use selfmade live-server plugin

1 files changed, 53 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/config/essentials/nvim/lua/user/live-server.lua b/config/essentials/nvim/lua/user/live-server.lua
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+++ b/config/essentials/nvim/lua/user/live-server.lua
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+local M = {}
+-- keep track of jobs
+local live_servers = {}
+
+function M.start_live_server()
+	-- Search for available port and use it
+    local port = 5500
+    local running = true
+    while running do
+        local output = vim.fn.systemlist('lsof -i :' .. port)
+        if #output == 0 then
+            running = false
+        else
+            port = port + 1
+        end
+    end
+
+    local command = "live-server --no-browser --port=" .. port .. " " .. vim.fn.expand("%:p:h")
+	-- run
+    local job_id = vim.fn.jobstart(command, {
+        on_exit = function(_, _, _) end
+    })
+	-- save
+    live_servers[port] = job_id
+
+    print("Started live-server on :" .. port .. ".")
+end
+
+function M.stop_live_servers()
+    for port, job_id in pairs(live_servers) do
+        local output = vim.fn.systemlist('lsof -i :' .. port)
+        if #output > 0 then
+            vim.fn.jobstop(job_id)
+            print("Killed live-server on :" .. port .. ".")
+        end
+        live_servers[port] = nil
+    end
+end
+
+vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("LiveServer", function(opts)
+	local opt = string.format(opts.args)
+	if #opts.args == 0 then
+		M.start_live_server()
+	elseif opt == "start" then
+		M.start_live_server()
+	elseif opt == "stop" then
+		M.stop_live_servers()
+	else
+		print("Invalid argument. Usage: LiveServer [start|stop]")
+	end
+end, { nargs = '*' })
+
+return M