flutterwatch #

A command-line application that allows hot-reload/hot-restart when there is file change in directory.

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Motivation #

Some people don't use IDEs (vscode, android studio, intellij) to develop Flutter apps and rely on flutter run command. This CLI tool wraps the flutter command and watches the ./lib directory by default for any changes and auto hot-reload flutter.

Installation #

Global #

dart pub global activate flutterwatch

Local project #

dart pub add flutterwatch

Usage #

Usage: flutterwatch <flags> -- [flutter arguments]
# dart run flutterwatch (if added locally)
-h, --help           Print this usage information.
-r, --hot-reload     Hot reload when there is a code change.
                     (defaults to on)
-R, --hot-restart    Hot restart when there is a code change.
-d, --dir            Directory to watch for changes.
                     (defaults to "./lib")
-v, --version        Print the cli version.
# Example: flutterwatch -- run -d emulator-5554