`watch` task be interrupted by `express-server`

[Alexorz]

When I modified .scss files, there should be a compass compiling that triggered by task watch, but actually nothing happend. The watch task seems to be interrupted by task express-server.

Demo project here: https://github.com/Alexorz/grunt-express-angular-example/tree/Demo_for_issue_2

Versions: grunt-express: 1.4.0 (got another issue on 1.4.1) express: 4.10.1

[leohgbs]

+1

[klode]

I also have a similar problem.

    grunt.registerTask('default', [
        'build',
//        'express:livereload',
        'open',
        'watch'
    ]);

The watch task does not work any more when I use express:livereload

I also have a small test app that reproduces this problem, I can load it on git if can be useful.

grunt-express 1.4.0 express 4.10.6

Gruntfile.js

module.exports = function(grunt) {

    var path = require('path');

    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-concat');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-jshint');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-uglify');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-clean');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-copy');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-watch');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-sass');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-open');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-express');
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-html2js');

    grunt.registerTask('default', [
        'build',
        'express:livereload',    // with this task 'watch' stops to work
        'open',
        'watch'
    ]);

    grunt.registerTask('build', [
        'clean:dist',
        'html2js:app',
        'jshint',
        'concat',
        'sass:dev',
        'clean:temp'
    ]);

    // Print a timestamp (useful for when watching)
    grunt.registerTask('timestamp', function() {
        grunt.log.subhead(Date());
    });

    grunt.initConfig({

        distdir: 'dist',
        tempdir: 'tmp',
        pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
        banner:
        '/*! <%= pkg.title || pkg.name %> - v<%= pkg.version %> - <%= grunt.template.today("yyyy-mm-dd") %> */\n',
        src: {
            js: [
                'src/js/**/*.js'
            ],
            jsTpl: '<%= tempdir %>/templates.js',
            tpl: {
                app: ['src/views/partials/*.html']
            },
            html: {
                index: 'src/views/index.html'
            }
        },
        html2js: {
            app: {
                options: {
                    base: 'src/views'
                },
                src: '<%= src.tpl.app %>',
                dest: '<%= src.jsTpl %>'
            }
        },
        concat: {
            dist: {
                options: {
                    banner: "<%= banner %>"
                },
                src: ['<%= src.js %>', '<%= src.jsTpl %>'],
                dest: '<%= distdir %>/<%= pkg.name %>.js'
            },
            index: {
                src: ['<%= src.html.index %>'],
                dest: '<%= distdir %>/index.html',
                options: {
                    process: true
                }
            },
            angular: {
                src: ['bower_components/angular/angular.js',
                    'bower_components/angular-route/angular-route.js',
                    'bower_components/angular-resource/angular-resource.js'
                ],
                dest: '<%= distdir %>/angular.js'
            },
            underscore: {
                src: ['bower_components/underscore/underscore.js'],
                dest: '<%= distdir %>/underscore.js'
            },
            jquery: {
                src: ['bower_components/jquery/dist/jquery.js'],
                dest: '<%= distdir %>/jquery.js'
            }
        },
        uglify: {
            dist: {
                options: {
                    banner: "<%= banner %>"
                },
                src: ['<%= src.js %>', '<%= src.jsTpl %>'],
                dest: '<%= distdir %>/<%= pkg.name %>.js'
            },
            angular: {
                src: ['<%= concat.angular.src %>'],
                dest: '<%= distdir %>/angular.js'
            },
            underscore: {
                src: ['bower_components/underscore/underscore.js'],
                dest: '<%= distdir %>/underscore.js'
            },
            jquery: {
                src: ['bower_components/jquery/dist/jquery.js'],
                dest: '<%= distdir %>/jquery.js'
            }
        },
        clean: {
            temp: {
                src: ['<%= tempdir %>']
            },
            dist: {
                src: ['<%= distdir %>/*']
            }
        },
        watch: {
            build: {
                files: ['<%= src.js %>', '<%= src.tpl.app %>', '<%= src.html.index %>'],
                tasks: ['build', 'timestamp']
            },
            sass: {
                files: 'src/styles/{,*/}*.{scss,sass}',
                tasks: ['sass:dev']
            }
        },
        open: {
            server: {
                url: 'http://<%= express.options.hostname %>:<%= express.options.port %>'
            }
        },
        express: {
            options: {
                port: 9095,
                hostname: 'localhost'
            },
            livereload: {
                options: {
                    server: path.resolve('../server/server'),
                    livereload: true,
                    serverreload: true,
                    bases: [path.resolve('./dist')]
                }
            }
        },
        jshint: {
            files: ['Gruntfile.js', '<%= src.js %>', '<%= src.jsTpl %>'],
            options: {
                curly: true,
                eqeqeq: true,
                immed: true,
                latedef: true,
                newcap: true,
                noarg: true,
                sub: true,
                boss: true,
                eqnull: true,
                globals: {}
            }
        },
        sass: {
            dev: {
                options: {
                    style: 'expanded',
                    compass: false
                },
                files: {
                    '<%= distdir %>/css/app.css': 'src/styles/main.scss'
                }
            }
        }
    });
};

[jme783]

Is this still an issue? Wondering if I should use this library.

[bmhung]

This is still an issue!

[Alexorz]

It has been such a long time, I'm using KOA and Gulp now...

This module seems to be no longer maintained.