Description
Hi,
Even with the use of proxy script and setting Tampermonkey's externals update interval to always, I noticed the old version of script would remain active for one or two page reloads. It seems like common problem so I'll leave my solution here, in case it's of use for someone.
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In Tampermonkey's extension details page over at chrome://extensions/?id=dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo, enable "Allow access to file URLs"
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Use this webpack configuration:
devServer: { static: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist'), devMiddleware: { writeToDisk: true } }, plugins: [ new WebpackUserscript({ proxyScript: { baseUrl: `file://${path.resolve(__dirname, dist)}`, filename: '[basename].proxy.user.js', enable: !isProductionBuild } }) ]
The important bits are that we make webpack dev server write updated script to disk, so that Tampermonkey can access it with the @require
header that now points to file://
instead of the webpack dev server.
Full configuration example here: https://github.com/testuser3158/ylis-suodatin/blob/master/webpack.config.js
Related:
- Avoid caching required scripts Tampermonkey/tampermonkey#723
- [Feature Rueqest] Force update for scripts under development Tampermonkey/tampermonkey#767
Lastly, thanks @momocow for this great plugin.
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momocow commentedon Oct 20, 2021
Thanks for providing the information!
Maybe I should put this into the README for anyone who has been bothered in this caching and refreshing issues.
Trinovantes commentedon Oct 21, 2021
I found after upgrading to
webpack-dev-server@4
, I also need to sethot: false
mjpieters commentedon Apr 7, 2023
For what it's worth, ViolentMonkey has a far better reload story. I just open the
.user.js
file from page served by the webpack devserver, and VM then auto-reloads the script for me. I've not touched the.proxy.js
version since switching.takanuva15 commentedon Oct 13, 2024
lol I spent about an hour trying to get the hot reload working with the proxy script via Tampermonkey. After that didn't work, I finally bit the bullet and installed the ViolentMonkey extension too. Ohhh boy it worked in about 2 minutes flat with the default user.js file! Thank you @mjpieters for sharing that gold nugget with the internet 💯