silx-kit / vscode-h5web

VSCode extension to explore and visualize HDF5 files
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=h5web.vscode-h5web
MIT License
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Watch for file changes #28

Closed axelboc closed 1 year ago

axelboc commented 1 year ago

Is your feature request related to a problem?

From https://github.com/silx-kit/vscode-h5web/issues/27#issuecomment-1611404695:

Is there a reload button in the current version? It would be more convenient to have a reload button during debugging (>_<

When working on an HDF5 file, one has to close and re-open the file to see changes in H5Web.

Requested solution or feature

The extension could watch the open file for changes and send the updated binary over to the webview. This would be more coherent with how VS Code behaves with regular text files.

Alternatives you've considered

Adding a button or command in the UI, which would remain a manual action... Moreover: