📜  cordova live reload - Shell-Bash (1)

📅  最后修改于: 2023-12-03 15:14:15.247000             🧑  作者: Mango

Cordova Live Reload - Shell/Bash

Cordova Live Reload is a tool that allows you to speed up your development process by automatically reloading your Cordova application whenever you make changes to your code. This allows you to see the changes you've made without having to manually refresh the app on your device or emulator.

How Does Cordova Live Reload Work?

Cordova Live Reload uses a couple of tools to accomplish its magic. It uses the cordova-plugin-livereload plugin to inject the necessary live reload code into your app, and it uses the watch command from the Linux inotify-tools package to monitor your code for changes.

Whenever you save changes to your code, watch will detect the changes and trigger a cordova prepare command to rebuild your app. The cordova-plugin-livereload plugin will detect that the app has been rebuilt and reload the updated HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files.

How to Use Cordova Live Reload

To use Cordova Live Reload, simply follow these steps:

  1. Install the cordova-plugin-livereload plugin by running the following command:

    cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-livereload
    
  2. Install the inotify-tools package by running the following command:

    sudo apt-get install inotify-tools
    

    (Note: This command assumes you're using Ubuntu or a similar Linux distribution. If you're using a different operating system, you'll need to find the equivalent package for your system.)

  3. Start Cordova Live Reload by running the following command in your project directory:

    cordova live-reload
    

    This will start a new terminal session with live reload enabled. Any changes you make to your code will automatically trigger a refresh of your app.

Conclusion

Cordova Live Reload is a powerful tool that can greatly speed up your development process by automating the app refresh process. By following these simple steps, you can start using Cordova Live Reload in your projects today!