SWAT-engineering / SWAT-engineering/java-watch
`IndexingRescanner` doesn't generate `DELETED` events for content items of moved/renamed directories
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- Java
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Description
To reproduce
// Create file tree
var parent = Files.createTempDirectory("");
var child1 = Files.createDirectories(parent.resolve("from"));
var child2 = Files.createDirectories(parent.resolve("to"));
// Create directory to be moved
var directory = Files.createDirectory(child1.resolve("directory"));
Files.createFile(directory.resolve("file1.txt"));
Files.createFile(directory.resolve("file2.txt"));
// Start a watch for the whole file tree
try (var watch = Watch
.build(parent, WatchScope.PATH_AND_ALL_DESCENDANTS)
.onOverflow(Approximation.DIFF)
.on(System.out::println)
.start()) {
// Move directory
var source = child1.resolve(directory.getFileName());
var target = child2.resolve(directory.getFileName());
Files.move(source, target);
// Wait for events
Thread.sleep(30000);
}
System.exit(0);
Expected output
DELETED events for file1.txt and file2.txt.
Actual output
No such events:
WatchEvent[C:\Users\sung-\AppData\Local\Temp\16629189291729839418, DELETED, from\directory]
WatchEvent[C:\Users\sung-\AppData\Local\Temp\16629189291729839418, CREATED, to\directory]
WatchEvent[C:\Users\sung-\AppData\Local\Temp\16629189291729839418, MODIFIED, to]
WatchEvent[C:\Users\sung-\AppData\Local\Temp\16629189291729839418, OVERFLOW, to\directory]
WatchEvent[C:\Users\sung-\AppData\Local\Temp\16629189291729839418, CREATED, to\directory\file1.txt]
WatchEvent[C:\Users\sung-\AppData\Local\Temp\16629189291729839418, CREATED, to\directory\file2.txt]
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Research direction
Start with the IndexingRescanner behavior exercised by the Java reproduction in the issue, focusing on directory move handling and overflow diff processing. Reproduce the move with a recursive watch, then verify that DELETED events are emitted for file1.txt and file2.txt in addition to the existing directory events.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100