feat: replace npm live-server with pure-Lua HTTP server #29

Merged

barrettruth merged 23 commits from feat/pure-lua-server into main

2026-03-03 04:16:35 +00:00

barrettruth commented

2026-02-23 15:41:06 +00:00

Problem

The plugin requires users to install Node.js and the live-server npm
package globally. This is a heavyweight external dependency for what
amounts to a simple local dev-server workflow, and it creates friction
for users who don't otherwise need Node.js.

Solution

Replace the npm shell-out with a pure-Lua HTTP server built on vim.uv
(libuv bindings), eliminating all external dependencies. The new server
supports static file serving, SSE-based live reload, CSS hot-swap
without full page reload, directory listings, and recursive file
watching with configurable debounce.

Minimum Neovim version is bumped to 0.10 for vim.uv and vim.ui.open.
The old args-based config is automatically migrated with a deprecation
warning.

Closes #28.

## Problem The plugin requires users to install Node.js and the `live-server` npm package globally. This is a heavyweight external dependency for what amounts to a simple local dev-server workflow, and it creates friction for users who don't otherwise need Node.js. ## Solution Replace the npm shell-out with a pure-Lua HTTP server built on `vim.uv` (libuv bindings), eliminating all external dependencies. The new server supports static file serving, SSE-based live reload, CSS hot-swap without full page reload, directory listings, and recursive file watching with configurable debounce. Minimum Neovim version is bumped to 0.10 for `vim.uv` and `vim.ui.open`. The old `args`-based config is automatically migrated with a deprecation warning. Closes #28.