Spector.js

Easily explore and debug any WebGL context.

Total ratings

4.41 (Rating count: 17)

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Pros
  • Great for WebGL programmers
  • Helpful for debugging
  • Offers useful functionality such as recording and listing textures
Cons
  • Embeds javascript code into Wordpress posts
  • Potentially can break client websites
  • Doesn't record all textures used, only the last one bound
Most mentioned
  • Useful for WebGL programming and debugging
  • Interferes with Wordpress post saving
  • Performance and functionality could be enhanced
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Recent rating average: 4.30
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2023-06-12 Firefox user 12038244 A must-have for webgl programmers.
2022-05-06 Outsourcing This extension is embedding some javascript code inside Wordpress posts after you hit save! Made me break some client websites. <script type="text/javascript"> var spector; var captureOnLoad = false; var captureOffScreen = false; window.__SPECTOR_Canvases = []; (function() { var __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext = HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.getContext; HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext = __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext; if (typeof OffscreenCanvas !== 'undefined') { var __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext = OffscreenCanvas.prototype.getContext; OffscreenCanvas.prototype.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext = __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext; OffscreenCanvas.prototype.getContext = function () { var context = null; if (!arguments.length) { return context; } if (arguments.length === 1) { context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext(arguments[0]); if (context === null) { return context; } } else if (arguments.length === 2) { context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext(arguments[0], arguments[1]); if (context === null) { return context; } } var contextNames = ["webgl", "experimental-webgl", "webgl2", "experimental-webgl2"]; if (contextNames.indexOf(arguments[0]) !== -1) { // context.canvas.setAttribute("__spector_context_type", arguments[0]); // Notify the page a canvas is available. var myEvent = new CustomEvent("SpectorWebGLCanvasAvailableEvent"); document.dispatchEvent(myEvent); this.id = "Offscreen"; window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.push(this); if (captureOnLoad) { // Ensures canvas is in the dom to capture the one we are currently tracking. if (false) { spector.captureContext(context, 500, false, false); captureOnLoad = false; } } } return context; } } HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.getContext = function () { var context = null; if (!arguments.length) { return context; } if (arguments.length === 1) { context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext(arguments[0]); if (context === null) { return context; } } else if (arguments.length === 2) { context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext(arguments[0], arguments[1]); if (context === null) { return context; } } var contextNames = ["webgl", "experimental-webgl", "webgl2", "experimental-webgl2"]; if (contextNames.indexOf(arguments[0]) !== -1) { context.canvas.setAttribute("__spector_context_type", arguments[0]); // Notify the page a canvas is available. var myEvent = new CustomEvent("SpectorWebGLCanvasAvailableEvent"); document.dispatchEvent(myEvent); if (captureOffScreen) { var found = false; for (var i = 0; i < window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.length; i++) { if (window.__SPECTOR_Canvases[i] === this) { found = true; break; } } if (!found) { window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.push(this); } } if (captureOnLoad) { // Ensures canvas is in the dom to capture the one we are currently tracking. if (this.parentElement || false) { spector.captureContext(context, 500, false, false); captureOnLoad = false; } } } return context; } })()</script> <script type="text/javascript"> var spector; var captureOnLoad = false; var captureOffScreen = false; window.__SPECTOR_Canvases = []; (function() { var __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext = HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.getContext; HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext = __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext; if (typeof OffscreenCanvas !== 'undefined') { var __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext = OffscreenCanvas.prototype.getContext; OffscreenCanvas.prototype.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext = __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext; OffscreenCanvas.prototype.getContext = function () { var context = null; if (!arguments.length) { return context; } if (arguments.length === 1) { context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext(arguments[0]); if (context === null) { return context; } } else if (arguments.length === 2) { context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext(arguments[0], arguments[1]); if (context === null) { return context; } } var contextNames = ["webgl", "experimental-webgl", "webgl2", "experimental-webgl2"]; if (contextNames.indexOf(arguments[0]) !