Enable refresh/ hot reload on code changes with pcsync

[StanGatarn]

I’ve setup a workflow with local typescript code, which then sends my code as a bundle.js (via webpack) to Playcanvas upon code changes. It’s working great, but I’m wondering if there’s a way to get the launched scene to refresh the page, whenever a change is made to any code. Specifically to bundle.js. It seems like it’s only doable on a per-script basis. This would interest many people with the typescript or local workflow.

In my case it’s best to restart the whole scene. Is there a way to do this (to detect a new bundle.js uploaded to Playcanvas?) I think a lot of users would find this handy.

My bundle contains both playcanvas scripts, and also some standalone code. (For mulitplayer)

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

[yaustar]

I’m afraid there isn’t an official or unofficial API to do this.

A workaround I can think is to use the scriptType ‘swap’ callback somehow to call a window refresh: Hot Reloading | Learn PlayCanvas Perhaps it can be a separate script that is modified before every pcsync push

Maybe there is a node package that has control of a Chrome window instance that you can use instead so that you can do a push and then a refresh?