mafintosh / mafintosh/recursive-watch

Why?

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JavaScript
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Description

Just curious: Why not use on of the many existing file watchers out there? Is there a particular need this is satisfying that others don't?

I've tried a bunch and have had the best luck with chokidar.

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  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Read the issue discussion and the project's minimal recursive file-watcher description first, then compare the stated rationale with the linked chokidar project. This issue is complete when the project's need for a separate watcher is clearly answered or documented; no implementation files or tests are identified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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