This script enabls godot client listen to file modifications by external editors

godot_reload_debugger.js

const net = require('net');
const fs = require('fs');

const reloadCMD = "\x20\x00\x00\x00\x13\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x0e\x00\x00\x00reload_scripts\x00\x00"

// start godot client at first  /Applications/Godot.app/Contents/MacOS/Godot -d --remote-debug 127.0.0.1:8008
const port = 8008;

const server = net.createServer();


server.on('connection', (socket) => {
  console.log('FS watcher starts');
  fs.watch('.', { encoding: 'buffer', recursive: true}, (eventType, filename) => {
    if (filename) {
      console.log(`File modified ${filename}`);
      socket.write(reloadCMD);
    }
  });
});


server.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Listening on address ${JSON.stringify(server.address())}`);
});