livereload-base

This is a LiveReload server implementation that exposes an API for communicating with LiveReload-compatible clients. The watcher implementation is intentionally excluded to allow developers to bring their own without needing to worry about implementing the LiveReload-compatible server.

Example

const livereload = require('livereload-base')
 
// create and start the server
const server = livereload.createServer()
server.listen(() => console.log('livereload server listening'))
 
// bring your own watcher...
watcher.on('change', (file) => server.reload(file.path))

API

This is a very new module, so I expect the API to change fairly frequently as real-world usage occurs.

createServer()

Creates a new Server instance. There is no configuration available at the time, but that may likely change in the future.

Server()

This base class represents a LiveReload-compatible server, which includes both HTTP and Websockets as described in the LiveReload protocol specification

Server#listen(callback)

Starts the server, which will listen on port 35729, as defined by the spec.

The callback is optional, and will be invoked for the listening event, which indicates that the server is ready to accept connections.

Server#reload(file)

Broadcasts a reload command to all the connected clients.

The file parameter tells the client which file was changed. An absolute path is preferred, but a simple basename will suffice.

Server#alert(message)

Broadcasts an alert command to all connected clients.

The message parameter will be sent to the clients, which may be communicated to the end-user.