Welcome to svelte-trace Discussions!

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Welcome Devs 🎉

We’re using Discussions as a place to connect with other members of our community. We hope that you:

• Ask questions you’re wondering about.
• Share ideas.
• Engage with other community members.
• Welcome others and are open-minded. Remember that this is a community we
  build together 💪

The Problem We're Solving Right Now

How many times have you been debugging/exploring a Svelte app, and thought: "Where the heck is this component defined?" You end up playing hide-and-seek with your file tree, searching through folders, or using "Find in Files" just to locate a simple component.

The Solution

With svelte-trace, that friction is gone. Just Ctrl + Click (or Cmd + Click) any element in your browser during development, and it instantly opens the exact file and line in VS Code. No more hunting, no more guessing—just instant navigation from your rendered app back to your source code.

What's Next

This is where your input becomes invaluable! I'm thinking about:

• Enhanced editor support: Beyond VS Code—what editors would you want supported?
• Framework expansion: Could this concept work for other frameworks?
• Visual tooling foundation: The metadata system could power visual editors or design tools
• Performance optimizations: Making it even lighter and faster

I Need Your Help

Since this is a BETA release, I'm actively looking for:

1. Real-world testing: Try it in your projects and tell me what breaks!
2. Feature requests: What would make this even more useful for your workflow?
3. Edge cases: Found a scenario where it doesn't work as expected?
4. Ideas: What other developer experience improvements could we build on this foundation?

💭 Discussion Topics

I'd love to hear your thoughts on:

• Use cases: How would you use this in your current projects?
• Integration pain points: Any concerns about adding this to existing setups?
• Feature priorities: What should I focus on next?
• Similar tools: Have you used anything like this for other frameworks?

🙏 Final Thoughts

This project started from my own frustration with component hunting, and I believe it can make all our lives as Svelte developers a bit easier. I need the collective wisdom of this amazing community.

Every bug report, feature request, and piece of feedback helps shape where this goes next.

Ready to give it a spin? Drop your experiences, questions, or wild ideas below! Let's build something awesome together. 🚀

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Happy coding, and thanks for reading ✨