--watch restarts only once

Version

v20.15.1

Platform

Linux derby 6.6.46-0-lts #1-Alpine SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC 2024-08-16 08:05:54 x86_64 Linux

Subsystem

No response

What steps will reproduce the bug?

f.js contains only console.log('hello')

node --watch f.js
hello
Completed running 'f.js'

Change f.js to console.log('hello world')

Restarting 'f.js'
hello world
Completed running 'f.js'

Change f.js again, e.g. console.log('this change will not restart watcher')
No change in the watch output.

(I'm changing the file outside of the debounce/throttle period)

How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?

It happens every time.

What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?

I would expect that --watch would restart after every write to f.js, not just after the first change made to the file.

What do you see instead?

--watch only seems to restart after making the first change to the file.

Additional information

Also seeing this problem on Termux for Android node v22.5.1

Start by reproducing the issue with node --watch f.js, changing the file more than once outside the debounce/throttle period. Trace the --watch entry point and its restart handling; done means every subsequent write to f.js restarts the process and the behavior is verified on the reported environment.