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In the context of #1536 I tried to disable hot-reloading configuration and that is currently causing the main Reloader object to be dropped and closing all its watch::Senders, which in turn causes all receiver ends to constantly return errors that are ignored by all components listening on them and flooding the logs with messages of configuration being reloaded.

This is fixed by keeping the reloader task alive when hot-reloading is disabled, but having it ignore any attempts to reload the configuration.

Of note, this has been broken since the original implementation, it is only noticeable now because there are some components that become noisy when the channels are dropped.

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Added unit test for hot-reloading disabled.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved configuration reload handling when hot reload is disabled.
    • Prevented unnecessary file checks and configuration rebuilds in inactive reload mode.
    • Preserved existing polling and manual reload behavior when hot reload is enabled.
    • Kept configuration watch channels active after the reloader starts.

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The configuration reloader now always spawns a task. Disabled hotreload uses an inactive timer, responds to control signals, and exits before checking files or rebuilding configuration.

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Layer / File(s) Summary
Reloader task and disabled-mode guard
fact/src/config/reloader/mod.rs, fact/src/config/reloader/tests.rs
The reloader task uses a 10-second interval when hotreload is enabled and Duration::MAX when disabled. The reload function returns immediately when hotreload is disabled. A regression test verifies that disabled reloaders keep all watch channels connected.

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Disabling hot reload now preserves watch channels and prevents listener errors and log flooding. The change is localized and unit-tested, but lifecycle documentation still contradicts the new disabled-mode behavior and should be updated with owner awareness.

Suggested reviewers: erthalion, joukovirtanen, ovalenti, robbycochran, stringy

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In `@fact/src/config/reloader/mod.rs`:
- Around line 46-52: Update the start method documentation to reflect that a
task is spawned even when hotreload is disabled, using the disabled-mode
behavior shown by the enabled check and Duration::MAX ticker; remove the
outdated claim that no task is spawned while preserving the documentation for
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Comment on lines +46 to +52
let tick = if self.enabled {
Duration::from_secs(10)
} else {
Duration::MAX
};
let mut ticker = interval(tick);

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Update the start documentation for the new lifecycle.

The documentation at Lines 38-39 still says that no task is spawned when hotreload is disabled. This code now spawns the task intentionally so that the watch senders remain alive. Describe the disabled-mode task behavior instead.

Proposed documentation update
-    /// If hotreload is disabled on startup the task will not be
-    /// spawned.
+    /// The task is spawned regardless of the startup setting.
+    /// Reload attempts are ignored when hotreload is disabled.
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In `@fact/src/config/reloader/mod.rs` around lines 46 - 52, Update the start
method documentation to reflect that a task is spawned even when hotreload is
disabled, using the disabled-mode behavior shown by the enabled check and
Duration::MAX ticker; remove the outdated claim that no task is spawned while
preserving the documentation for enabled mode.

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In the context of #1536 I tried to disable hot-reloading configuration
and that is currently causing the main `Reloader` object to be dropped
and closing all its `watch::Sender`s, which in turn causes all receiver
ends to constantly return errors that are ignored by all components
listening on them and flooding the logs with messages of configuration
being reloaded.

This is fixed by keeping the reloader task alive when hot-reloading is
disabled, but having it ignore any attempts to reload the configuration.
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