t3-dev-watcher

t3-dev-watcher is a command-line utility that watches for changes in specific file types within a specified directory and automatically runs a set of tasks when a change is detected. It is designed to work with TYPO3 projects, but can be adapted for other use cases as well.

Usage without installation

npx t3-dev-watch -e sql,php

Installation

npm i -g t3-dev-watch

Features

Watches for changes in specified file types Automatically runs a set of tasks when a change is detected Debounces tasks to avoid multiple executions within a short time frame Configurable file types and tasks

Usage

To use t3-dev-watcher, run the following command:

t3-dev-watch [options]

Options

--e <file_types> or --extensions <file_types>: Specifies the file types to watch for changes. Example: t3-dev-watch --e sql,php,css
-r or --root: Watch the current directory instead of the default packages subdirectory.

Example usage:

To watch for changes in SQL, PHP, and CSS files within the packages subdirectory:

t3-dev-watch --e sql,php,css

To watch for changes in SQL files within the current directory:

t3-dev-watch --e sql -r

Tasks

const tasksToRun = [
  'php ./typo3cms cache:flush',
  'php ./typo3cms database:updateschema',
];