inspect.js

/**
 * Module dependencies.
 */

var inspect = require('sys').inspect;

console.inspect = function(obj, depth){
  if (!obj) return;

  var cons = obj.constructor
    , name = cons.name
    , proto = obj.__proto__
    , depth = depth || 0
    , indent = Array(depth + 1).join('  ');

  if (0 == depth) {
    if ('function' == typeof obj) {
      name = '[' + name + ': ' + obj.name + ']';
    } else {
      name = '[' + name + ']';
    }
  }

  console.log(indent + '\033[33m%s\033[0m', name);
  Object.keys(obj).sort().forEach(function(key){
    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(obj, key);
    if (desc.get) console.log(indent + '  \033[90m.%s\033[0m', key);
    if (desc.set) console.log(indent + '  \033[90m.%s=\033[0m', key);
    if ('function' == typeof desc.value) {
      var str = desc.value.toString();
      var params = str.match(/^function *\((.*?)\)/)
        , val = params
          ? params[1].split(/ *, */).map(function(param){
            return '\033[0m' + param + '\033[90m';
          }).join(', ')
          : '';
      console.log(indent + '  \033[90m.%s(%s)\033[0m', key, val);
    } else if (undefined !== desc.value) {
      console.log(indent + '  \033[90m.%s %j\033[0m', key, desc.value);
    }
  });

  console.inspect(proto, ++depth);
};

var Stream = require('net').Stream;
console.inspect(new Stream)

stdout

[Stream]
  ._readImpl(buf, off, len, calledByIOWatcher)
  ._shutdownImpl()
  ._writeImpl(buf, off, len, fd, flags)
  .fd null
  .secure false
  .type null
  Stream
    ._checkForSecureHandshake()
    ._shutdown()
    ._writeOut(data, encoding, fd)
    ._writeQueueLast()
    .address()
    .close(data, encoding)
    .connect()
    .destroy(exception)
    .end(data, encoding)
    .flush()
    .forceClose(e)
    .getCipher()
    .getPeerCertificate(credentials)
    .open(fd, type)
    .pause()
    .resume()
    .send()
    .setEncoding(encoding)
    .setKeepAlive(enable, time)
    .setNoDelay(v)
    .setSecure(credentials)
    .setTimeout(msecs)
    .verifyPeer()
    .write(data, encoding, fd)
    EventEmitter
      .addListener(type, listener)
      .emit(type)
      .listeners(type)
      .on(type, listener)
      .removeAllListeners(type)
      .removeListener(type, listener)
      Object

usage.js

var Stream = require('net').Stream;
console.inspect(new Stream)