Does/should the REPL support `--watch`?
Open
Nobody has claimed this yet.
confirmed-bug
repl
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 122k
- Forks
- 37.3k
- Avg merge
- 4d 2h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 283
Description
Version
v26.3.0
Subsystem
REPL
What steps will reproduce the bug?
node --watch
What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?
$ node --inspect
node: REPL does not support --watch
There is no script to watch.
What do you see instead?
$ node --watch
Welcome to Node.js v26.3.0.
Type ".help" for more information.
>
(To exit, press Ctrl+C again or Ctrl+D or type .exit)
>
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running the reported node --watch command and reviewing the REPL entry point and existing handling for the --watch option. The issue does not name files or tests; done requires an agreed behavior for --watch in the REPL and verification that the command consistently follows it.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100