2011-11-04 15:51:22 +00:00
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Hey, you've got [LiveReload](http://www.livereload.com/) in my [Rack](http://rack.rubyforge.org/)!
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No need for browser extensions anymore! Just plug it in your middleware stack and go!
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Use this with [guard-livereload](http://github.com/guard/guard-livereload) for maximum fun!
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## Using in...
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### Rails
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2011-11-04 17:42:42 +00:00
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In `config/environments/development.rb`:
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``` ruby
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MyApp::Application.configure do
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config.middleware.insert_before(Rack::Lock, Rack::LiveReload)
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end
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```
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### config.ru/Sinatra
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``` ruby
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require 'rack-livereload'
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use Rack::LiveReload
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```
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## How it works
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The necessary `script` tag to bring in a vendored copy of [livereload.js](https://github.com/livereload/livereload-js) is
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injected right before the closing `head` tag in any `text/html` pages that come through. The `script` tag is built in
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such a way that the `HTTP_HOST` is used as the LiveReload host, so you can connect from external machines (say, to
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`mycomputer:3000` instead of `localhost:3000`) and as long as the LiveReload port is accessible from the external machine,
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you'll connect and be LiveReloading away!
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## To-do
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* Specify the `port`
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* Override the `host`
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* Change the reload delays
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As usual, super-alpha!
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