Freeze/continual-reloading when Component is aliased

[Venryx]

Freeze/continual-reloading when Component is aliased

[Venryx]

So I tried adding the code below to just before the "Patching ..." logging line (https://github.com/gaearon/react-transform-hmr/blob/master/src/index.js#L59):

global.lastUpdateTime = new Date().getTime();
if (new Date().getTime() - global.lastUpdateTime < 1000) return;

I now get the same issue shown here: facebook/react-native#10991 (comment)

The post below that says they fixed the issue by removing a circular dependency.

But...

1. If that's the problem, why does it only show up when the hot-loader tries to run, rather than the initial load? And is there any way to resolve it, without having to mess with the (otherwise working) dependency graph?
2. Also, if a circular-dependency is the problem, why does it only happen when I use an alias for Component, as shown above! It's very odd that just using an alias would be the final step to bring to fruition a "hidden" circular dependency issue. (it's very odd that it has any effect at all)