watch symlink not work about node-watch HOT 6 CLOSED

However, you could wrap aound the module a bit to include the symbolic files by hand. Sample code:

var watch = require('node-watch');

function findSymLinkFiles(dir) {
  // will return an array of sym link files.
  // using fs.readLink or something
}

exports.watchAll = function(dir, options, callback) {
  var all = [dir].concat(findSymLinkFiles(dir));
  watch(all, options, callback);
}

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Which version of node are you running?

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node -v shows v0.10.13

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I've just tested with fs.watch(). It seems the original fs.watch() won't report on symbolic links of files when watching a directory. However, I remember in older version of nodejs it worked just fine. Maybe just another bug with fs.watch().

//EDIT

The followSymLinks and maxSymLevel option are here only to prevent infinite symbolic directory references in recursive function.

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I see, then why not support "symlink under a watching directory"? Just like my scenario.

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I dont know actually. It's the problem with underneth notification system of the nodejs core.

One reasonable explaination is that because the symbolic file is linked to another place. No mater of what modifications to its content, the symbolic itself always remains the same. So the callback function will not be triggered. But if you were to rename the symbolic file in the current directory it would behave as we expected.

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