feat(rc): reload rc file after changes

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@athenna/config",
-  "version": "4.18.0",
+  "version": "4.19.0",
   "description": "Cache and handle environment variables and config files of Athenna.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "João Lenon <lenon@athenna.io>",

src/helpers/Rc.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,23 @@ export class Rc {
   public static file: File
   public static content: ObjectBuilder
 
+  /**
+   * Reload the Rc file and content. Useful when
+   * changes has been made in the Rc file by external
+   * tools.
+   */
+  public static async reload(): Promise<typeof Rc> {
+    if (!this.file) {
+      debug('RC file still not set, ignoring reload call')
+
+      return this
+    }
+
+    debug('Reloading RC file: %s', this.file.path)
+
+    return this.setFile(this.file.path)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Set the RC file that the Rc class should work with.
    */
@@ -120,6 +137,8 @@ export class Rc {
         } as any
       })
 
+      await this.reload()
+
       return
     }
 
@@ -130,12 +149,16 @@ export class Rc {
 
       await this.file.setContent(this.toStringJson(packageJson))
 
+      await this.reload()
+
       return
     }
 
     const athennaRcJson = this.content.get()
 
     await this.file.setContent(this.toStringJson(athennaRcJson))
+
+    await this.reload()
   }
 
   /**

tests/unit/helpers/RcTest.ts

@@ -250,4 +250,24 @@ export default class RcTest {
       providers: ['value', 'value', 'value']
     })
   }
+
+  @Test()
+  public async shouldBeAbleToReloadTheRcFile({ assert }: Context) {
+    const path = Path.fixtures('.athennarc.json')
+
+    await Rc.setFile(path)
+
+    const rcFile = new File(path)
+    const rcFileContent = await rcFile.getContentAsJson()
+
+    rcFileContent.providers = ['#src/providers/AppProvider']
+
+    await rcFile.setContent(JSON.stringify(rcFileContent))
+
+    await Rc.reload().then(() => Rc.pushTo('providers', '#src/providers/DbProvider').save())
+
+    const rcFileContentUpdated = await Rc.file.getContentAsJson()
+
+    assert.deepEqual(rcFileContentUpdated.providers, ['#src/providers/AppProvider', '#src/providers/DbProvider'])
+  }
 }