Nodemon: [Feature request] add option to clear the console when restarting
Currently, I'm doing this:
//clear.js
console.log('\x1Bc');
//index.js
console.log('something something');
//package.json
"scripts": {
"run": "nodemon -q -x \"node clear && node index\""
}
I want to clean the console everytime nodemon restarts the process
luisrudge
All 9 comments
I can add a PR if you think this is worth it
luisrudge
on 17 Apr 2018
Actually you can do this almost natively in Node, and even in browsers with
console.clear()
An option for that wouldn't really be that useful.
Keitio
on 17 Apr 2018
While I agree with you, my use case is very specific: I'm teaching javascript and I don't want to add a console.clear on top of every file and say "console is something we haven't studied yet, but we're using this to clear the console etc". I just want a clean file. I understand it's not a big deal for most people, I just thought it'd be a good option to have.
luisrudge
on 17 Apr 2018
This is what the nodemon events are for. You can include either a global or local nodemon.json file as per the following to do what you're after.
As per the design principles, I'd rather re-use the current tech rather than introduce new features:
{
"events": {
"start": "echo \"\\x1Bc\""
}
}
remy
on 19 Apr 2018
I didn't think about this. Thanks!
luisrudge
on 19 Apr 2018
Nice solution!
Regarding implementation, Windows and some shells may not support hex code escaping, so if you want to allow people running the thing on more platforms, you can change it to:
{
"events": {
"start": "node -e console.clear()"
}
}
iki
on 27 Oct 2018
on Ubuntu 18.04 I had to put single quotes around 'console.clear'
invegat
on 6 Sep 2019
I had issues with "start": "node -e console.clear()". So instead I just have
"events": {
"start": "clear"
}
cellis
on 12 Sep 2019
I use this in command line
nodemon -x "clear;node" file.js
amiralies
on 13 Sep 2019
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This is what the nodemon events are for. You can include either a global or local
nodemon.jsonfile as per the following to do what you're after.As per the design principles, I'd rather re-use the current tech rather than introduce new features: