Sub Directories

[tylorr]

Sub Directories

[pencilcheck]

The server didn't restart when I edit one of the file in a subfolder. I'm on the latest version

[Hulkmaster]

achieved with **/*.less

full command i use
nodemon --watch **/*.less --ext less --exec 'npm run build-less'

[remy]

Which platform are you running under?

Due to a bug in node on windows it now means there's two different methods to watching for change.

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On 15 Feb 2012, at 09:22, Tylor Reynolds [email protected] wrote:

I running into an issue where nodemon is not restarting my app when any files in sub-directories are changed.

I am running a socketstream app
I call nodemon using the following command: sudo nodmon app.js

The server only restarts if I change root files

I can get the server to restart if I add watches to the command

sudo nodemon -w . -w server/rpc/ app.js

Now it will listen to changes in the root folder and the server/rpc/ folder

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[tylorr]

I am running Ubuntu Server 10.04

[tylorr]

I wanted to figure out how to do recursive file watches so I came up with this:

var fs   = require('fs');

var callback = function(event, filename) {
  console.log(event, filename);
};

var watch = function(file, real) {
  var path;  
  if (!real) {
    real = fs.realpathSync(file);
    path = real;
  } else {
    path = real.concat("/", file);
  }
  real = path;
  var stat = fs.statSync(path);
  if (stat.isDirectory()) {
    fs.watch(path, callback);
    var files = fs.readdirSync(path);
    for (var _i = 0, _len = files.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
      var file = files[_i];
      watch(file, real);
    }
  }
};

watch(".");

[remy]

I've actually got the recursive bit in the previous commit of code (before I whipped it out).

Gimme an hour or so and I'll have the fix live. Gotta give it a decent test (now that windows in the scene it slows me down a little :)

On 15 Feb 2012, at 11:08, Tylor Reynolds wrote:

I wanted to figure out how to do recursive file watches so I came up with this:

var fs   = require('fs');

var callback = function(event, filename) {
 console.log(event, filename);
};

var watch = function(file, real) {
 var path;  
 if (!real) {
   real = fs.realpathSync(file);
   path = real;
 } else {
   path = real.concat("/", file);
 }
 real = path;
 var stat = fs.statSync(path);
 if (stat.isDirectory()) {
   fs.watch(path, callback);
   var files = fs.readdirSync(path);
   for (var _i = 0, _len = files.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
     var file = files[_i];
     watch(file, real);
   }
 }
};

watch(".");

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[porkchop]

Hi remy. I have the same problem with changes to files in subdirectories not being detected. I reverted to 0.5.7 and the problem went away. Using Ubuntu 11.10

[remy]

I'm about to push a fix for this - it'll be in 0.6.10 of nodemon.

[oal]

Hey. I'm also working on a Socketstream app. Nodemon restarts when files are changed in /server, but not in /server/rpc, or any other subdirectory more than one level deep. Following @porkchop's advice, I was able to get it working with 0.5.7.

I'm also on Ubuntu Server 11.10.

[acidjazz]

Having the same issue.. latest ubuntu server. nodemon ignores outside of the root folder

[maxvipon]

And the same on Win 7 x64 (node 0.8.16, nodemon 0.6.23) for me… Restarts only .js are changed in root.

[jdavisclark]

same issue on ubuntu 12.10, node v0.10.3, nodemon v0.7.6.

nodemon --watch lib --watch web web/app.js $1

[georgewilde]

Hi, I appear to be having this same issue after upgrading Ubuntu to version 14.10.
I have nodemon 1.2.1 installed and it is restarting correctly when a file in the root folder is changed but anything in a subfolder is ignored.

I realise this issue is closed, would you like me to start a new issue for this or just leave it here?

[acidjazz]

@remy @georgewilde can we re-open this and check it out?

[remy]

Please include full output with DEBUG=nodemon,nodemon:* in your environment. Otherwise I have no information at all to debug with.

[rabeesh]

@remy Same issue happens for me in Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS, and nodemon v1.4.0

[jonataswalker]

If I include --ext scss (obvious, this can be anything else) then I have it fired on subdirectory.

[Hulkmaster]

got the same issue
--ext doesnt help

[faraazahmad]

It says it's watching in app/**/* but doesn't restart when changes are made in files that are 2 levels deep.

> [email protected] start /home/faraaz/oss/going
> nodemon --watch app/ --exec ./bin/www

[nodemon] 1.18.4
[nodemon] to restart at any time, enter `rs`
[nodemon] watching: /home/faraaz/oss/going/app/**/*
[nodemon] starting `./bin/www`