NODE FILE MONITOR WINDOWS

NSFW fills in the gaps for each API so they’re all consistently feature-complete: Since NSFW’s watch utility is targeted specifically at each of those APIs, it means the experience of using the module is consistent across all three OSs.

NODE FILE MONITOR WINDOWS

Linux, MacOS and Windows each ship with their own file watching APIs. This means NSFW doesn’t slow down JavaScript applications, even when they’re under the load of large FS operations. That callback can be throttled internally to prevent spamming the JavaScript/C++ bridge. NSFW queues file events on a separate thread and batches file change dispatches into a single callback. NSFW does most of its work on a separate thread, giving it big performance gains over the built-in Node file system (FS) watcher API. Var filemon = require ( 'filemonitor' ) var onFileEvent = function ( ev ) ).NSFW solves the poor file watching experience on Node by utilizing 3 low-level file watching utilities written in C++ and targeted for the Linux, MacOS, and Windows operating systems. Note that this event can occur even if it is not explicitly being listened to. unmount: The filesystem on which a watched file or directory resides was unmounted.Note that this event can occur even if it is not explicitly being listened for. After this event the file or directory is no longer being watched. remove_self: A watched file or directory was deleted.remove: A file or directory within a watched directory was deleted.create: A file or directory was created within a watched directory.After this event, the file or directory is no longer being watched. move_self: A watched file or directory was moved.Listening for both moved_to and moved_from, hence all close events received will be output as one or both of these, not MOVE. Note that this is actually implemented simply by move: A file or directory was moved from or to a watched directory.This event occurs even if the file is simply moved moved_from: A file or directory was moved from a watched directory.moved_to: A file or directory was moved into a watched directory.open: A watched file or a file within a watched directory was opened.Is actually implemented simply by listening for both close_write and close_nowrite, hence all close events received will close: A watched file or a file within a watched directory was closed, regardless of how it was opened.

close_nowrite: A watched file or a file within a watched directory was closed, after being opened in read-only mode.This does not necessarily imply the file was written to. close_write: A watched file or a file within a watched directory was closed, after being opened in writeable mode.This includes timestamps,įile permissions, extended attributes etc.

attrib: The metadata of a watched file or a file within a watched directory was modified.

modify: A watched file or a file within a watched directory was written to.

access: A watched file or a file within a watched directory was read from.

The following events are captured by the module:

Node file monitor