nprapps / nprapps/dailygraphics-next
Watch Git's lockfile for safer updates
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 72
- Forks
- 19
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
When a repo gets pulled, especially if there's a rebase going on and there's a graphic page loaded, it's possible to crash the rig while it tries to access watched files that aren't available temporarily. We also don't watch the .git directory, since we don't want to bog that down. However, if we watch .git/index.lock, we can pause the live reload during Git operations, and then resume once it's done, we just have to work out how to add that watcher without monitoring the entire directory.
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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 tracing the live-reload file-watcher setup and the code that handles reloads during Git operations. Determine how .git/index.lock can be watched without monitoring the entire .git directory, then verify that reloads pause while the lock exists and resume after it is removed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100