Reload virtual module on demand #6871
Description
Clear and concise description of the problem
As a developer I want to be able to reload a specific virtual module on demand via vite's Server API.
The idea is that the contents of that virtual module change upon an external event / conditon. I want to be able
to manually invalidate such module and reload it (and all modules who depend on it) on demand without restarting the whole server.
Suggested solution
const virtualModuleId = 'virtual:example'
const resolvedVirtualModuleId = '\0' + virtualModuleId
const custom = {
name: 'example',
enforce: 'pre',
resolveId: (id) => {
if (id === virtualModuleId) {
return resolvedVirtualModuleId
}
},
load: (id) => {
if (id === resolvedVirtualModuleId) {
return `...`
}
},
}
const server = await createServer({
plugins: [custom],
...
})
// For demo purposes, this is an external condition.
setInterval(() => {
// This is what I would expect somehow.
server.reloadModule(resolvedVirtualModuleId)
}, 5000)
await server.listen()Alternative
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