provide debug utlities for inspector via event communication

packages/@ember/-internals/metal/index.ts

@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ export {
 } from './lib/observer';
 export { default as inject, DEBUG_INJECTION_FUNCTIONS } from './lib/injected_property';
 export { tagForProperty, tagForObject, markObjectAsDirty } from './lib/tags';
-export { tracked, TrackedDescriptor } from './lib/tracked';
-export { cached } from './lib/cached';
+export { tracked, TrackedDescriptor, isTrackedProperty } from './lib/tracked';
+export { cached, isCachedProperty } from './lib/cached';
 export { createCache, getValue, isConst } from './lib/cache';
 
 export {

packages/@ember/-internals/metal/lib/cached.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import { DEBUG } from '@glimmer/env';
 import { createCache, getValue } from '@glimmer/validator';
 
+const CacheMap = new WeakMap();
+
 /**
  * @decorator
  *
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ import { createCache, getValue } from '@glimmer/validator';
   the subsequent cache invalidations of the `@cached` properties who were
   using this `trackedProp`.
 
-  Remember that setting tracked data should only be done during initialization, 
+  Remember that setting tracked data should only be done during initialization,
   or as the result of a user action. Setting tracked data during render
   (such as in a getter), is not supported.
 
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ export const cached: MethodDecorator = (...args: any[]) => {
     throwCachedGetterOnlyError(key);
   }
 
+  CacheMap.set(target, [...(CacheMap.get(target) || []), key]);
+
   const caches = new WeakMap();
   const getter = descriptor.get;
 
@@ -144,3 +148,7 @@ function throwCachedInvalidArgsError(args: unknown[] = []): never {
       )}), which is not supported. Dependencies are automatically tracked, so you can just use ${'`@cached`'}`
   );
 }
+
+export function isCachedProperty(object: object, prop: string) {
+  return (CacheMap.get(object) || []).includes(prop);
+}

packages/@ember/-internals/metal/lib/tracked.ts

@@ -200,3 +200,7 @@ export class TrackedDescriptor {
     this._set.call(obj, value);
   }
 }
+
+export function isTrackedProperty(object: object, prop: string): boolean {
+  return metaFor(object).peekDescriptors(prop) instanceof TrackedDescriptor;
+}

packages/@ember/-internals/utils/index.ts

@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ export {
   setupMandatorySetter,
   teardownMandatorySetter,
   setWithMandatorySetter,
+  isMandatorySetter,
 } from './lib/mandatory-setter';

packages/@ember/-internals/utils/lib/mandatory-setter.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export let setupMandatorySetter:
 export let teardownMandatorySetter: ((obj: object, keyName: string | symbol) => void) | undefined;
 export let setWithMandatorySetter: ((obj: object, keyName: string, value: any) => void) | undefined;
 
+export let isMandatorySetter: ((obj: object, keyName: string) => boolean) | undefined;
+
 type PropertyDescriptorWithMeta = PropertyDescriptor & { hadOwnProperty?: boolean };
 
 function isElementKey(key: string | number | symbol) {
@@ -93,6 +95,11 @@ if (DEBUG) {
     });
   };
 
+  isMandatorySetter = function (obj: object, keyName: string) {
+    let setters = MANDATORY_SETTERS.get(obj);
+    return setters !== undefined && setters[keyName] !== undefined;
+  };
+
   teardownMandatorySetter = function (obj: object, keyName: string | symbol) {
     let setters = MANDATORY_SETTERS.get(obj);
 

