debug_kit_riverpod 0.4.0

Riverpod provider observer adapter for DebugKit. Records provider state events into the State tab with sanitization and optional log mirroring.

DebugKit Riverpod Adapter

A Riverpod provider observer adapter for DebugKit.

Riverpod provider changes now appear in DebugKit's dedicated State tab by default, while the main Logs tab stays focused on app logs and errors. When your provider state is shaped like JSON-friendly Map / List data, the State tab can show structured changed paths such as profile.metadata.status and inline diff snippets instead of only whole-object previews.

Installation

Add both debug_kit and debug_kit_riverpod to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  debug_kit: ^0.10.0
  debug_kit_riverpod: ^0.4.0
  flutter_riverpod: ^3.0.0

Setup

Initialize DebugKit and add DebugKitRiverpodObserver to your ProviderScope:

import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
import 'package:debug_kit/debug_kit.dart';
import 'package:debug_kit_riverpod/debug_kit_riverpod.dart';

void main() {
  DebugKit.init(enabled: true);

  runApp(
    ProviderScope(
      observers: [
        DebugKitRiverpodObserver(),
      ],
      child: const MyApp(),
    ),
  );
}

This release line is for Riverpod 3 projects and supports debug_kit ^0.10.0. DebugKit handles in-app logs, traces, and the new generic State tab in core.

Configuration

By default, provider changes are recorded into the State tab and provider failures still appear in Logs. Use DebugKitRiverpodConfig to control recording and log mirroring:

DebugKitRiverpodObserver(
  config: DebugKitRiverpodConfig(
    recordProviderAdds: true,
    recordProviderUpdates: true,
    recordProviderDisposals: true,
    recordProviderErrors: true,
    mirrorStateChangesToLogs: false, // Default: keep Logs tab quiet
    mirrorErrorsToLogs: true,        // Default: keep failures visible in Logs
    watchedProviders: {'authProvider', 'userProvider'},
    includeValuePreview: true,
    maxValuePreviewLength: 500,
  ),
)

Provider names are taken from the explicit Riverpod name when available. If a provider is unnamed, the adapter falls back to a cleaned provider string or runtime type so the State tab still shows something useful instead of UnnamedProvider for normal cases. The adapter also records structured diffs for provider updates when possible. For arbitrary Dart objects, it keeps sanitized previews and falls back gracefully when a structured path diff is not available.

What is Logged

• Provider additions, updates, disposals, and failures in the State tab
• Provider name, source, type, and event type metadata
• Structured diff paths for Map/List provider updates when available
• Sanitized value previews only when includeValuePreview: true
• Provider failures in Logs when mirrorErrorsToLogs: true

What is NOT Logged

• Full state objects - previews are truncated and sanitized before storage
• Provider updates in the Logs tab by default
• Unfiltered lifecycle logs - when watchedProviders is set, only listed providers emit state events or mirrored logs

Security & Sanitization

• Value previews are passed through the DebugKit core sanitizer before storage. Obvious secrets (tokens, passwords, API keys) in toString() output are masked.
• Previews are truncated at maxValuePreviewLength (default 500 chars).
• If toString() throws, the preview is replaced with [Un-stringifyable Object].

Warning: If a model's toString() returns raw PII that does not contain obvious secret keywords, it may appear in the preview. Keep includeValuePreview: false in production builds.

Performance

Zero overhead when DebugKit is disabled (enabled: false). The observer wraps all logging in a try/catch and will never throw or interrupt state updates.

Limitations

• Structured diffs are best for JSON-like Map / List data. Arbitrary Dart objects fall back to sanitized previews.
• Value preview sanitization relies on keyword matching. Custom models with non-standard secret field names are not automatically masked.
• includeValuePreview should remain false in production builds.
• The State tab intentionally does not expose a source filter; source remains available in event details for future adapter support.
• This package line targets Riverpod 3 only. Riverpod 2 projects should stay on debug_kit_riverpod ^0.2.3.
• logProviderUpdates is still accepted as a deprecated alias for recordProviderUpdates so older code keeps compiling.

Links

• DebugKit Core
• Example App

Version compatibility

Riverpod version	debug_kit_riverpod version
Riverpod 2	^0.2.3
Riverpod 3	^0.4.0

Compatibility

debug_kit_riverpod	debug_kit	flutter_riverpod
0.4.0	^0.10.0	3.x
0.2.3	^0.9.1	2.x

License

MIT