Node Mon

Introduction

Node Mon is a development tool for Node.js applications that monitors changes to your application files and automatically restarts the server. This saves you the trouble of manually stopping and starting the server every time you make changes to your code.

Installation

To install Node Mon, you need to have Node.js and npm installed on your machine. Then you can install it globally using the following command:

npm install -g nodemon

Usage

Once you have installed Node Mon, you can use it by running the following command in your terminal:

nodemon <your script file>

For example, if your script file is called app.js, you would run the following command:

nodemon app.js

Node Mon will then monitor any changes to your app.js file and automatically restart the server whenever changes are detected.

Configuration

Node Mon comes with a number of options and configurations that you can use to customize its behavior. Some of the most commonly used options include:

• --delay: Sets a delay time (in milliseconds) between server restarts. This can be useful to prevent the server from restarting too often during rapid changes.

• --ignore: Specifies a list of files, directories or patterns to ignore when monitoring for changes.

• --watch: Specifies a list of files, directories or patterns to monitor for changes.

• --exec: Runs a script command when the server restarts. This can be used to perform additional actions, such as running tests or building the project.

You can pass these options to Node Mon either by using command-line arguments or by creating a nodemon.json configuration file in your project directory. Here is an example of a nodemon.json configuration file:

{
  "delay": 1000,
  "ignore": ["node_modules/*"],
  "watch": ["src/**/*"],
  "exec": "npm run build"
}

Conclusion

Node Mon is a powerful tool that can save you a lot of time and effort when developing Node.js applications. By automatically monitoring changes to your code and restarting the server, you can focus on writing code instead of managing the development environment. Try it out today and see how it can improve your workflow!