GLIVE

Directory / File Watcher & Process Reloader

My reason to write this, was being able to have the instructions in a file: as part of git, and just run a one word command, to start the server and start building. Since I would always forget the command, this saves me a lot of hassle, every day when setting up the dev environment. Also when running, multi threaded processes like Fiber or Gin servers, had problems closing properly with other solutions out there, and would use too much memory after a few restarts.

Features:

• You can use with any platform like Nodejs, Golang, Python etc.
• Watch any directory.
• Run Multi Threaded processes like Fiber / Gin / Other ...
• Skip Directories or Files.
• Super fast, as built in Golang.
• Easy installation.
• No dependencies.

Screenshots

Manual Restart

File Change

Example Config File:

Create a glive.json file in working directory like below.

{
  "watch": "./",
  "command": "go run ./cmd/app1/main.go",
  "skip": ["./logs", ".git", "./offProject/notes.md", "glive.json", "./docs"]
}

Usage:

glive to Run,rs "while running" For Manually Restart,Ctrl+c To Stop

Installation

Method A:

Using the Debian Package Manager / apt / apt-get.

1. Downlaod the "Debian Pkg":

wget curl https://github.com/clubcleaver/glive/raw/refs/heads/main/glive.deb
sudo apt install ./glive.deb

2. Use GLIVE

glive

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Mehod B:

Manual Install

1. Downlaod the "Binary File":

curl -O https://github.com/clubcleaver/glive/raw/refs/heads/main/glive

OR

wget curl https://github.com/clubcleaver/glive/raw/refs/heads/main/glive

2. Change file permissions

chmod 777 ./glive

3. Add the file location to your $PATH.

export $PATH=$PATH:<path-to-glive-file>

4. Use GLIVE

glive

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