npm-stare

Keep an eye on your files and run npm script when they change. Configurable in your package.json.

Installation

npm

$ npm install --save-dev npm-stare

package.json

Put a stare in scripts that runs npm-stare.

Then put all your watch directives in stare.

{
  "name": "example",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "description": "An example package.json.",
  "scripts": {
    "stare": "npm-stare",
    "build": "browserify index.js > app.js",
    "test": "tape tests"
  },
  "stare": {
    "build": {
      "path": [
        "lib/",
        "bin/"
      ]
    },
    "test": {
      "path": "lib/"
    }
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "tape": "*",
    "browseify": "*"
  }
}

Running

$ npm run stare

The utility will now run, watching and running scripts, until you terminate it.