nsfw

node-sentinel-file-watcher

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A simple file watcher library for node.

Usage

var simple = require('node-sentinel-file-watcher');
var watcherOne = new nsfw(
  "dir1",
  function(events) {
  // handle events
  },
  function(error) {
    // handle errors
  }
);
var watcherTwo = new nsfw(
  "dir2",
  function(events) {
  // handles other events
  },
  function(error) {
    // handle errors
  }
  5000
); // every 5 seconds

Callback Argument

An array of events as they have happened in a directory, it's children, or to a file.

[
  {
    "action": "CHANGED",
    "directory": "/home/nsfw/watchDir",
    "file": "file1.ext"
  },
  {
    "action": "CREATED",
    "directory": "/home/nsfw/watchDir",
    "file": "folder"
  },
  {
    "action": "DELETED",
    "directory": "home/nsfw/watchDir/testFolder",
    "file": "test.ext"
  },
  {
    "action": "RENAMED",
    "directory": "home/nsfw/watchDir",
    "oldFile": "oldname.ext",
    "newFile": "newname.ext"
  }
]