Asp.Net 5 project hosting

Question

I'm trying to host a web application created in VS 2015 Preview with Asp.Net 5 Starter Web. I set Debug target to Web, I hit F5 and klr console is starting and and I am able to load application in browser, at specified port.

The problem is, when I change something in code (in a controller, or even in a cshtml view) and save, the klr server stops and console closes. Is this the intended behavior? Or should I be able to save and refresh, as Roslyn compiler works?

Answer 1

Ok, here is how I managed it:

1. Installed KVM ( http://www.tugberkugurlu.com/archive/getting-started-with-asp-net-vnext-by-setting-up-the-environment-from-scratch )
2. Added "nodemon": "1.2.1" to package.json and restored nodemon package

3. Opened cmd, go to app directory and type nodemon --exec "K.cmd web" -e cs,json (-e tells nodemon which type of files to watch - I don't want all kind of files, since js, css etc are reloaded on refresh anyway).

   X:\\Support\\AspNet5\\Test>nodemon --exec "K.cmd web" -e cs,json

   18 Dec 14:57:25 - [nodemon] v1.2.1

   18 Dec 14:57:25 - [nodemon] to restart at any time, enter rs

   18 Dec 14:57:25 - [nodemon] watching: .

   18 Dec 14:57:25 - [nodemon] starting K.cmd web

   [INFORMATION:Microsoft.AspNet.Server.WebListener.MessagePump] Start

   Started

4. Edit a cs file - looking back to cmd window

   18 Dec 14:59:40 - [nodemon] restarting due to changes...

   [INFORMATION:Microsoft.AspNet.Server.WebListener.MessagePump] Stop

   18 Dec 14:59:41 - [nodemon] starting K.cmd web

   [INFORMATION:Microsoft.AspNet.Server.WebListener.MessagePump] Start

   Started

5. Refresh the browser

Hope this helps