Live Reload when changing locals for posthtml-expressions

[optikfluffel]

❔ Question

Is there a way to tell Parcel to reload the page while developing, when one changes the locals that posthtml-expressions uses?

I tried putting parts of these locals into a js file and require them in my .posthtmlrc, but that doesn't do anything. Probably because these config files are only read once on startup.

🔦 Context

I'd like to be able to preview changes in the data posthtml-expressions uses, while running the dev server. Right now I have to restart it every time.

🌍 Your Environment

Software	Version(s)
Parcel	v1.10.3
Node	v11.2.0
npm	6.4.1
macOS	10.14.1

[DeMoorJasper]

Yes config files are read once and cached, they do get invalidated when they change.
But it does not have the ability to have dependencies that can update/invalidate the config yet.

However this should probably be added in the future as many config files contain fields like extends

[optikfluffel]

they do get invalidated when they change

But that still doesn't make live reloading possible, does it?

[DeMoorJasper]

It should reload if a config changes.

[optikfluffel]

It doesn't seem to work for me. I've made a seperate branch where I've put my locals back in .posthtmlrc.js but when I change them, while running parcel, the page doesn't change.
I still have to stop and start parcel again manually.

[mattwaler]

This is still an issue as of May 23, 2018. Anybody have any idea how to fix this?

[mattwaler]

My current solution is to just use this method:

<ul class="flex">
        <each loop="item in
          [
            { name: 'facebook', link: '/' },
            { name: 'twitter', link: '/' },
            { name: 'pinterest', link: '/' },
            { name: 'envelope', link: '/' },
          ]">
          <li class="w-32 h-32 m-8">
            <a target="_blank" href="{{ item.link }}">
              <include src="{{ `assets/icons/${item.name}.svg` }}"></include>
            </a>
          </li>
        </each>
      </ul>

This way, the data is re-referenced every time I make a change.

[github-actions]

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[icesurf666]

But the problem remains