index.js

var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
  res.end('Hello World\n');
}).listen(1337, '127.0.0.1');
console.log('Server running at http://127.0.0.1:1337/');

package.json

{
  "name": "test-nodemon",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "dependencies": {
    "nodemon": "~1.0.15"
  },
  "devDependencies": {},
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "author": "",
  "license": "BSD-2-Clause"
}

run-nodemon.js

require('nodemon')({
  restartable: false,
  stdin: false,

  script: 'index.js'
})