node-reload

For node.js to reload the module ,which was to be load by require, automaticly.

Install

``
npm install auto-reload
`

Example

$3

test/data/json.json

`json
{ "name" : "Alan" }
`

test/json.js
`js
const fs = require('fs');
const reload = require('auto-reload');
const data = reload('./data/json'); // reload after file changed

// print data every sec
setInterval(() => {
console.log(data.rand, data.list[0].name);
}, 1000);

// update data.json after startup
setTimeout(() => {
const text = {
"rand": ${Math.random()},
"list": [{
"name": "Test"
}]
};
fs.writeFileSync(path.join(__dirname, './data/json.json'), text);
}, 0);
`

Result:

`js
0 'Alan'
0 'Alan'
0 'Alan'
0 'Alan'
0.41179045320583496 'Test'
`

$3

Realod function haven't support

test/data/code.js
`js
module.exports = {
num: 0,
str: 'string',
obj: {
name: 'Alan',
age: 18
},
list: [1,3,5,7,9]
};
`

test/code.js
`js
const reload = require('../');
const data = reload('./data/code');

// print data from module every sec
setInterval(function() {
console.log(new Date, data);
}, 1000);

// If you update the time in test/data/code.js
// the output will change immediately
``

Aims

- [x] auto reload json file
- [x] auto reload js file
- [x] fix memory leak
- [ ] provide more options (include logger etc.)
- [ ] rewrite with promise (include improve exception catch)
- [ ] add tests with ava