Vscode-live-server: live server stopped auto reloading after update to 5.5.0

[dashingvampire]

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Current behavior

live server not reloading the browser on its own. now i have to manually reload the page.
vscode is on autosave.

Expected behavior

i want the chrome live server to reload .

Environment

Version: 1.31.0 (user setup)
Date: 2019-02-05
Electron: 3.1.2
Chrome: 66.0.3359.181
Node.js: 10.2.0
V8: 6.6.346.32
OS: Windows_NT x64 6.1.7601

• Live Server: 5.5.1
• Platform: Windows
• Visual Studio Code: 1.31

[dashingvampire]

@ritwickdey i updated it here.

[ritwickdey]

Can you share a screenshot of vscode workspace?

[dashingvampire]

@ritwickdey

[ritwickdey]

Okay. Can you please share a screenshot of Browser console and view souce code in browser?

[ritwickdey]

and also show the .Vscode settings.json and workspace settings.json

[dashingvampire]

@ritwickdey

[ritwickdey]

and settings?

[dashingvampire]

same for user

[ritwickdey]

There should be few extra line of JavaScript in HTML file.. (Live server injects the code)

[dashingvampire]

There should be few extra line of JavaScript in HTML file.. (Live server injects the code)
where?

[ritwickdey]

I think liveServer.settings.useWebExt is true..

You have to make it false.

Search useWebExt in workspace settings ans user settings

[dashingvampire]

view source code ans console are empty.
and this was all fresh folder..and files just to test after re installing vscode and live server and restarting everything many times.

[ritwickdey]

remove the tick. and restart server

[ritwickdey]

This is not an issue. Please read the settings doc. You have to remove the tick of useWebExt to make it false

https://github.com/ritwickdey/vscode-live-server/blob/master/docs/settings.md

[dashingvampire]

@ritwickdey the tick was not there..i just checked it before taking the picture in case it worked with tick there.
by default it was without tick there.

[dashingvampire]

i dont know what really happened in the background. but i downloaded the chrome extension and added the file location to the server address. for now.
will be too hectic for editing all the time.

[ritwickdey]

okk. remove the trick from User and Workspace settings. And try again.

[ritwickdey]

Please don't try the browser extension now. For simple html file, you don't need the browser extension.

[ritwickdey]

Just make sure that you don't have enabled useWebExt from user settings and workspace settings.

[dashingvampire]

yes . did all as you in this msg. all fresh again. still same issue.

[ritwickdey]

Can you create a fresh project in Desktop. ?

I'm not really sure that's happening. may be I can help you via TEAM VIEWER

[dashingvampire]

its fine sir. i will work in other editor for now. i had some quick practices to do. i am kind of new to all this wen design world....
i will check in my laptop later. this issue is in my pc.
thank you for help anyways,

[chiranjeevi-bhaskaruni]

Can you create a fresh project in Desktop. ?

I'm not really sure that's happening. may be I can help you via TEAM VIEWER

@ritwickdey

Great work. But I had the same issue too. I have created an open issue but no response from you. It is failing at refreshCss() and also for html and js changes I have to do save (cmd + s) 3 or more times to refresh the browser. Please check and respond ASAP.

[ritwickdey]

please send the screenshot of html, browser console and view source page.

[chiranjeevi-bhaskaruni]

please send the screenshot of html, browser console and view source page.

[ritwickdey]

One easy solution is that make 'fullReload' = true from vscode settings

[chiranjeevi-bhaskaruni]

One easy solution is that make 'fullReload' = true from vscode settings

It is better now but still, the refresh is happening after 3 to 4 times of doing save.

[ritwickdey]

It should not be. Can open vscode dev console (view=>Toggle developer tools) and try to save one time. Did you see any changes detected message? (wait max 10-15 sec)

[chiranjeevi-bhaskaruni]

It should not be. Can open vscode dev console (view=>Toggle developer tools) and try to save one time. Did you see any changes detected message? (wait max 10-15 sec)

No, I didn't see the changes detected message after saving once

[ritwickdey]

Hi @dashingvampire, you can safly disable fullReload, I've got the reason of the BUG.

Open a new Guest window of Chrome and try again (remeber to disable the fullReload)