broccoli-livereload-middleware

Middleware to build broccoli apps with a livereload server

Config Options

| Option | Default Value | Description | |-----------|---------------|-------------| | destDir | dist | Broccoli build destination directory. This is where the output of the broccoli build routine will go | | port | 35729 | Port for the livereload server to listen on |

Usage

Example express application

var express            = require('express'),
    BroccoliMiddleware = require('broccoli-livereload-middleware'),
    app                = express(),
    serverDir          = process.cwd() + '/dist';

app.set('port', 4200);

app.use(new BroccoliMiddleware({
    destDir: serverDir
}));
app.use(express.static(serverDir));

// Only enable if html5 routing is turned on
// Enable HTML5 routing by creating a catchall route
app.all('/*', function (req, res) {
    res.sendFile(serverDir + '/index.html');
});

module.exports = app.listen(app.get('port'), function () {
    var port   = chalk.green(app.get('port')),
        cancel = chalk.red('Ctrl + C');

    console.log("Express server listening on port " + port + ' (Press ' + cancel + ' to stop)');
});

Debugging

This plugin utilizes the debug npm module. Activate by prefixing your node command with the DEBUG enviroinment variable: DEBUG=broccoli-livereload-middleware