How deeply does D3.js in Action, Third Edition cover Live Server plugin?

Explains the browser-security rationale and installation workflow, while deferring detailed start and stop instructions to an appendix.

Live Server plugin

As explained in D3.js in Action, Third Edition

Live Server is a VS Code extension that serves local project files through a web server and can automatically reload the browser when files change.

Live Server is a VS Code extension that provides a local web server for project files. It lets browser-based D3 projects load JavaScript and data files in an environment where opening HTML files directly can trigger security errors. section 2.2

Use Live Server to prepare a simple local D3 workspace:

Install VS Code if needed, then install the Live Server extension. section 2.2
Open the project containing the HTML, JavaScript, and data files. section 2.2
Start the local server through the extension before running the project in a browser, and stop it when finished. section 2.2

A D3 project that loads data

Opening an HTML file directly may appear to work for simple pages, but a D3 visualization that loads a data file needs to run through a web server. Live Server supplies that local development server from VS Code. section 2.2

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