file-watcher-setup

name	file-watcher-setup
description	Set up cross-platform file system watching with debouncing and efficient change detection
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep
tags	["files","watcher","cross-platform","filesystem","events"]
graph	{"domains":["domain:software-engineering"],"specializations":["specialization:desktop-development"],"skillAreas":["skill-area:desktop-ui-frameworks","skill-area:cross-platform-desktop"],"roles":["role:desktop-developer","role:fullstack-engineer"],"workflows":["workflow:feature-development","workflow:release-management"]}

file-watcher-setup

Set up cross-platform file system watching with debouncing, efficient change detection, and proper resource management.

Capabilities

• Watch files and directories
• Configure debouncing
• Handle recursive watching
• Filter file types
• Detect add/change/delete events
• Handle watcher errors
• Resource cleanup

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "projectPath": { "type": "string" },
    "watchLibrary": { "enum": ["chokidar", "native", "nsfw"] },
    "debounceMs": { "type": "number", "default": 300 }
  },
  "required": ["projectPath"]
}

Chokidar Example

const chokidar = require('chokidar');

const watcher = chokidar.watch('/path/to/watch', {
    ignored: /(^|[\/\\])\../,
    persistent: true,
    ignoreInitial: true,
    awaitWriteFinish: {
        stabilityThreshold: 300,
        pollInterval: 100
    }
});

watcher
    .on('add', path => console.log(`Added: ${path}`))
    .on('change', path => console.log(`Changed: ${path}`))
    .on('unlink', path => console.log(`Removed: ${path}`));

Related Skills

• file-dialog-abstraction
• file-system-integration process