# pretty-format > Stringify any JavaScript value. - Supports [all built-in JavaScript types](#type-support) - [Blazingly fast](https://gist.github.com/thejameskyle/2b04ffe4941aafa8f970de077843a8fd) (similar performance to v8's `JSON.stringify` and significantly faster than Node's `util.format`) - Plugin system for extending with custom types (i.e. [`ReactTestComponent`](#reacttestcomponent-plugin)) ## Installation ```sh $ yarn add pretty-format ``` ## Usage ```js const prettyFormat = require('pretty-format'); var obj = { property: {} }; obj.circularReference = obj; obj[Symbol('foo')] = 'foo'; obj.map = new Map(); obj.map.set('prop', 'value'); obj.array = [1, NaN, Infinity]; console.log(prettyFormat(obj)); ``` **Result:** ```js Object { "property": Object {}, "circularReference": [Circular], "map": Map { "prop" => "value" }, "array": Array [ 1, NaN, Infinity ], Symbol(foo): "foo" } ``` #### Type Support `Object`, `Array`, `ArrayBuffer`, `DataView`, `Float32Array`, `Float64Array`, `Int8Array`, `Int16Array`, `Int32Array`, `Uint8Array`, `Uint8ClampedArray`, `Uint16Array`, `Uint32Array`, `arguments`, `Boolean`, `Date`, `Error`, `Function`, `Infinity`, `Map`, `NaN`, `null`, `Number`, `RegExp`, `Set`, `String`, `Symbol`, `undefined`, `WeakMap`, `WeakSet` ### API ```js console.log(prettyFormat(object)); console.log(prettyFormat(object, options)); ``` Options: * **`callToJSON`**
Type: `boolean`, default: `true`
Call `toJSON()` on passed object. * **`indent`**
Type: `number`, default: `2`
Number of spaces for indentation. * **`maxDepth`**
Type: `number`, default: `Infinity`
Print only this number of levels. * **`min`**
Type: `boolean`, default: `false`
Print without whitespace. * **`plugins`**
Type: `array`, default: `[]`
Plugins (see the next section). * **`printFunctionName`**
Type: `boolean`, default: `true`
Print function names or just `[Function]`. * **`escapeRegex`**
Type: `boolean`, default: `false`
Escape special characters in regular expressions. * **`highlight`**
Type: `boolean`, default: `false`
Highlight syntax for terminal (works only with `ReactTestComponent` and `ReactElement` plugins. * **`theme`**
Type: `object`, default: `{tag: 'cyan', content: 'reset'...}`
Syntax highlight theme.
Uses [ansi-styles colors](https://github.com/chalk/ansi-styles#colors) + `reset` for no color.
Available types: `tag`, `content`, `prop` and `value`. ### Plugins Pretty format also supports adding plugins: ```js const fooPlugin = { test(val) { return val && val.hasOwnProperty('foo'); }, print(val, print, indent) { return 'Foo: ' + print(val.foo); } }; const obj = {foo: {bar: {}}}; prettyFormat(obj, { plugins: [fooPlugin] }); // Foo: Object { // "bar": Object {} // } ``` #### `ReactTestComponent` and `ReactElement` plugins ```js const prettyFormat = require('pretty-format'); const reactTestPlugin = require('pretty-format/build/plugins/ReactTestComponent'); const reactElementPlugin = require('pretty-format/build/plugins/ReactElement'); const React = require('react'); const renderer = require('react-test-renderer'); const element = React.createElement('h1', null, 'Hello World'); prettyFormat(renderer.create(element).toJSON(), { plugins: [reactTestPlugin, reactElementPlugin] }); //

// Hello World //

```