Auto reload with supervisor in express.js - node.js

Question

My package.json
{
"name": "lays-vroubek",
"version": "0.0.0",
"private": true,
"scripts": {
"start": "supervisor ./bin/www"
},
"dependencies": {
"body-parser": "~1.13.2",
"cookie-parser": "~1.3.5",
"debug": "~2.2.0",
"express": "~4.13.1",
"jade": "~1.11.0",
"less-middleware": "^2.0.1",
"morgan": "~1.6.1",
"reload": "^0.7.0",
"serve-favicon": "~2.3.0",
"supervisor": "^0.9.1"
}
}
My app.js
var express = require('express');
var path = require('path');
var favicon = require('serve-favicon');
var logger = require('morgan');
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var lessMiddleware = require('less-middleware');
var routes = require('./routes/index');
var users = require('./routes/users');
var app = express();
// view engine setup
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
app.set('view engine', 'jade');
// uncomment after placing your favicon in /public
//app.use(favicon(path.join(__dirname, 'public', 'favicon.ico')));
app.use(logger('dev'));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(cookieParser());
app.use(lessMiddleware(path.join(__dirname, 'public'), {
force: true,
debug: true,
once: false
}));
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
app.use('/', routes);
app.use('/users', users);
// catch 404 and forward to error handler
app.use(function(req, res, next) {
var err = new Error('Not Found');
err.status = 404;
next(err);
});
// error handlers
// development error handler
// will print stacktrace
if (app.get('env') === 'development') {
app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
res.status(err.status || 500);
res.render('error', {
message: err.message,
error: err
});
});
}
// production error handler
// no stacktraces leaked to user
app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
res.status(err.status || 500);
res.render('error', {
message: err.message,
error: {}
});
});
module.exports = app;
I run my app with comand: "$ DEBUG=lays-vroubek:* npm start" but auto-reload does not work without any error msg (app runs)
lays-vroubek#0.0.0 start /Users/jan.michalik/Workspace/Sites/lays-vroubek
supervisor ./bin/www
Running node-supervisor with
program './bin/www'
--watch '.'
--extensions 'node,js,/bin/www'
--exec 'node'
Starting child process with 'node ./bin/www'
Watching directory '/Users/jan.michalik/Workspace/Sites/lays-vroubek' for changes.
Press rs for restarting the process.
lays-vroubek:server Listening on port 3000 +0ms
Any help?

Answer 1

For example, you have an express app named backend. Than you can use
DEBUG=backend:* supervisor -w server -e ejs,js,json bin/www
to autorestart express app if any of ejs, js or json files is changed inside server dir (usual, i place my express app into server dir)