gluawatch

gluawatch

This is a lua module for watch file changes

Usage

Installation

local watch = require("gluawatch")

Example

-- Watch one or more directories for changes
local paths = {"/path/to/watch", "/another/path"}
local delay = 500 -- debounce delay in milliseconds (optional, defaults to 500)

-- Callback function receives the changed file path
local function onChange(filepath)
    print("File changed:", filepath)
end

-- Start watching
watch.watch(paths, onChange, delay)

API Reference

watch.watch(paths, callback[, delay])

• paths: table of strings - Directories to watch recursively
• callback: function(filepath) - Called when files change
• delay: number (optional) - Debounce delay in milliseconds, default 500

Notes

The watcher automatically ignores these directories:

• .git
• node_modules
• vendor
• pycache