I have created a custom compiler hook that modifys the file system in my code. This triggers a recompilation, which triggers my hook, which triggers a recompilation, and so on and so forth.

I added the file that gets modified into my ignore options in my config, but that did not work. If it did work I would still like to watch those files for changes so I can trigger the compilation again.

I figured if I run this command with the beforeRun hook, it won't cause a recompile, but I think I have a misunderstanding of how this is working.

      {
        apply: compiler => {
          compiler.hooks.beforeRun.tap('RunMyPlugin', () => {
            exec('yarn run myCommand', (err, stdout, stderr) => {
              if (stdout) process.stdout.write(stdout);
              if (stderr) process.stderr.write(stderr);
            });
          });
        },
      },