Using Watch Mode for Automatic Rebuilds

Scenario: A developer working on the genai-stack project wants to enable automatic rebuilds whenever they make changes to the codebase. They can achieve this by using watch mode when building the stack.

Codebase Files and Directories:

embedding_model/
front-end/
public/
vite.svg
src/
assets/
lib/
App.svelte
app.css
main.js
vite-env.d.ts
index.html
jsconfig.json
package-lock.json
package.json
postcss.config.js
svelte.config.js
tailwind.config.js
vite.config.js
images/
datamodel.png
CONTRIBUTING.md
LICENSE
api.Dockerfile
api.py
bot.Dockerfile
bot.py
chains.py
docker-compose.yml
env.example
front-end.Dockerfile
install_ollama.sh
loader.Dockerfile
loader.py
pdf_bot.Dockerfile
pdf_bot.py
pull_model.Dockerfile
readme.md
requirements.txt
running_on_wsl.md
utils.py

Documentation:

To enable watch mode for automatic rebuilds in the genai-stack project, follow these steps:

Open the terminal and navigate to the root directory of the project (genai-stack).
Build the stack using Docker Compose with the --build-arg WATCH_MODE=true flag:

docker-compose up --build --build-arg WATCH_MODE=true

This flag enables watch mode for all services in the docker-compose.yml file.

Now, whenever you make changes to any file in the project, the corresponding service will be automatically rebuilt.

Tests:

To verify that watch mode is working correctly, make a change to one of the files (e.g., update the text in App.svelte), save the file, and observe the output in the terminal. You should see a message indicating that the service is being rebuilt.

Additionally, you can check the running containers by using the following command:

docker ps

You should see the container for the affected service being restarted.

References:

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