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author | Joel Kronqvist <work.joelkronqvist@pm.me> | 2022-03-11 20:46:06 +0200 |
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committer | Joel Kronqvist <work.joelkronqvist@pm.me> | 2022-03-11 20:46:06 +0200 |
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diff --git a/node_modules/fb-watchman/README.md b/node_modules/fb-watchman/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..33da0ad --- /dev/null +++ b/node_modules/fb-watchman/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# fb-watchman + +`fb-watchman` is a filesystem watcher that uses the +[Watchman](https://facebook.github.io/watchman/) file watching service from +Facebook. + +Watchman provides file change notification services using very +efficient recursive watches and also allows more advanced change matching and +filesystem tree querying operations using +[a powerful expression syntax](https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/file-query.html#expressions). + +## Install + +You should [install Watchman]( +https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/install.html) to make the most of this +module. + +Then simply: + +``` +$ npm install fb-watchman +``` + +## Key Concepts + +- Watchman recursively watches directories. +- Each watched directory is called a `root`. +- You must initiate a `watch` on a `root` using the `watch-project` command prior to subscribing to changes +- Rather than separately watching many sibling directories, `watch-project` consolidates and re-uses existing watches relative to a project root (the location of your `.watchmanconfig` or source control repository root) +- change notifications are relative to the project root + +## How do I use it? + +[Read the NodeJS watchman documentation](https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/nodejs.html) |