Repo brief: facebook/stetho

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Verdict

Mixed — Stale — last commit 2y ago

• 26+ active contributors
• Distributed ownership (top contributor 45% of recent commits)
• MIT licensed
• CI configured
• 1 more receipt on the live page

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What it is

Stetho is a Chrome Developer Tools integration for Android apps that enables remote debugging via chrome://inspect. It provides DOM inspection, network monitoring, SQLite database browsing, and optional JavaScript console (via Rhino) without requiring code instrumentation—just call Stetho.initializeWithDefaults() in your Application class. Multi-module Gradle monorepo: core stetho library at root, optional interceptor modules (stetho-okhttp3, stetho-urlconnection) as separate packages, stetho-js-rhino provides Rhino-based JS runtime. Build tools in build-tools/ include protocol.json scraper (scraper.js) to sync with Chrome DevTools wire format. Scripts in scripts/ provide dumpapp CLI…

Start here

Open these first:

• stetho-sample/src/debug/java/com/facebook/stetho/sample/SampleDebugApplication.java — Entry point demonstrating how to initialize Stetho in an Android application—essential for understanding the library's…
• stetho-okhttp3/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/okhttp3/StethoInterceptor.java — Core network interceptor implementation for OkHttp3; shows how Stetho hooks into HTTP traffic for Chrome DevTools inspection.
• stetho-okhttp/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/okhttp/StethoInterceptor.java — Network interceptor for OkHttp (v2); demonstrates the pattern used to capture and expose HTTP requests/responses.
• stetho-js-rhino/src/main/java/com/facebook/stetho/rhino/JsRuntimeRepl.java — JavaScript REPL runtime using Rhino engine; critical for understanding the optional dumpapp console feature.
• build.gradle — Root build configuration defining SDK versions, repositories, and Gradle plugin dependencies for the entire multi-module…

Get running

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git clone https://github.com/facebook/stetho.git
cd stetho
./gradlew build
./gradlew installDebug  # If you have an Android emulator running

Then add to your Android app's build.gradle: implementation 'com.facebook.stetho:stetho:1.6.0' and initialize in Application.onCreate().

Daily commands:

For development: ./gradlew build compiles all modules. To test with a sample app: clone, then integrate the built JAR into a test Android app and run on emulator/device, then visit chrome://inspect in Chrome desktop…

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Key cautions & unknowns

• Stale — last commit 2y ago
• Stetho requires either an Android emulator or physical device connected via ADB; it will not work in standalone JVM tests. The Chrome DevTools protocol version in build-tools/protocol.json must match your Chrome…
• Published-advisory coverage was unavailable for the captured dependencies.
• Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

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