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lib/config.js

		@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ // Dependencies
		runtimeJson = {}, // Current runtimeJson extensions
		isQueuedForPersistence = false;
		isQueuedForPersistence = false,
		isWatchingForConfigFileChanges = false;

		@@ -97,3 +98,2 @@ /**
		t._loadFileConfigs();
		t._watchForConfigFileChanges();
		t._persistConfigsOnChange();
		@@ -358,22 +358,29 @@ };
		/**
		* Monitor the filesystem for configuration file changes.
		* Monitor the runtime.json file for configuration changes.
		*
		* <p>
		* Runtime configuration changes are made by modifying the runtime.json file.
		* This paradigm allows multiple application servers to internally notify
		* listeners whenever the configuration changes.
		* Long running processes can call this method at startup to have node-config
		* automatically monitor and apply changes made to the config/runtime.json file.
		* </p>
		*
		* <p>
		* This paradigm allows for manual changes to running application servers,
		* and for multi-node application servers to keep in sync.
		* </p>
		*
		* <p>
		* This method attaches the file watcher onto the runtime.json file, reloading
		* This method attaches a file watcher onto the runtime.json file, reloading
		* the file on change and merging the new values into the CONFIG object.
		* </p>
		*
		* @protected
		* @method _watchForConfigFileChanges
		* @method watchForConfigFileChanges
		*/
		Config.prototype._watchForConfigFileChanges = function() {
		Config.prototype.watchForConfigFileChanges = function() {

		// Only set up watching once
		var t = this;
		if (isWatchingForConfigFileChanges) return;
		isWatchingForConfigFileChanges = true;

		// Attach the file watcher
		var t = this;
		FileSystem.watchFile(runtimeJsonFilename, function(curr, prev) {
		@@ -380,0 +387,0 @@

package.json

		{
		"name": "config",
		"version": "0.4.2",
		"version": "0.4.3",
		"main": "./lib/config.js",
		@@ -5,0 +5,0 @@ "description": "Configuration control for production node deployments",

test/2-config-test.js

		@@ -105,3 +105,3 @@ // Hardcode $NODE_ENV=test for testing

		'Change Notification Tests': {
		'Internal Change Notification Tests': {
		topic: function() {
		@@ -147,3 +147,3 @@

		'waiting for O/S change notification...': function(err, obj) {
		'Waiting for the O/S to notify us of changes...': function(err, obj) {
		// This is just a message for the next test
		@@ -163,3 +163,3 @@ assert.isTrue(true);
		},
		'The O/S notified us of the configuration file change': function(err, runtimeObj) {
		'The runtime.json file was changed': function(err, runtimeObj) {
		assert.isTrue(!err);
		@@ -166,0 +166,0 @@ },

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