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thesis/hot-reload
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Thesis Hot Reload

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Thesis Hot Reload
=================

[](#thesis-hot-reload)

Watches files for changes and automatically restarts a command.

Useful for development servers, workers, or any long-running PHP process.

Supports debouncing to avoid redundant restarts when multiple files change at once.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require thesis/hot-reload --dev
```

Requires PHP 8.4+.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
vendor/bin/hot-reload [options] [--]
```

### Options

[](#options)

OptionDescriptionDefault`--path`Paths to watch (repeatable)`[src]``--ext`File extensions to watch (repeatable; if none, all are watched)`[]``--exclude`Patterns to exclude (repeatable, e.g. `*.generated.php`)`[]``--debounce`Delay in seconds before restarting after a change`0.1`### Examples

[](#examples)

```
# Watch src/, restart on any file change
vendor/bin/hot-reload -- php server.php

# Watch multiple paths, only .php files
vendor/bin/hot-reload --path=src --path=config --ext=php -- php server.php

# Exclude generated files
vendor/bin/hot-reload --path=src --ext=php --exclude='*.generated.php' -- php server.php

# Increase debounce delay (useful when many files change at once)
vendor/bin/hot-reload --debounce=0.5 -- php server.php
```

PHP API
-------

[](#php-api)

You can use the watcher directly in PHP instead of the CLI binary:

```
use Thesis\HotReload\Process\Tty;
use Thesis\HotReload\Target;
use Thesis\HotReload\Watcher;

$exitCode = new Watcher()->watch(
    target: new Target(
        paths: ['src'],
        extensions: ['php'],
        excludes: ['*.generated.php'],
    ),
    start: static fn() => Tty::start(['php', 'server.php']),
    debounce: 0.1,
);

exit($exitCode);
```

`Tty::start()` accepts either a string command or an array of arguments (which will be shell-escaped).

To use a custom process, implement the `Thesis\HotReload\Process` interface.

Roadmap
-------

[](#roadmap)

- `inotify`-based change detector for Linux (event-driven, no polling)

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

38

—

LowBetter than 85% of packages

Maintenance90

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

6

Last Release

46d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2552865?v=4)[Valentin Udaltsov](/maintainers/vudaltsov)[@vudaltsov](https://github.com/vudaltsov)

---

Top Contributors

[![vudaltsov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2552865?v=4)](https://github.com/vudaltsov "vudaltsov (12 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/thesis-hot-reload/health.svg)

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