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Add `displayName` for Context component

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Add displayName for Context component to improve DX

SomeContext.Consumer.displayName = "SomeContext.Consumer";
SomeContext.Provider.displayName = "SomeContext.Provider";

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Issue Analytics

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Created 4 years ago
Reactions:2
Comments:7 (5 by maintainers)

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alfdocimocommented, Oct 29, 2019

Hi! I just found out about this awesome library and would very much like to help out! is this enhancement already planned? If not, I’d like to contribute with this if that’s okay 😊

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TejasQcommented, Jan 14, 2020

Thanks!

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