mitsuhiko / mitsuhiko/systemfd
Windows: named pipes or FindFirstChangeNotification?
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 660
- Forks
- 18
- PR merge metrics
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Description
Nice work with systemfd
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/ipc/named-pipes
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/fileio/obtaining-directory-change-notifications
Maybe? - Just in response to your comment calling your current solution a hack.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked Windows named-pipe and FindFirstChangeNotification documentation. Compare those approaches with systemfd's current solution; done would require a decided Windows implementation, but the issue does not define a concrete change, files, or tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- devtools, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100