Node Roundup 4
node
server
programming
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Bounce
Bounce by Jonah Fox is a wrapper around a Node process that will watch for JavaScript file changes and restart the Node process. You can run it like this:
bounce lib/server.js
The author has also included tests (!). At the moment it recursively watches the file system, rather than using kernel-based notifications, but it’s still great for those of us that are used to automatic reloading on other development platforms/frameworks.
node-supervisor
node-supervisor is a similar project by Isaac Z. Schlueter; it can also relaunch programs when they crash. Supervisor also uses a recursive file system approach to watch for file changes.
Nodules
On a related topic… Nodules is a URL-based CommonJS module loader for Node. That means it has automatic dependency resolution, so modules will be downloaded as required. It’s part of Persevere, which is a Dojo Foundation project.
Node Knockout
Node Knockout voting is still open:
All voting will take place at the same time: between 03:00 GMT on Monday, August 30 and 0:00 GMT on Friday, September 3.
I’ve had a lot of fun playing with the entries, check them out if you haven’t already!
