Json-server: Watch when using the module

[kurtextrem]

Is there any way to combine watch with module usage?

[typicode]

Hi @kurtextrem,

Not right now, but it's something I'm considering.
As a workaround, I think you can do it using nodemon:

nodemon index.js --watch db.json

or

// db.js
module.exports = {
  posts: []
}

// index.js
const db = require('./db')

// The router can accept an object but the side effect is that data won't be persisted
jsonServer.router(db)

nodemon index.js

[kurtextrem]

I've solved it using your code:

chokidar
.watch(config.db)
.on('change', function (file) {
    if (file === config.db) {
        var obj = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file))
        console.info('Setting new DB state')
        router.db.setState(obj)
    }
})