Reload Express.js routes changes without manually restarting server
express, javascript, node.js
Solution
I think Nodemon has what you're looking for.
Nodemon is a utility that will monitor for any changes in your source and automatically restart your server. Perfect for development.
Example invocation:
nodemon index.js
Problem
I tried `express-livereload`, but it just reloaded view files. Should I use another tool, or this one can be configured to watch for my `index.js` file which runs the server? I read that options are the same as `node-livereload`, and default for watched files include `.js` files. Any URL you know with a simple configuration? My main problem is how to setup good development environment for Express.js, and I would like to inspect the variables when I am making a request, is painful to restart each time I make a change in a route. PS I tried `node-inspector` to inspect variables when server handles a request, but it seems `node-inspector` is not intended for that, right?