/// import fs = require('fs'); import chokidar = require('chokidar'); var watcher = chokidar.watch('file, dir, or glob', { ignored: /[\/\\]\./, persistent: true }); var log = console.log.bind(console); watcher .on('add', function(path:string) { log('File', path, 'has been added'); }) .on('addDir', function(path:string) { log('Directory', path, 'has been added'); }) .on('change', function(path:string) { log('File', path, 'has been changed'); }) .on('unlink', function(path:string) { log('File', path, 'has been removed'); }) .on('unlinkDir', function(path:string) { log('Directory', path, 'has been removed'); }) .on('error', function(error:any) { log('Error happened', error); }) .on('ready', function() { log('Initial scan complete. Ready for changes.'); }) .on('raw', function(event:Event, path:string, details:any) { log('Raw event info:', event, path, details); }) // 'add', 'addDir' and 'change' events also receive stat() results as second // argument when available: http://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_class_fs_stats watcher.on('change', function(path:string, stats:fs.Stats) { if (stats) console.log('File', path, 'changed size to', stats.size); }); // Watch new files. watcher.add('new-file'); watcher.add(['new-file-2', 'new-file-3', '**/other-file*']); // Un-watch some files. watcher.unwatch('new-file*'); // Only needed if watching is `persistent: true`. watcher.close(); // One-liner require('chokidar').watch('.', {ignored: /[\/\\]\./}).on('all', function(event:string, path:string) { console.log(event, path); });