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npm stuck in endless loop when running Ionic cordova run android --livereload

See original GitHub issue

I think one day this whole npm mess will collapse under its weight

Now I am unable to run the app in livereload mode.

command: ionic cordova run android --livereload

  Ionic info:

   Ionic CLI          : 5.4.2 (C:\Users\Jasko\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v10.15.3\node_modules\ionic)
   Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.9.3
   @ionic/app-scripts : 3.2.4

Cordova:

   Cordova CLI       : 9.0.0 (cordova-lib@9.0.1)
   Cordova Platforms : android 8.1.0, browser 6.0.0
   Cordova Plugins   : cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard 2.1.3, cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 1.2.1, (and 25 other plugins)

Utility:

   cordova-res : 0.6.0 (update available: 0.8.0)
   native-run  : 0.2.8

System:

   Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1 (e:\Android\SDK)
   NodeJS            : v10.15.3 (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe)
   npm               : 6.4.1
   OS                : Windows 10

Output:

> ionic cordova run android --address 192.168.0.11  --device -l --ssl --debug

> npm.cmd run ionic:serve -- --address 192.168.0.11 --port 8101 --livereload-port 35730 --dev-logger-port 53704 --nobrowser --iscordovaserve --platform android --target cordova
[npm] > Real.Me@1.0.1 ionic:serve e:\Projects\xxx\src
[npm] > ionic serve -l --no-open "--address" "192.168.0.11" "--port" "8101" "--livereload-port" "35730" "--dev-logger-port" "53704" "--nobrowser" "--iscordovaserve" "--platform" "android" "--target" "cordova"
[npm] [WARN] The --nobrowser option has been deprecated. Please use --no-open.
[npm] > npm.cmd run ionic:serve -- --address 192.168.0.11 --port 8101 --livereload-port 35730 --dev-logger-port 53704 --nobrowser --platform android
[INFO] Waiting for connectivity with npm...
[npm] [npm] > Real.Me@1.0.1 ionic:serve e:\Projects\xxx\src
[npm] [npm] > ionic serve -l --no-open "--address" "192.168.0.11" "--port" "8101" "--livereload-port" "35730" "--dev-logger-port" "53704" "--nobrowser" "--platform" "android"
[npm] [npm] [WARN] The --nobrowser option has been deprecated. Please use --no-open.
[INFO] Waiting for connectivity with npm...
[npm] [npm] > npm.cmd run ionic:serve -- --address 192.168.0.11 --port 8101 --livereload-port 35730 --dev-logger-port 53704 --nobrowser --platform android
[npm] [INFO] Waiting for connectivity with npm...
Terminate batch job (Y/N)? [npm] Terminate batch job (Y/N)?