File Watcher Setup

file-watcher-setup

Set up cross-platform file system watching with debouncing, efficient change detection, and proper resource management.

Capabilities

• Watch files and directories
• Configure debouncing
• Handle recursive watching
• Filter file types
• Detect add/​change/​delete events
• Handle watcher errors
• Resource cleanup

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "projectPath": { "type": "string" },
    "watchLibrary": { "enum": ["chokidar", "native", "nsfw"] },
    "debounceMs": { "type": "number", "default": 300 }
  },
  "required": ["projectPath"]
}

Chokidar Example

const chokidar = require('chokidar');

const watcher = chokidar.watch('/​path/​to/​watch', {
    ignored: /(^|[\/\\])\../,
    persistent: true,
    ignoreInitial: true,
    awaitWriteFinish: {
        stabilityThreshold: 300,
        pollInterval: 100
    }
});

watcher
    .on('add', path => console.log(`Added: ${path}`))
    .on('change', path => console.log(`Changed: ${path}`))
    .on('unlink', path => console.log(`Removed: ${path}`));

Related Skills

• file-dialog-abstraction
• file-system-integration process