Like node-watch but only run when things change when using git status
npm install git-watch
const gitWatch = require('git-watch')
gitWatch(__dirname, (gitError, fileName, watchEvent, gitStatus) => {
console.log(fileName, watchEvent)
})
gitError is null unless git errors, e.g. not a git repo
fileName is the name of the file which has changed
watchEvent see node-watch but things like change and remove
gitStatus is the response from git status
You can even use this from the command line
git-watch --dir=./ --cmd="npm test --filter=$1"
it replaces $1 with the file which has changed
options
--dir | -d is the directory to watch, defaults to process.cwd()
--cmd | -c is the command to run, will append the file name to the end of the cmd or replaces all $1 with the file which has changed
--help | -h to get some sort of help message
if you don't want to execute then just stick a # on the end e.g. npm test # because # is just a comment right?
FAQs
Like watch but only on files which change using git status
We found that git-watch demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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