packages/@ember/debug/ember-inspector.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+// required for inspector
+import { isTesting } from './lib/testing';
+import { _backburner, cancel, debounce, join, later, scheduleOnce } from '@ember/runloop';
+import { cacheFor, guidFor } from '@ember/object/internals';
+import { default as MutableArray } from '@ember/array/mutable';
+import { default as Namespace } from '@ember/application/namespace';
+import { default as MutableEnumerable } from '@ember/enumerable/mutable';
+import { NativeArray } from '@ember/array';
+import { ControllerMixin } from '@ember/controller';
+import { default as CoreObject } from '@ember/object/core';
+import { default as Application } from '@ember/application';
+import { default as EmberComponent } from '@ember/component';
+import { default as Observable } from '@ember/object/observable';
+import { default as Evented } from '@ember/object/evented';
+import { default as PromiseProxyMixin } from '@ember/object/promise-proxy-mixin';
+import { default as EmberObject } from '@ember/object';
+import { default as VERSION } from 'ember/version';
+import {
+  ComputedProperty,
+  isComputed,
+  descriptorForProperty,
+  descriptorForDecorator,
+  tagForProperty,
+} from '@ember/-internals/metal';
+import { isMandatorySetter } from '@ember/-internals/utils';
+import { meta } from '@ember/-internals/meta';
+import { TargetActionSupport } from '@ember/-internals/runtime';
+import {
+  ViewStateSupport,
+  ViewMixin,
+  ActionSupport,
+  ClassNamesSupport,
+  ChildViewsSupport,
+  CoreView,
+} from '@ember/-internals/views';
+import { set, get } from '@ember/object';
+import { isTrackedProperty } from '@ember/-internals/metal';
+import { isCachedProperty } from '@ember/-internals/metal';
+import { default as inspect } from './lib/inspect';
+import { subscribe } from '../instrumentation';
+import { default as captureRenderTree } from './lib/capture-render-tree';
+import { registerHandler as registerDeprecationHandler } from './lib/deprecate';
+import * as GlimmerValidator from '@glimmer/validator';
+import * as GlimmerRuntime from '@glimmer/runtime';
+import { getOwner } from '@ember/owner';
+import RSVP from 'rsvp';
+
+export function setupInspectorSupport() {
+  if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.addEventListener) {
+    window.addEventListener(
+      'ember-inspector-debug-request',
+      () => {
+        const event = new CustomEvent('ember-inspector-debug-response', {
+          detail: {
+            runloop: {
+              _backburner,
+              cancel,
+              debounce,
+              join,
+              later,
+              scheduleOnce,
+            },
+            object: {
+              cacheFor,
+              guidFor,
+              getOwner,
+              set,
+              get,
+              meta,
+            },
+            debug: {
+              isComputed,
+              isTrackedProperty,
+              isCachedProperty,
+              descriptorForProperty,
+              descriptorForDecorator,
+              isMandatorySetter,
+              meta,
+              captureRenderTree,
+              isTesting,
+              inspect,
+              registerDeprecationHandler,
+              tagForProperty,
+              ComputedProperty,
+            },
+            classes: {
+              EmberObject,
+              MutableArray,
+              Namespace,
+              MutableEnumerable,
+              NativeArray,
+              TargetActionSupport,
+              ControllerMixin,
+              CoreObject,
+              Application,
+              EmberComponent,
+              Observable,
+              Evented,
+              PromiseProxyMixin,
+            },
+            VERSION,
+            instrumentation: {
+              subscribe,
+            },
+            Views: {
+              ViewStateSupport,
+              ViewMixin,
+              ActionSupport,
+              ClassNamesSupport,
+              ChildViewsSupport,
+              CoreView,
+            },
+            GlimmerValidator,
+            GlimmerRuntime,
+            RSVP,
+          },
+        });
+        window.dispatchEvent(event);
+      },
+      false
+    );
+  }
+}

packages/@ember/debug/package.json

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "exports": {
     ".": "./index.ts",
     "./container-debug-adapter": "./container-debug-adapter.ts",
+    "./ember-inspector": "./ember-inspector.ts",
     "./data-adapter": "./data-adapter.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {

packages/ember/index.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { meta as internalMeta } from '@ember/-internals/meta';
 import * as metal from '@ember/-internals/metal';
 import { FEATURES as EmberFEATURES, isEnabled } from '@ember/canary-features';
 import * as EmberDebug from '@ember/debug';
+import { setupInspectorSupport } from '@ember/debug/ember-inspector';
 import { assert as emberAssert, captureRenderTree } from '@ember/debug';
 import Backburner from 'backburner.js';
 import EmberController, {
@@ -745,6 +746,7 @@ function defineEmberTestingLazyLoad(key: 'Test' | 'setupForTesting') {
 defineEmberTestingLazyLoad('Test');
 defineEmberTestingLazyLoad('setupForTesting');
 
+setupInspectorSupport();
 // @ts-expect-error Per types, runLoadHooks requires a second parameter. Should we loosen types?
 applicationRunLoadHooks('Ember');