NixOS · Nov 27, 2020
Showing with 27 additions and 11 deletions.

+11 −8 README.md

+11 −3 flake.nix

+5 −0 run.py
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -23,19 +23,22 @@ To run local development instance follow this steps:
     $ git clone git@github.com:NixOS/nixos-homepage.git
     $ cd nixos-homepage
     $ nix-shell
-    [nix-shell]$ make
-    [nix-shell]$ python -m http.server
 
-Open your browser at: http://127.0.0.1:8000/index.html
+      To start developing run:
+          python run.py
+
+      and open browser on:
+          https://127.0.0.1:8000
 
-To automatically rebuild on every change use:
+      It will rebuild the website on each change.
 
-    [nix-shell]$ fd | entr make
+    [nix-shell]$ python run.py
+
+Open your browser at: http://127.0.0.1:8000/index.html
 
-To test the complete result from a nix-build:
+In order for browser to automatically refresh install [Livereload extension](http://livereload.com/extensions/) for you browser.
 
-    $ nix-build
-    $ nix-shell --run 'cd result/ && python -m http.server'
+Before creating a pull request make sure that `nix-build` runs successfully.
 
 
 ## License

diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@
 
           buildInputs = with pkgs; [
               asciinema-scenario
-              caddy
-              entr
-              fd
               gnused
               imagemagick
               jq
@@ -93,6 +90,7 @@
               perlPackages.TemplatePluginJSONEscape
               perlPackages.TemplateToolkit
               perlPackages.XMLSimple
+              python3Packages.livereload
               xhtml1
               xidel
             ];
@@ -147,6 +145,16 @@
             # SITE_STYLES skipped by design.
             export NIX_PILLS_MANUAL_IN="${nixPills}/share/doc/nix-pills"
             export NIX_DEV_MANUAL_IN="${nix-dev.defaultPackage.x86_64-linux}/html"
+
+            echo ""
+            echo "  To start developing run:"
+            echo "      python run.py"
+            echo ""
+            echo "  and open browser on:"
+            echo "      https://127.0.0.1:8000"
+            echo ""
+            echo "  It will rebuild the website on each change."
+            echo ""
           '';
         };
       };

diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from livereload import Server, shell
+
+server = Server()
+server.watch("./", shell("make"))
+server.serve(root="./", port=8000)