name on the path is a secret, or if the current value contains anything redacted, so you can't overwrite what you couldn't see. The returned value is redacted too.
Page targeting: the edit is sent to the page (request-component-edit → page → component-edit-result) and only the page that owns the component may answer. Without page, it's refused unless exactly one page reports components.
Panel: an inline JSON editor in the component detail. Enter or Apply to save, Escape or Cancel to back out. Errors use role=alert and success shows a polite status. Read-only rows say why they can't be edited.
Not covered yet: set-signal only covers signals a component holds as a property. Signals in the Signals inspector graph are addressed through Angular internals, so they're left out, and the docs say so.

`@for` blocks

ɵgetControlFlowBlocks (Angular 22 and later) already returned @for entries, but defer-blocks.ts dropped them. A shared reader now walks the blocks once for both @defer and @for.
For each block: owner, item count, track kind ($index, item, or expression; Angular doesn't expose the source text), and whether @empty is defined or showing. Ids are stable per anchor. The list is capped at 500 with a truncation flag.
New read tool for-blocks, plus a "@for blocks" section next to the @defer section in the panel. On older Angular versions, both say the version doesn't report @for blocks.

Console handles

Selecting a component in the panel sets $ng0, keeping the last five as $ng0–$ng4, like Chrome's $0.
A Store as global button on the component detail, on DI providers and on NgRx state stores the value as the next free tempN.
Safety:
- Only the page that owns the selection answers.
- Globals the page set itself are never overwritten.
- Plain data (NgRx state, useValue objects) is stored as a redacted copy.
- Secret-looking providers are refused.
- Component and class instances are stored live. That gives the same access as ng.getComponent($0), and nothing leaves the page.
- Storing a provider never creates it.

How it was verified

pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm commit:check
pnpm format:check
pnpm typecheck (includes the ngc template checks)
pnpm test:devtools (2,188, two runs) and pnpm test:panel (484)
pnpm skills:check (.claude/ not changed)
Docs in apps/docs updated and pnpm docs:build passes. The agent tool count is now sixty-five.
pnpm extension:build and extension/ui committed
Checked in Chromium against the SSR demo:
- $ng0 was set and Store as global gave temp1.
- Editing the count signal to 7 updated the page.
- The @for section listed the block.
- axe found 0 violations in dark and light, at 1280 and 360px, with the editor open.
- All 37 static panel views pass axe.

Notes for reviewers

Owner of projected @for blocks: a @for written in one component's template but projected into another is listed under the projecting component. A fix is following on this branch.
No actions.* gate for console handles and Store as global. They follow the forms $form rule: they don't change the app. They're gated by the matching inspector being on and by page ownership.
Native overlays: the Angular Native and NativeScript overlays don't handle edits or console handles yet. The panel hides editing on native pages.

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New Features
- Inspect Angular @for blocks, including their owners, item counts, tracking modes, and empty states.
- Edit eligible component inputs, properties, and signals from the Components tab or supported agent tools. Writes respect action settings and safeguards for sensitive data.
- Store selected components, providers, or NgRx state as temporary console globals. Sensitive values are redacted, and existing page globals are preserved.
Documentation
- Added guidance for block inspection, component editing, console globals, and related configuration and security behavior.

…he panel and agents The component detail showed live values but gave no way to try another one without changing the source and reloading. Each input and property row now says whether the page can write it (`edit`) or why it cannot (`locked`), and writable rows get an Edit button that takes a JSON value. Plain fields and decorator inputs are assigned and the view refreshed with `ng.applyChanges`; writable signals are set through their own `set()`. Agents get the same writes through `set-component-property` and `set-signal`. Both are action tools, refuse to guess between tabs, and are turned off with the new `actions.components` option. Refs #341

@for

The Components tab listed defer blocks but said nothing about `@for` loops, so an empty list with no `@empty` block or a loop tracked by `$index` had to be found in the source. From Angular 22, the overlay reads the blocks through `ng.ɵgetControlFlowBlocks`, sharing one walk with the defer block tracker, and reports each block's owner, item count, track kind and `@empty` state with the component tree. The panel shows them in an @for blocks list under the defer blocks, and the new `for-blocks` agent tool answers the same per page. Refs #341

To poke at a selected component in the browser console, you had to find its host element and call `ng.getComponent` by hand. Selecting a component in the panel now sets `$ng0` on that page, with the previous selections in `$ng1` to `$ng4`. Store as global, in the component detail, the Injectors provider rows and the NgRx tab, stores the value as `temp1`, `temp2` and so on and shows the name it used. Only the tab that owns the selection writes the globals, the overlay never overwrites a name the page set itself, and the value never leaves the page: only the variable name comes back to the panel. Refs #341

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The pull request adds component property and signal editing, Angular @for block reporting, and page-scoped console globals for components, providers, and NgRx state. It also updates inspector interfaces, agent tools, configuration, tests, and documentation.