== -1) { // context.canvas.setAttribute("__spector_context_type", arguments[0]); // Notify the page a canvas is available. var myEvent = new CustomEvent("SpectorWebGLCanvasAvailableEvent"); document.dispatchEvent(myEvent); this.id = "Offscreen"; window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.push(this); if (captureOnLoad) { // Ensures canvas is in the dom to capture the one we are currently tracking. if (false) { spector.captureContext(context, 500, false, false); captureOnLoad = false; } } } return context; } } HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.getContext = function () { var context = null; if (!arguments.length) { return context; } if (arguments.length === 1) { context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext(arguments[0]); if (context === null) { return context; } } else if (arguments.length === 2) { context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext(arguments[0], arguments[1]); if (context === null) { return context; } } var contextNames = ["webgl", "experimental-webgl", "webgl2", "experimental-webgl2"]; if (contextNames.indexOf(arguments[0]) !== -1) { context.canvas.setAttribute("__spector_context_type", arguments[0]); // Notify the page a canvas is available. var myEvent = new CustomEvent("SpectorWebGLCanvasAvailableEvent"); document.dispatchEvent(myEvent); if (captureOffScreen) { var found = false; for (var i = 0; i < window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.length; i++) { if (window.__SPECTOR_Canvases[i] === this) { found = true; break; } } if (!found) { window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.push(this); } } if (captureOnLoad) { // Ensures canvas is in the dom to capture the one we are currently tracking. if (this.parentElement || false) { spector.captureContext(context, 500, false, false); captureOnLoad = false; } } } return context; } })()</script> <script type="text/javascript"> var spector; var captureOnLoad = false; var captureOffScreen = false; window.__SPECTOR_Canvases = []; (function() { var __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext = HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.getContext; HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext = __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext; if (typeof OffscreenCanvas !== 'undefined') { var __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext = OffscreenCanvas.prototype.getContext; OffscreenCanvas.prototype.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext = __SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext; OffscreenCanvas.prototype.getContext = function () { var context = null; if (!arguments.length) { return context; } if (arguments.length === 1) { context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext(arguments[0]); if (context === null) { return context; } } else if (arguments.length === 2) { context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_OffscreenGetContext(arguments[0], arguments[1]); if (context === null) { return context; } } var contextNames = ["webgl", "experimental-webgl", "webgl2", "experimental-webgl2"]; if (contextNames.indexOf(arguments[0]) !== -1) { // context.canvas.setAttribute("__spector_context_type", arguments[0]); // Notify the page a canvas is available. var myEvent = new CustomEvent("SpectorWebGLCanvasAvailableEvent"); document.dispatchEvent(myEvent); this.id = "Offscreen"; window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.push(this); if (captureOnLoad) { // Ensures canvas is in the dom to capture the one we are currently tracking. if (false) { spector.captureContext(context, 500, false, false); captureOnLoad = false; } } } return context; } } HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.getContext = function () { var context = null; if (!arguments.length) { return context; } if (arguments.length === 1) { context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext(arguments[0]); if (context === null) { return context; } } else if (arguments.length === 2) { context = this.__SPECTOR_Origin_EXTENSION_GetContext(arguments[0], arguments[1]); if (context === null) { return context; } } var contextNames = ["webgl", "experimental-webgl", "webgl2", "experimental-webgl2"]; if (contextNames.indexOf(arguments[0]) !== -1) { context.canvas.setAttribute("__spector_context_type", arguments[0]); // Notify the page a canvas is available. var myEvent = new CustomEvent("SpectorWebGLCanvasAvailableEvent"); document.dispatchEvent(myEvent); if (captureOffScreen) { var found = false; for (var i = 0; i < window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.length; i++) { if (window.__SPECTOR_Canvases[i] === this) { found = true; break; } } if (!found) { window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.push(this); } } if (captureOnLoad) { // Ensures canvas is in the dom to capture the one we are currently tracking. if (this.parentElement || false) { spector.captureContext(context, 500, false, false); captureOnLoad = false; } } } return context; } })()</script>
2022-03-13 hayrat 好
2020-08-14 Axel Forsman
2020-07-20 P.L.
2019-11-25 温柔可爱美丽的艳艳
2019-07-25 Firefox user 15162437 Thanks, this helped a lot! It would be awesome to be able to debug draw call geometry, hopefully this will be added in the future.
2018-12-09 Firefox user 14317733
2018-08-19 Firefox user 14231116 ..m
2018-05-22 Firefox user 14028853
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