ChangeLog Hook

use-change-log.hook.js

/**
`useChangeLog` - dev-mode helper hook to let you 
know why a memoized component re-rendered!


Usage example:

const YourComponent = React.memo((props) => {
  // Just drop this fella into your memo component's body.
  useChangeLog(props);

  return <div>Hello World</div>
});

*/

import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';

const useChangeLog = props => {
  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
    return;
  }

  const staleProps = useRef(props);

  useEffect(() => {
    const changedProps = Object.keys(props)
      .map(key => {
        const hasChanged = props[key] !== staleProps.current[key];

        if (!hasChanged) {
          return null;
        }

        return {
          prop: key,
          from: getPrintableValue(staleProps.current[key]),
          to: getPrintableValue(props[key]),
        };
      })
      .filter(prop => !!prop);

    if (changedProps.length) {
      console.info('▬▬▬ UPDATE TRIGGERED ▬▬▬');
      console.table(changedProps);
      console.info('\n\n\n');
    }

    staleProps.current = props;
  });
};

const getPrintableValue = val => {
  switch (typeof val) {
    case 'function':
      return '[function]';

    case 'number':
    case 'string':
    default:
      return val;
  }
};

export default useChangeLog;

(getPrintableValue could be made a lot better, to handle objects and arrays. This code is yours to improve!)