jonatanklosko / mix_install_watcher

Automatic dependency recompilation for Mix.install/2

MixInstallWatcher

A utility package for Mix.install/2 that watches and recompiles all local path dependencies.

Installation

Add :mix_install_watcher to your dependency list in Mix.install/2:

Mix.install([
  {:some_lib, path: "/path/to/some_lib"}
  ...,
  {:mix_install_watcher, "~> 0.1.0"}
])

Whenever the source of :some_lib changes, it will get recompiled automatically.

Usage in Livebook

The motivation for this package is Livebook, though it works just as well in IEx.

Keep in mind that recompiling dependency modules is not going to mark any notebook cells as stale. This means that the given notebook state may no longer be reproducable. This package is meant as a utility when prototyping alongside a Mix project.