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hotcode_1.js

var sys = require('sys');
var hotcode = require('./hotcode');
var exampleLib = hotcode.load('./example_lib');

sys.puts(exampleLib.Name); // Output: "John"

// ...e.g. some changes were made to file.

exampleLib = hotcode.load('./example_lib');
sys.puts(exampleLib.Name); // Output: "Victoria"

testHC.js

var sys = require('sys');
var hotcode = require('./hotcode');

// Auto hot code loading. Second argument is a callback with reference to exported functions.
var exampleLib = hotcode.load('./example_lib', function(obj) {
  sys.puts('Reloading "example_lib"..');
  exampleLib = obj;
});

var Msg = 'Name(or type "unwatch" to stop Auto Code Loading): ';


process.stdio.open();
sys.print(Msg);

process.stdio.addListener('data', function(data) {
  data = data.trim();
  
  if(data == 'unwatch') {
    hotcode.unwatch('./example_lib');
  } else { exampleLib.sayHello(data); }
  
  sys.print(Msg);
});