Livereload reloads whole page even if only the css has changed

[josepjaume]

I guess this has more to do with ember-cli (or even broccoli) but it impacts the effectiveness of live-reload.

When changing the css, and only the css, livereload signals the whole page to reload, since ember-cli will recompile the whole app and dump it on the dist folder again.

Do you know if there's any plans to support partial recompiling, so we can get the best of livereload? Reloading CSS only is a pleasure when it comes to style difficult-to-reach scenarios.

Thanks!

[rwjblue]

It is not currently in the works, but I think in general it is possible. Ember CLI will need to be updated to support this though.

[josepjaume]

Thanks for your answer! It would be a great feature. Maybe just performing md5 checks before replacing the files and triggering livereload on the modifications might be enough?

[simonexmachina]

I've added a PR to handle this in ember-cli

[lukemelia]

I think this issue can be closed.

[rwjblue]

Thanks @lukemelia !