koen v1.0.1

koen

Zero-dependency, minimal replacement for common nodemon use cases.

Installing a package with tons of dependencies just to run a command or restart a server on file change is oftentimes overkill. Koen aims to offer a solution to this problem with the caveat that it uses Node's fs.watch module; so any issues with fs.watch that apply to your operating system will also apply with this module.

Installation

npm install -g koen

Usage

Arguments

[dir]: Directory to be monitored. Defaults to the current working directory.

Options

[include]: Regex expression defining which files should be included.

[exclude]: Regex expression defining which files should be excluded. Overwrites include.

[exec]: Command to be executed on file change. Defaults to your start script.

Examples

Restart a server when any file in the working directory changes:

koen

Run a build command when src files change, ignoring the dist folder:

koen src --exclude "^dist" --exec "npm run build"