An implementation of the LiveReload server in C (libwebsocket)
imitated the LiveReloadX.
json processing is not using the jansson library.
libwebsockets C library for lightweight websocket clients and servers.
livereload.js of LiveReloadX is required for operation.
required.
- cmake
- libwebsockets
- jansson (optional)
- inotify-tools (optional)
% cmake .
% make
% make install
| command | description |
|---|---|
| livereload-server | server application |
| livereload-client | client application |
| livereload-filter | contents filter application |
default bind port is 35729.
% livereload-server [-p 35729]
simple httpd server and livereload.js filter.
% livereload-server -R /path/to/resource -s ./livereload.js
/path/to/resource/index.html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>TEST</title>
</head>
<body>
Hello, World.
</body>
</html>
show http://localhost:35729 in the browser
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>Index</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/livereload.js"></script>
</head>
livereload.js script in front of </head> is output.
the other option confirm --help.
default connect server is localhost.
default connect port is 35729.
send to file name.
% livereload-client [-a localhost] [-p 35729] test.html
#--> {"command":"reload","path":"test.html"}
add a web host. (-h, --host)
% livereload-client -h localhost test.html
#--> {"command":"reload","path":"http://localhost/test.html"}
remove suffix string. (-s, --suffix)
% livereload-client -h localhost -s .html test.html
#--> {"command":"reload","path":"http://localhost/test"}
watcing the directory of change file.
% livereload-client -h localhost -w /path/to/dirctory
the other option confirm --help.
filter of web server.
# LiveReload
ExtFilterDefine livereload mode=output intype=text/html cmd="/path/to/livereload-filter -q http://localhost/livereload.js"
output <script type="text/javascript" src="http://localhost/livereload.js"></script> before </head>.
the other option confirm --help.