paulirish/break-on-access
break on access to a property observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4735
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2649
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1176 stars · 125 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A tiny JavaScript utility that sets a debugger breakpoint whenever a property is read or written, using Object.defineProperty accessors. It is typically pasted into Chrome DevTools snippets to find which code mutates or reads a given property.
Use cases
- find what code is changing document.cookie
- break when a property value is modified
- trace who is reading scrollTop causing layout thrashing
- set conditional breakpoints on property access
- debug unexpected property mutations in the browser
When to choose
- you need to find which script modifies or reads a specific DOM or object property
- you want a quick DevTools snippet without installing anything
When to avoid
- you need breakpoints in Node.js or non-browser environments
- you need a full-featured debugging framework or monitoring solution
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
developer-tools developer-tools web-development browser debugging breakpoints devtools property-access javascript
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/paulirish/break-on-access · fetched 2026-08-28 · 46950f51b042
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| paulirish/break-on-access | main | 32 |
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