remove HOT_RELOAD path from server code

package.json

@@ -7,17 +7,25 @@
     "test": "cd source/server/ && npm test",
     "build-ui": "cd source/ui && webpack --mode=production",
     "build-server": "tsc -b source/server",
-    "watch": "cd source/server && HOT_RELOAD=1 NODE_ENV=development EXPERIMENTAL=1 ROOT_DIR=\"../../\" nodemon -e ts,js -w . -w ../ui/webpack.config.js -x ts-node index.ts"
+    "watch-server": "tsc -b source/server --watch",
+    "watch-ui": "cd source/ui && webpack --watch --mode=development",
+    "watch": "NODE_ENV=development concurrently -k --names \"ts,ui,eC\" \"npm run watch-server -- --preserveWatchOutput\" \"npm run watch-ui\" \"nodemon  npm start\""
   },
   "author": "Holusion <[email protected]>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "engines": {
-      "node": ">=16.20.2"
+    "node": ">=16.20.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
-    "typescript": "^4.9.4",
-    "webpack": "^5.88.1",
-    "webpack-cli": "^4.9.2"
+    "concurrently": "^9.1.2",
+    "nodemon": "^3.1.9",
+    "typescript": "^4.9.4"
+  },
+  "nodemonConfig": {
+    "delay": 100,
+    "extensions":["ts", "js"],
+    "watch": [
+        "source/server/dist"
+    ]
   }
 }

source/server/routes/index.ts

@@ -209,23 +209,9 @@ export default async function createServer(config = defaultConfig) :Promise<expr
     app.use("/dist", express.static(config.assets_dir));
   }
 
-  /* istanbul ignore next */
-  if(config.hot_reload){
-    console.log("Hot reload enabled");
-    const {default: webpack} = await import("webpack");
-    const {default: middleware} = await import("webpack-dev-middleware");
-    //@ts-ignore
-    const {default: configGenerator} = await import("../../ui/webpack.config.js");
-
-    const compiler = webpack(configGenerator());
-    const webpackInstance = middleware(compiler as any, {});
-    app.use("/dist", webpackInstance);
-    await new Promise(resolve=> webpackInstance.waitUntilValid(resolve));
-  }else{
-    // static file server
-    app.use("/dist", express.static(config.dist_dir));
+  // static file server
+  app.use("/dist", express.static(config.dist_dir));
 
-  }
 
 
   //Privilege-protected routes

source/server/tests-common.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ global.createIntegrationContext = async function(c :Mocha.Context, config_overri
   c.dir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), titleSlug));
   c.config = Object.assign(
     parse({ //Common options
-    ROOT_DIR: c.dir, CLEAN_DATABASE: "false", VERBOSE: "false", HOT_RELOAD: "false",
+    ROOT_DIR: c.dir, CLEAN_DATABASE: "false", VERBOSE: "false",
     }),
     //Options we might want to customize
     config_override

source/server/utils/config.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const values = {
   assets_dir: [undefined, toPath],
   trust_proxy: [true, toBool],
   hostname: [hostname(), toString],
-  hot_reload:[false, toBool],
   smart_host: ["smtp://localhost", toString],
   verbose: [false, toBool],
   build_ref: ["unknown", toString],