vite-and-run

npx vite-and-run "your_command" starts a Vite server and runs a custom command when files are changed and triggers a hot reload.

What is it?

It's just a wrapper around Vite + vite-plugin-watch-and-run together.
But it's easier to use a single npx command than to install and configure everything.

How to use

Example 1

npx vite-and-run "echo Hello"

• Starts a Vite server in current directory
• Runs echo Hello command when any file in current directory is changed.
• Triggers a hot reload in the browser.

Example 2

npx vite-and-run "tailwindcss -o output.css" "index.html"

• Starts a Vite server in current directory
• Runs tailwindcss -o output.css command when index.html is changed.
• Triggers a hot reload in the browser.

Example 3

npx vite-and-run "node start.js" "src/*.jpg" 1000

• Starts a Vite server in current directory
• Runs node start.js command when src/*.jpg files are changed with a 1000 milliseconds delay. Delay is useful when you make changes to multiple files at once and you want to prevent multiple executions of the command.
• Triggers a hot reload in the browser.