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Component editing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Edit metadata and page-side writes `packages/devtools/src/component-edit.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/component-edit-overlay.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/component-tree.ts`	Component values receive editability metadata. The page validates property and signal writes, applies accepted changes, and returns results.
Edit RPC and agent tools `packages/devtools/src/rpc/component-edits.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/config.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/devframe.ts`	The RPC validates requests, selects a live page and matching component, and formats results. Configuration and agent wiring expose the edit tools under the components action.
Edit UI and validation `app/src/pages/component-prop-value.ts`, `app/src/pages/component-tree.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/types.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/__tests__/`, `app/src/__tests__/`, `apps/docs/src/content/*`	The Components inspector provides JSON editing controls when permitted. Tests and docs cover editing, refusals, configuration, and supported edit targets.

@for block reporting

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Block ownership and collection `packages/devtools/src/block-owner.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/for-blocks.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/defer-blocks.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/__tests__/*`	The tracker collects block counts, tracking modes, empty-block state, rendered root IDs, and owners. Defer-block collection uses the shared owner lookup and control-flow reader.
Block report and tools `packages/devtools/src/types.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/overlay.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/rpc/component-tools.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/rpc/for-blocks-tools.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/devframe.ts`	Component reports carry bounded block data. The agent tool formats block details and reports missing or truncated data.
Block inspector and documentation `app/src/pages/for-blocks-section.ts`, `app/src/pages/component-tree.ts`, `apps/docs/src/content/inspectors/components.md`, `apps/docs/src/content/agents/tools.md`, `packages/devtools/src/__tests__/`, `app/src/__tests__/`	The Components inspector displays block details and supports owner reveal and highlighting. Tests and docs cover the UI and reporting limits.

Console-global storage

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Console handles and target values `packages/devtools/src/console-handles.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/injector-tree.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/ngrx-collector.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/ngrx-overlay.ts`	Page handles manage component selections and temporary globals. Provider and NgRx accessors expose values for storage; copied data is redacted where applicable.
Console-global RPC and overlay `packages/devtools/src/rpc/console-globals.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/overlay.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/devframe.ts`	The RPC validates targets, broadcasts page-scoped requests, and accepts authorized results. The overlay attaches handles and routes component selections.
Inspector controls and validation `app/src/ui/store-global.ts`, `app/src/pages/component-tree.ts`, `app/src/pages/di-inspector.ts`, `app/src/pages/store-inspector.ts`, `packages/devtools/src/__tests__/`, `apps/docs/src/content/inspectors/`	The Components, Injectors, and NgRx inspectors provide controls to store supported values as console globals. Tests and docs cover target validation and storage behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant PropValue
  participant component-edits
  participant registerComponentEdit
  participant editComponent
  PropValue->>component-edits: request-component-edit
  component-edits->>registerComponentEdit: component-edit request
  registerComponentEdit->>editComponent: resolve target and apply edit
  editComponent-->>registerComponentEdit: edit result
  registerComponentEdit-->>component-edits: component-edit-result
  component-edits-->>PropValue: display result

sequenceDiagram
  participant StoreGlobal
  participant registerConsoleGlobals
  participant overlay
  participant consoleHandles
  StoreGlobal->>registerConsoleGlobals: request-console-global
  registerConsoleGlobals->>overlay: broadcast page-scoped request
  overlay->>consoleHandles: store validated target
  consoleHandles-->>overlay: global name and result
  overlay-->>registerConsoleGlobals: console-global result
  registerConsoleGlobals-->>StoreGlobal: display status

sequenceDiagram
  participant overlay
  participant createForTracker
  participant component-tools
  participant forBlocksText
  overlay->>createForTracker: collect Angular control-flow blocks
  createForTracker-->>overlay: block report
  overlay->>component-tools: pass report to component page
  component-tools->>forBlocksText: format page block data
  forBlocksText-->>component-tools: formatted block details

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…blocks A block that one component content-projects into another was listed with the component it was projected into, because the owner came from the anchor's parent element. Read it through ng.getOwningComponent and ng.getHostElement from the block's anchor instead, and fall back to the nearest host above the node when those utils are missing. Refs #341

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Make leafOf use own properties only, as replaced does.

leafOf checks key in current. That check also matches inherited keys. replaced uses Object.hasOwn, so it rejects the same path with a PathError. Consider a signal that holds {} and the path filters.toString. leafOf reads the inherited function. replaced then throws a PathError, so the write is refused safely. The first reason the user sees is still "does not exist, or goes through a value that is not a plain object". Use the same own-key check in both functions so they agree.
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-    if (Array.isArray(current) ? !(Number(key) < current.length) : !(key in current)) {
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packages/devtools/src/__tests__/component-edit.test.ts
packages/devtools/src/__tests__/component-tree.test.ts
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packages/devtools/src/__tests__/console-globals.test.ts
packages/devtools/src/__tests__/console-handles.test.ts
packages/devtools/src/__tests__/console-providers-real.test.ts
packages/devtools/src/__tests__/defer-blocks-real.test.ts
packages/devtools/src/__tests__/docs-tool-count.test.ts
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packages/devtools/src/__tests__/for-blocks.test.ts
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packages/devtools/src/component-edit-overlay.ts
packages/devtools/src/component-edit.ts
packages/devtools/src/component-tree.ts
packages/devtools/src/config.ts
packages/devtools/src/console-handles.ts
packages/devtools/src/defer-blocks.ts
packages/devtools/src/devframe.ts
packages/devtools/src/for-blocks.ts
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