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align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr/\u003e\n  \u003cbr/\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/natancabral/node-express-reload/blob/main/public/images/logo.png\" alt=\"node-express-reload (Natan Cabral)\"/\u003e\n  \u003cbr/\u003e\n  \u003cbr/\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n# node-express-reload\n#### Reload application server (hosting and cloud), kill process and install NPM packages online\n\n- Helps to refresh your application after changes\n- Automaticly reload your express.js server without bringing down the server\n- Reload server\n- Kill process\n- Kill port\n- List pid processes\n- List, fix and audit packages\n- Install new packages (get method)\n\n\n`WARNING: Do not use the development server in a production environment.`\n\n## Install [\u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/natancabral/node-express-reload/blob/main/public/images/npm-tile.png\"\u003e](https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-express-reload)\n\n[![NPM](https://nodei.co/npm/node-express-reload.png)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-express-reload)\n\n```shell\nnpm install node-express-reload\n```\n\n## Example 1 (reloaded manually)\n\n[view code example](https://github.com/natancabral/node-express-reload/tree/main/example)\n\n```js\nconst express = require(\"express\");\nconst app = express();\nconst PORT = 8080;\n\n// ** Secure change ** \n// ** change route /ner to /any-another-word **\napp.use('/ner', require(\"node-express-reload\")({\n  username: 'admin', // if not defined, your username will be admin\n  password: 'NeR777#',\n  serverfile: __filename,\n}));\n\n// Open options \n// http://localhost:8080/ner/\n// http://localhost:8080/any-another-word/\n// Reloaded manually\n// http://localhost:8080/ner/reload/\n// http://localhost:8080/any-another-word/reload\n\napp.get(\"/\", (req, res) =\u003e res.send(`I'm pid ${process.pid} and port ${PORT}`));\napp.listen(PORT);\n```\n\n## Example 2 (without bringing down the server)\n\n[view code example](https://github.com/natancabral/node-express-reload/tree/main/example)\n\nSilent reload module (express router)\n\n```js\nconst express = require(\"express\");\nconst app = express();\nconst requireWatcher = require(\"node-express-reload\")('require-watcher');\nconst PORT = 8080;\n\n// silent reload\napp.use('/home', requireWatcher( __dirname + '/home/index.js')) // or only '/home/'\n\napp.get(\"/\", (req, res) =\u003e res.send(`I'm pid ${process.pid} and port ${PORT}`));\napp.listen(PORT);\n```\n\n## Example 3 (watcher files)\n\n[view code example](https://github.com/natancabral/node-express-reload/tree/main/example)\n\n```js\nconst express = require(\"express\");\nconst app = express();\nconst PORT = 8080;\n\napp.use('/ner', require(\"node-express-reload\")({\n  serverfile: __filename,\n  watcher: ['.'], // {array}  __filename | . | ./ | index.js | /path-name | . (dot is all depth files)\n  depth: 10,\n}));\n\napp.get(\"/\", (req, res) =\u003e res.send(`I'm pid ${process.pid} and port ${PORT}`));\napp.listen(PORT);\n```\n\n## Another resource to management\n\n- Example 1\n- http://localhost:8080/ner\n- http://localhost:8080/any-another-word\n\n## Screens\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/natancabral/node-express-reload/blob/main/public/images/signin2.png\" alt=\"node-express-reload (Natan Cabral)\"/\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/natancabral/node-express-reload/blob/main/public/images/hi.png\" alt=\"node-express-reload (Natan Cabral)\"/\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/natancabral/node-express-reload/blob/main/public/images/help.png\" alt=\"node-express-reload (Natan Cabral)\"/\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/natancabral/node-express-reload/blob/main/public/images/reload.png\" alt=\"node-express-reload (Natan Cabral)\"/\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/natancabral/node-express-reload/blob/main/public/images/npm-ls.png\" alt=\"node-express-reload (Natan Cabral)\"/\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n## GET Method\n```\nGET http://localhost:8080/ner/reload/\nGET http://localhost:8080/ner/kill/\nGET http://localhost:8080/ner/kill/PID (pid is a number)\nGET http://localhost:8080/ner/npm/i/pdfkit-table,cors\n```\n\n## Actions\n\n\u003c!-- | /**ner**/secure | You need set permission to enter | http://localhost:8080/ner/secure | --\u003e\n\n\n| router | action | example |\n| -------| -------| --------|\n| /**ner**/kill | kill owner process | http://localhost:8080/ner/kill |\n| /**ner**/kill/:pid? | kill process | http://localhost:8080/ner/kill/123456 |\n| /**ner**/reload/:pid? | kill process and restart | http://localhost:8080/ner/reload |\n| /**ner**/list | pid list | http://localhost:8080/ner/list |\n| /**ner**/list-all | big pid list | http://localhost:8080/ner/listall |\n| /**ner**/pid | show process id (PID) | http://localhost:8080/ner/pid |\n| /**ner**/npm/:type/:packages | Install and uninstall packages. type: i or u. | http://localhost:8080/ner/npm/i/pdfkit-table,cors |\n| /**ner**/npm/fix | npm fix | http://localhost:8080/ner/npm/fix |\n| /**ner**/npm/ls | npm ls | http://localhost:8080/ner/npm/ls |\n| /**ner**/npm/audit | npm audit | http://localhost:8080/ner/npm/audit |\n| /**ner**/npm/install | npm install package.json | http://localhost:8080/ner/npm/install |\n\n## Options\n\nSoon.\n\n## License\n\nThe MIT License.\n\n## Author\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n    \u003ctd\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/natancabral.png?s=100\" width=\"100\"/\u003e\n    \u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd\u003e\n      Natan Cabral\u003cbr /\u003e\n      \u003ca href=\"mailto:natancabral@hotmail.com\"\u003enatancabral@hotmail.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n      \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/natancabral/\"\u003ehttps://github.com/natancabral/\u003c/a\u003e\n    \u003c/td\u003e\n  \u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n## Thank you","funding_links":[],"categories":[],"sub_categories":[],"project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnatancabral%2Fnode-express-reload","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fnatancabral%2Fnode-express-reload","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnatancabral%2Fnode-express-reload/lists"}