express-router-reload

express-router-reload

Easy to use, hot swapper for your express routes.

Examples

const express = require('express'); // normal express what nots
var app = express();
var router = require('./routers/router.js');

const RR = require('express-router-reload');
let reloader = new RR(app);

app.use("/route", router);

// After whatever else. Let's say you change the file

delete require.cache[require.resolve("./routers/router.js")];
router = require('./routers/router.js');

//now
reloader.reload("/route", router);

// Overwrites the old router with the new refreshed one!

An easier way:

const RR = require('express-router-reload');
let reloader = new RR(app);

//express stuff...

reloader.reloadFromFile("/route", path.resolve(__dirname, "./routes/router.js"));
//The second paramater MUST be the full path.
//This basically just does the delete require.cache[require.resolve(path)] for you!

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