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zotonic_fileindexer

Index files supplied by Zotonic applications and sites.

The indexer scans module directories and provides cached file lookups used for templates, translations, libraries, and other module resources. Its index can be flushed after filesystem or module changes.

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zotonic_site_testsandbox

Define the database-backed sandbox site used by Zotonic's automated tests.

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zotonic_filehandler

Coordinate development-time handling of changed source and asset files.

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mod_development

Presents various tools for development.

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debug: Start Zotonic in the foreground with an Erlang shell

Start Zotonic in the foreground with an Erlang shell.

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open: Open the site URL in a browser

Open the site URL in a browser.

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rpc: Call an exported Erlang function on the node

Call an exported Erlang function on the node.

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shell: Connect an Erlang shell to the running node

Connect an Erlang shell to the running node.

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update: Compile, load, flush, and rescan the server

Compile, load, flush, and rescan the server.

Developer guide

load: Load changed BEAM files

Load changed BEAM files.

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