Auto Restart Node

auto_restart_node.js

// Auto restart server on file changes
(function () {
    var fs = require('fs'),
        original = require.extensions['.js'];

    function exitOnChange(filename) {
        fs.watchFile(filename, function (curr, prev) {
            if (curr.mtime !== prev.mtime) {
                process.exit();
            }
        });
    }
    
    require.extensions['.js'] = function (options) {
        exitOnChange(options.filename);
        original.apply(this, arguments);
    };

    exitOnChange(require.main.filename);
}());

while [ True ]; do npm start; done