Restart build immediately if a file changes while the app is building

[trusktr]

_1 Upvote_ When a client file changes, a rebuild happens, and eventually the client will be restarted.

But, if we change another client file while a build is in progress (the client is yet to be restarted) then that will trigger another build that queues up another client restart.

Idea: when a file changes during a build, cancel the following restart and only restart a single time once files have stopped changing; similar to how _.debounce works.

I find myself editing multiple files and saving them in succession, which causes multiple restarts. A single restart would be more efficient. The timeout of the "debounce" can just be the amount of time it takes for a rebuild to complete.

[trusktr]

This can apply to server restarts too.

[zimme]

👍

[stubailo]

This is a great idea! Happens to me all the time.

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