Why isn't inspector enabled by default?

[gyzerok]

Recently I was watching Rich on some video podcast and learned about the inspector feature. We've been using svelte for a year now and had no clue something like this exists, however it'd be really helpful for us.

So I am wondering why it isn't enabled by default? Or at least why it's not there in svelte.config.js as a commented piece of config when you create project with npx sv?

[mateothegreat]

The inspector is still classified as experimental and it could interfere with everyday workflows.

Given svelte favors stability_over_ surprise and since the inspector is experimental and could clash with common development flows, it makes sense that it's intentionally disabled by default and must be manually enabled (opt-in).

The documentation is available at (https://github.com/sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte/tree/main/packages/vite-plugin-svelte-inspector).

This is my usual config:

import { svelte } from "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte";
import { svelteInspector } from "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte-inspector";
import { defineConfig } from "vite";

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    svelte(),
    svelteInspector({
      toggleKeyCombo: "alt-x",
      showToggleButton: "always",
      toggleButtonPos: "bottom-left"
    })
  ]
});

If you're saying something like it should be promoted in an easier way so that people can learn about it quicker, I totally agree. Let's submit a PR? 🤜