@devmade/express-hot-reload is a middleware for Express applications that provides hot-reloading using Server-Sent Events (SSE). This package allows automatic page refreshes in the browser when changes to server-side files are detected. It is especially useful during development to improve productivity by eliminating the need to manually refresh the browser after every code change.
- File Watching: Automatically watches specified folders for file changes.
- Server-Sent Events (SSE): Uses SSE to notify the browser about file changes and trigger a page reload.
- HTML Injection: Automatically injects the SSE listener into any HTML responses.
- Customizable: Configure folders to watch and adjust the ping interval for your specific needs.
- Compatibility: Works with CommonJS, ES6, and TypeScript projects.
npm install @devmade/express-hot-reloadTo use @devmade/express-hot-reload, simply import and add it as middleware in your Express app:
const express = require("express");
const { hotReloadMiddleware } = require("@devmade/express-hot-reload");import express from "express";
import { hotReloadMiddleware } from "@devmade/express-hot-reload";
const app = express();
// Add the middleware to your Express app
// app.use(hotReloadMiddleware());
// OR passing options like..
app.use(hotReloadMiddleware({ watchFolders: ["./src", "./views"] }));
// it accpets multiple folders optionally or if none is passed it will defaults to `.src`
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
res.send("<html><body><h1>Hello World</h1></body></html>");
});
app.listen(3000, () => {
console.log("Server running on http://localhost:3000");
});watchFolders: Array of folder paths to watch for file changes. Defaults to['./src'].verbose: A boolean to define if there will be any output from this middleware. Defaults tofalse.
app.use(
hotReloadMiddleware({
watchFolders: ["./src", "./public"], // Defaults to `./src`
verbose: false, // Defaults to `false`
})
);When any file in the specified folders changes, the connected browser will automatically refresh, improving your development workflow.