--watch-config hot reloading is not working with config namespacing

[Ficklecode]

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Problem

Using the automatic-namespacing scenario, and after successfully starting with the command "vector -C /etc/vector -w", if you edit the configuration in the sources, transforms, and sinks directories and find that hot reloading is not working

https://vector.dev/docs/reference/configuration/#automatic-namespacing

Configuration

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Version

0.38.0

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[jszwedko]

@Ficklecode note that --watch-config only looks for changes to loaded files. I don't believe it rescans for new ones (though ideally it should). Can you confirm if you are making edits to existing files or writing new ones?

[Ficklecode]

@jszwedko It is to modify the existing files before startup, and according to my tests, when using the command 'vector -C /etc/vector -w', creating, modifying, and deleting configurations under /etc/vector can all be hot-reloaded. However, hot reloading does not take effect when modifying files in /etc/vector/sources. I tried specifying /etc/vector/* at startup, and automatic-namespacing causes an exception to be thrown

[jszwedko]

Ah I see, thanks for clarifying!