Go Server

A minimalist static file server for Go with automatic browser reloading via WebSockets.

Features

• Live Reload: Automatically refreshes the browser when files are saved.
• Script Injection: Injects the WebSocket client into HTML files on the fly.
• Recursive Watcher: Monitors the current directory and all subdirectories.
• Debounced Events: Prevents multiple rapid refreshes.

Quick Start

1. Install dependencies:

go mod tidy

2. Run the server:

go run main.go

3. Open your browser: Navigate to http://localhost:9797

To build

go build -o goserver main.go

How it works

1. The server watches for Write or Create events using fsnotify.
2. It serves static files and injects a small <script> before the </body> tag in HTML files.
3. When a file change is detected, a signal is sent via WebSockets to all connected clients to trigger window.location.reload().