Examples, readme

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ If you use modd, you should also look at
 Devd integrates with modd, allowing you to trigger in-browser livereload with
 modd.
 
+# Examples
+
+File                                         |
+-------------------------------------------- | -------
+[frontend.conf](./examples/frontend.conf)    | A front-end project using React + Browserify + Babel. Modd and devd replace many functions of Gulp/Grunt.
+[go.conf](./examples/go.conf)                | Run Go tests on change.
+[python.conf](./examples/python.conf)        | A Python + Redis project, with devd managing livereload.
+
 
 # Install
 

examples/go.conf

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+# A basic modd.conf file for Go development.
 
+# Run go test on ALL modules on startup, and subsequently only on modules
+# containing changes.
 **/*.go {
     prep: go test @dirmods
 }

examples/python.conf

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+# An example from a Python project. The project also contains a front-end,
+# managed similar to the example in frontend.conf
+
+# Run redis on startup, and restart it whenever its config file changes
+cnf/redis.conf {
+    daemon: redis-server ./cnf/redis.conf
+}
+
+# Run the test suite if a source or test file changes
+src/**/*.py tests/** {
+    prep: nosetests ./tests
+}
+
+# Start the server, and restart it whenever a source file changes
+# Devd is used in reverse proxy mode to manage livereload
+src/**/*.py ./server {
+    # Server runs on port localhost:8080
+    daemon: ./server
+    daemon:  devd -olm http://localhost:8080
+}