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#!/usr/bin/env ruby
POLL_DIRECTORIES = %w(app config db lib)
POLL_TIME = 0.9 # In Seconds
SERVER_COMMAND = "script/server"
ROOT_DIR = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)+"/..").gsub(" ", "\ ")
Dir.chdir(ROOT_DIR)
@states = {}
def check_for_changes
changes = []
Dir[*POLL_DIRECTORIES.map{|i|i+"/**/*"}].each do |file|
unless File.symlink?(file)
new_time = File.stat(file).mtime
if @states[file] != new_time
@states[file] = new_time
changes << file
end
end
end
changes
end
def emphasized(m)
"\e[1;1m\e[41m \e[0m \e[1;1m\e[5m #{m} \e[0m"
end
p1 = fork { exec SERVER_COMMAND }
Signal.trap(0) do
Process.kill("KILL", p1)
end
check_for_changes
$stderr.puts "server_restarter running...watching #{@states.length} files every #{POLL_TIME} seconds."
loop do
sleep POLL_TIME
changes = check_for_changes
unless changes.empty?
$stderr.puts emphasized("Changes found...#{changes.inspect}")
Process.kill("KILL", p1)
p1 = fork { exec SERVER_COMMAND }
end
end
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