Agent skill

file-watcher-setup

Set up cross-platform file system watching with debouncing and efficient change detection

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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/data/file-watcher-setup

SKILL.md

file-watcher-setup

Set up cross-platform file system watching with debouncing, efficient change detection, and proper resource management.

Capabilities

  • Watch files and directories
  • Configure debouncing
  • Handle recursive watching
  • Filter file types
  • Detect add/change/delete events
  • Handle watcher errors
  • Resource cleanup

Input Schema

json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "projectPath": { "type": "string" },
    "watchLibrary": { "enum": ["chokidar", "native", "nsfw"] },
    "debounceMs": { "type": "number", "default": 300 }
  },
  "required": ["projectPath"]
}

Chokidar Example

javascript
const chokidar = require('chokidar');

const watcher = chokidar.watch('/path/to/watch', {
    ignored: /(^|[\/\\])\../,
    persistent: true,
    ignoreInitial: true,
    awaitWriteFinish: {
        stabilityThreshold: 300,
        pollInterval: 100
    }
});

watcher
    .on('add', path => console.log(`Added: ${path}`))
    .on('change', path => console.log(`Changed: ${path}`))
    .on('unlink', path => console.log(`Removed: ${path}`));

Related Skills

  • file-dialog-abstraction
  • file-system-integration process

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