hound - directory tree watcher for node.js

Cross platform directory tree watcher that works, even on Windows

The philosophy of hound is:

• Be reliable, work on every platform
• Be fast
• Be simple

hound is designed to be very reliable, fast, and simple. There are no runtime dependencies outside of the standard node.js libraries. There is a development dependency on Jasmine, which is required to run the tests.

Installation

Install using npm:

npm install hound

Because hound has no runtime dependencies, it is also possible to download the library manually and require it directly.

Usage

hound=require('hound')// Create a directory tree watcher.watcher=hound.watch('/tmp')// Create a file watcher.watcher=hound.watch('/tmp/file.txt')// Add callbacks for file and directory events. The change event only applies// to files.watcher.on('create',function(file,stats){console.log(file+' was created')})watcher.on('change',function(file,stats){console.log(file+' was changed')})watcher.on('delete',function(file){console.log(file+' was deleted')})// Unwatch specific files or directories.watcher.unwatch('/tmp/another_file')// Unwatch all watched files and directories.watcher.clear()

Testing

To run the tests, use npm test. The tests work on actual directory trees that are generated in the tmp directory.