--reload now also reloads if databases change on disk

simonw · Dec 20, 2018 · eac08f0 · eac08f0
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diff --git a/datasette/cli.py b/datasette/cli.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def package(
 @click.option(
     "--reload",
     is_flag=True,
-    help="Automatically reload if code change detected - useful for development",
+    help="Automatically reload if database or code change detected - useful for development",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--cors", is_flag=True, help="Enable CORS by serving Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *"
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ def serve(
         import hupper
 
         reloader = hupper.start_reloader("datasette.cli.serve")
+        reloader.watch_files(files)
         if metadata:
             reloader.watch_files([metadata.name])
 

diff --git a/docs/datasette-serve-help.txt b/docs/datasette-serve-help.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Options:
   -h, --host TEXT           host for server, defaults to 127.0.0.1
   -p, --port INTEGER        port for server, defaults to 8001
   --debug                   Enable debug mode - useful for development
-  --reload                  Automatically reload if code change detected - useful for
-                            development
+  --reload                  Automatically reload if database or code change detected -
+                            useful for development
   --cors                    Enable CORS by serving Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
   --load-extension PATH     Path to a SQLite extension to load
   --inspect-file TEXT       Path to JSON file created using "datasette inspect"