nodemon-rs

A fast implementation of nodemon in Rust. This tool automatically restarts your Node.js application when file changes are detected.

Features

• Fast file watching using Rust's native file system events
• Support for file extension filtering
• Configurable delay between restarts
• Custom execution command support
• Written in Rust for better performance

Installation

npm install -g nodemon-rs

Usage

Basic usage:

nodemon-rs app.js

With options:

nodemon-rs --ext=js,mjs,json --ignore=node_modules,dist --exec=node --delay=1.0 app.js

Options

• --ext: File extensions to watch (comma-separated), default: "js,mjs,json"
• --ignore: Patterns to ignore (comma-separated), default: []
• --exec: Command to execute (default: "node")
• --delay: Delay in seconds before restarting (default: 1.0)

Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Build the Rust code:

npm run build

4. Run tests:

npm test

5. Local development:

# Link the package globally
npm link

# Now you can use nodemon-rs from anywhere
nodemon-rs your-app.js

License

MIT