watch
Creates a completion server and rebuilds the project on source file changes.
Requires Haxe 4.2+
Usage
lix +lib watch
Append the library to the haxe build command:
haxe build.hxml -lib watch
Important: Do not add this library to any hxml or config read by your IDE, autocompletion will not function.
Defines
All of these are optional.
| Define | Description |
|---|---|
-D watch.run=(string) |
command to execute on successful builds |
-D watch.port=(integer) |
use this port for the completion server |
-D watch.connect |
connect to a running completion server (use with watch.port) |
Example
Compiles test.js and runs the scripts with node on successful builds.
haxe --main Main --library hxnodejs --js test.js --library watch -D watch.run="node test.js"