awesome_print
A Ruby library that pretty prints Ruby objects in full color with proper indentation, exposing their internal structure.
What is awesome_print?
Awesome Print is a Ruby library that pretty prints Ruby objects with full color syntax highlighting, proper indentation, and clear structural representation. It is designed to enhance the readability of objects during debugging and development, making it easier to inspect complex data structures, ActiveRecord objects, and class hierarchies.
Ruby developers, particularly those working with Rails, who need to debug and inspect objects in IRB, Rails console, PRY, or within application code. It is also useful for developers who frequently work with nested hashes, arrays, and ActiveRecord models.
Developers choose Awesome Print over standard Ruby output methods because it provides visually structured, colorized output that immediately reveals object internals, with seamless integration into Rails and popular REPLs. Its customizable formatting and convenience methods for strings offer a superior debugging experience compared to plain `p` or `puts`.
Overview
Pretty print your Ruby objects with style -- in full color and with proper indentation
Use Cases
Best For
- Debugging complex nested data structures like hashes and arrays in Ruby scripts.
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