# codegangsta/gin

Live reload utility for Go web servers

Repository: https://github.com/codegangsta/gin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gin
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-02-18T06:37:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4787, "days_push": 1292, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4242, forks 306 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:40.294850+00:00)

## What it is
A command-line live reload utility for Go web applications that watches for file changes, recompiles, and restarts the app behind a proxy. It serves as a reverse proxy so the app is restarted on the next HTTP request after a rebuild.

## Use cases
- auto-rebuild and restart my Go web server when files change
- run a Go web app with live reload during development
- proxy requests to a Go server that restarts on recompile
- watch .go files and rebuild my web app automatically
- develop Go HTTP services with hot reloading

## When to choose
- you develop Go web applications and want automatic recompile-and-restart on code changes
- you want a lightweight proxy-based live reload tool with TLS and notification options

## When to avoid
- you need live reload for non-Go languages or frontend assets only
- you want an actively developed tool with frequent updates
- you need a full IDE or build pipeline rather than a simple CLI watcher

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, http-server, proxy
- domain: web-development, developer-tools
- platform: go, cli, cross-platform
- tags: live-reload, hot-reload, go-web-development, proxy-server, file-watching, command-line

## Member repositories
- codegangsta/gin (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.294850+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:14.588812+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/codegangsta/gin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.294850+00:00, sha 0836988f2db6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.