ts-hound

ts-hound - directory tree watcher for node.js

Note
This package is a TS re-write of node-hound, but is not affiliated with it.

Cross platform directory tree watcher that works, even on Windows

The philosophy of hound is:

• Be reliable, work on every platform
• Be fast
• Be simple

hound is designed to be very reliable, fast, and simple. There are no runtime dependencies outside of the standard node.js libraries.

Installation

Install using npm:

npm install ts-hound

Because hound has no runtime dependencies, it is also possible to download the library manually and require it directly.

Usage

hound = require('ts-hound');

// Create a directory tree watcher.
watcher = hound.watch('/tmp');

// Create a file watcher.
watcher = hound.watch('/tmp/file.txt');

// Add callbacks for file and directory events.  The change event only applies
// to files.
watcher.on('create', function (file, stats) {
	console.log(file + ' was created');
});
watcher.on('change', function (file, stats) {
	console.log(file + ' was changed');
});
watcher.on('delete', function (file) {
	console.log(file + ' was deleted');
});

// Unwatch specific files or directories.
watcher.unwatch('/tmp/another_file');

// Unwatch all watched files and directories.
watcher.clear();