# MicrosoftDX/Vorlonjs

A new, open source, extensible, platform-agnostic tool for remotely debugging and testing your JavaScript. Powered by node.js and socket.io

Repository: https://github.com/MicrosoftDX/Vorlonjs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vorlonjs
Homepage: http://www.vorlonjs.com
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: typescript, vorlon, javascript, socket, gulp, dashboard, html
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-12-01T01:10:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4179, "days_push": 1007, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2895, forks 253 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:28.672910+00:00)

## What it is
Vorlon.JS is an open-source, extensible, platform-agnostic tool for remotely debugging and testing JavaScript running on any device with a web browser. It consists of a Node.js/Socket.IO server with a web dashboard, a client enabled via a single script tag, and a plugin system for features like logging, exception tracking, and feature detection.

## Use cases
- remotely debug javascript on mobile devices
- inspect javascript running on a console or smart tv
- test code across up to 50 devices simultaneously
- track exceptions and console logs from a remote client
- extend debugging with custom plugins
- debug web apps over ssl or hosted on azure

## When to choose
- you need to debug JavaScript on devices without devtools, like consoles, phones, or embedded browsers
- you want a self-hosted, extensible remote debugging dashboard
- you need to run code across many devices at once

## When to avoid
- you only need standard browser devtools on desktop
- you require Node.js 18+ support, which is not yet compatible
- you need an actively developed tool with recent maintenance

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, testing, monitoring, logging, web-framework
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, frontend
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: remote-debugging, javascript-debugging, socket-io, dashboard, extensible-plugins, multi-device-testing, electron-app, debugging, nodejs, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- MicrosoftDX/Vorlonjs (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.672910+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:48:14.649699+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MicrosoftDX/Vorlonjs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.672910+00:00, sha 0508126cae06)
  - homepage: http://www.vorlonjs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:50:38.430604+00:00, sha b9429e6e7f78)
  - site_page: https://www.vorlonjs.com/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T09:50:38.433131+00:00, sha 4f50fbb9f7c3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.