Faster automatic reload after compilation

[Ron]

For development, I am using a special setup, trying to reduce time from compilation to browser refresh without any issues.

For this I have to use HyperServer, due to is ability to automatically reload a new application file, from the deploy folder.

So I run a webserver on my development PC, apache 2.2, and I have a post-compile event in Delphi which copies the EXE file
to the \deploy folder, renaming it to *.dep.

I have a timer in the mainForm which discovers that the HyperServer has loaded the new application file:

procedure TMainForm.reloadTimerTimer(Sender: TObject);
begin
  with uniMainModule do
    if newFileDate<>fileDate then
    begin
      reloadTimer.Enabled:=false;
      showToast('Reloading application...');
      uniSession.AddJS('document.location.reload();');
    end;
end;

This works fine, and it runs this newFileDate function in the MainModule:

function TUniMainModule.newFileDate:TDateTime;
var fileDateInt:Integer;
begin
  fileDateInt := fileAge('c:\antirust\timebok\timebok.exe');
  if fileDateInt > -1 then
    result:=fileDateToDateTime(fileDateInt);
end;

Of course this function is also run at MainModule startup:

procedure TUniMainModule.UniGUIMainModuleCreate(Sender: TObject);

begin
  fileDate:=newFileDate;
end;

The MainForm timer runs at 500ms intervals, so this all works fine, as you can see in the screenshot.

But - there is of course another timer running in the HyperServer, and I wonder how I can reduce its interval?

It seems like the HyperServer timer runs at 10 secs interval, and I would like to lower it to about 1 second.

Then I can reduce the time from compile to browser reload, to about 3 seconds - maybe.

 

 

 

[Ron]

 

I have found a compromise: if I reload the application about 3 seconds after the deploy file 
is swallowed up by the HyperServer, then I will catch the new version in most of the cases:

 

procedure TMainForm.checkTimerTimer(Sender: TObject);
begin
  if fileExists('c:\antirust\timebok\deploy\timebok.dep') then
  begin
    UniMainModule.log('Fast Reloading application after 3000ms delay...');
    sleep(3000);
    showToast('Fast Reloading application - time: '+TimeToStr(now));
    uniSession.AddJS('document.location.reload();');
  end;
end;

 

From the log:

3:00:20 PM Deploy file discovered
3:00:32 PM Deploy file moved after 11 secs. - reloading application
3:00:32 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.17
3:00:43 PM Deploy file discovered
3:00:54 PM Deploy file moved after 11 secs. - reloading application
3:00:55 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.18
3:01:02 PM Deploy file discovered
3:01:04 PM Deploy file moved after 2 secs. - reloading application
3:01:05 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.19
3:01:19 PM Deploy file discovered
3:01:29 PM Deploy file moved after 9 secs. - reloading application
3:01:29 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.20
3:01:50 PM Deploy file discovered
3:01:51 PM Deploy file moved after 0 secs. - reloading application
3:01:51 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.21
3:02:03 PM Deploy file discovered
3:02:13 PM Deploy file moved after 10 secs. - reloading application
3:02:14 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.22
3:02:32 PM Deploy file discovered
3:02:36 PM Deploy file moved after 3 secs. - reloading application
3:02:36 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.23
3:02:45 PM Deploy file discovered
3:02:46 PM Deploy file moved after 0 secs. - reloading application
3:02:46 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.24
3:02:54 PM Deploy file discovered
3:02:58 PM Deploy file moved after 3 secs. - reloading application
3:02:58 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.25
3:04:27 PM Deploy file discovered
3:04:32 PM Deploy file moved after 5 secs. - reloading application
3:09:06 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.26
...
3:17:35 PM Fast Reloading application after 1000ms delay...
3:17:37 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.50
3:17:58 PM Fast Reloading application after 2000ms delay...
3:18:01 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.51
3:18:18 PM Fast Reloading application after 2000ms delay...
3:18:20 PM Fast Reloading application after 2000ms delay...
3:18:21 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.51
3:18:36 PM Fast Reloading application after 2000ms delay...
3:18:38 PM Fast Reloading application after 2000ms delay...
3:18:39 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.52
3:18:40 PM Fast Reloading application after 2000ms delay...
3:18:40 PM Fast Reloading application after 3000ms delay...
3:18:44 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.53
3:19:13 PM Fast Reloading application after 3000ms delay...
3:19:17 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.54
3:19:33 PM Fast Reloading application after 3000ms delay...
3:19:36 PM Fast Reloading application after 3000ms delay...
3:19:40 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.55
3:19:40 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.55
3:19:47 PM Fast Reloading application after 3000ms delay...
3:19:51 PM Application startup - version: 0.1.0.56