pi-serve-static

A pi extension that serves the current working directory with live-server — static files plus automatic browser reload on change.

Install

# npm
pi install npm:pi-serve-static

# git
pi install git:github.com/richardanaya/pi-serve-static

# local path
pi install /absolute/path/to/pi-serve-static

# try once without installing
pi -e npm:pi-serve-static

Usage

| Command | Effect | |----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| | /serve-start | Serve cwd with live-server (live reload); open the browser | | /serve-stop | Stop the running server |

Calling /serve-start again while a server is already up for the same directory keeps the same port, leaves the process running, and only opens the browser again. If the session cwd changed, it stops the old server and starts a new one on a fresh free port for the new root.

Behavior

• Engine: live-server ^1.2.2 (runtime dependency).
• Root: pi session ctx.cwd (the directory pi is operating in).
• Bind: 127.0.0.1 only (not exposed on the LAN).
• Port: ephemeral (0 → OS picks a free local port).
• Live reload: provided by live-server (full reload on most changes; CSS inject without full reload).
• Ignore: node_modules/**, .git/**.
• Status: footer shows serve http://127.0.0.1:<port>/ · live-server while up.
• Cleanup: stops on /serve-stop and on session shutdown (liveServer.shutdown()).

License

MIT © Richard Anaya