emberjs / emberjs/ember-inspector

Show pending timers

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enhancement
Dominant language
JavaScript
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Description

**Problem**
I had a test that was hanging on `await visit...`. I could see in the inspector any pending promises. But I had a backend watchdog service that had a task which looped around `ember-concurrency's timeout` function. This wraps a `run.later` which was always present, so hanging the test. Ember Inspector didn't help me to find the fault in my code.

**Solution**
Show pending `run.later` timers in a tab, similar to the promises tab. Allow tracing of the call that set them up.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the existing promises tab and the Ember Inspector handling for run.later timers. Done means pending run.later timers appear in their own tab and users can trace the call that created each timer.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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