watcher: Watch the File System for Changes (original) (raw)

R binding for 'libfswatch', a file system monitoring library. Watch files, or directories recursively, for changes in the background. Log activity, or run an R function every time a change event occurs.

Version: 0.1.4
Depends: R (≥ 3.5)
Imports: later, R6, rlang
Suggests: testthat (≥ 3.0.0)
Published: 2025-07-16
DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.watcher
Author: Charlie Gao ORCID iD [aut, cre], Posit Software, PBC ROR ID [cph, fnd]
Maintainer: Charlie Gao <charlie.gao at posit.co>
BugReports: https://github.com/r-lib/watcher/issues
License: MIT + file
URL: https://watcher.r-lib.org, https://github.com/r-lib/watcher
NeedsCompilation: yes
SystemRequirements: 'libfswatch', or 'cmake' to compile from package sources
Materials: README, NEWS
CRAN checks: watcher results

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