A FileSystem poller for Node.js.
npm install poller
// Require the library
const poller = require('poller');
// Poll a file directory
poller('/tmp/myFolder', (err, poll) => {
// Log every time a file is added into the folder
poll.on('add', filePath => {
console.log(filePath, 'was added');
});
// Log every time a file is removed from the folder
poll.on('remove', filePath => {
console.log(filePath, 'was removed');
});
// Stop polling the folder for file adds/removals
poll.close();
});
// Poll a file directory at an interval of 50ms (the default is 100ms)
poller('/tmp/myFolder', { interval: 50 }, (err, poll) => {});
© 2025 Anephenix OÜ. Poller is licenced under the MIT license.
0.0.8 - Tuesday 10th June, 2025
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A FileSystem poller for Node.js
The npm package poller receives a total of 9 weekly downloads. As such, poller popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that poller demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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