Custom "updateBrowsers" JS code / callback

[sebnozzi]

It might be useful to be able to specify further steps to be done when trying to "update".

In the documentation you mention some things that are done/attempted. Some apps might require more specific steps to be performed (some DOM elements deleted, reloaded, etc.).

With such an option you'd give the user (developer) the power to adjust the JS reloading procedure to their needs.

(Disclaimer: I have not tried this project yet, just read the front-page documentation)

[lihaoyi]

I've been meaning to do this for some time; so it'll happen when I have the time/find the need for it =)

[sebnozzi]

Cool. I don't need it right now either. So I guess it's good that it's at least registered as an issue, waiting for its time to come ;-)

[lihaoyi]

Having thought about this further, I think everything you can possibly need is already available:

• If you need to do any processing on the SBT side of things, you can easily set a task to trigger on updateBrowsers
• If you need to do any processing in the browser, bootstrapSnippet can be any arbitrary javascript and run/call any function, which should be able to do anything javascript can do. Kill timers, close websockets, abort ajax requests, the whole hog

I think that basically covers all bases; even by default, the things you ask for (e.g. resetting the DOM) is already being done, and although it may make sense to customize it, that's already possible AFAICT.

[sebnozzi]

Makes sense.

[lihaoyi]

Closing this for now; have fun with the live reloading =)