sindresorhus/electron-reloader

Support Hot Module Replacement (HMR)

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#1 opened on Jan 29, 2018

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https://webpack.js.org/concepts/hot-module-replacement/

Would be useful so people could totally replace their server (For example webpack-dev-server) with this module and electron-serve.

Since we have access to the window, I don't think we need all the websocket boilerplate, so we could just modify the page directly.

Some resources: https://github.com/glenjamin/webpack-hot-middleware/blob/master/process-update.js https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/blob/b0fa5f634e82ce942ac79f1b1371ef7f5afcdc81/client-src/live/index.js

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Explore how webpack HMR work in Electron. Check if we can use webpack hot middleware or webpack dev server client code directly. Since we have access to the window, we might bypass WebSocket and update modules via IPC or direct module replacement. Look at existing implementations like electron webpack or manual HMR setup.
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