Function watchCommand

devctx/src/commands/watch.ts:18–119

(options?: { interval?: string })

import { loadConfig } from "../utils/config";

export async function watchCommand(options?: { interval?: string }) {
    if (!(await isInitialized())) {
        console.log(chalk.red("✗ DevContext not initialized. Run `devctx init` first."));
        return;
    }

    try {
        const config = await loadConfig();
        const intervalMinutes = parseInt(options?.interval || String(config.watchInterval), 10);
        const intervalMs = intervalMinutes * 60 * 1000;
        const root = await getRepoRoot();
        const devctxDir = await getDevCtxDir();

        let changeCount = 0;
        let lastSave = Date.now();

        console.log(chalk.green("👁  Watch mode started"));
        console.log(chalk.gray(`  Auto-save every ${intervalMinutes} minutes when changes detected`));
        console.log(chalk.gray(`  Watching: ${root}`));
        console.log(chalk.gray("  Press Ctrl+C to stop\n"));

        const watcher = chokidar.watch(root, {
            ignored: [
                /(^|[\/\\])\../, // dotfiles
                "**/node_modules/**",
                "**/dist/**",
                "**/build/**",
                "**/.devctx/**",
                "**/package-lock.json",
            ],
            persistent: true,
            ignoreInitial: true,
        });

        watcher.on("all", (_event: string, _filePath: string) => {
            changeCount++;
        });

        // Periodic auto-save
        const timer = setInterval(async () => {
            if (changeCount === 0) return;

            try {
                const [branch, repo, filesChanged, filesStaged, recentCommits, author] =
                    await Promise.all([
                        getCurrentBranch(),
                        getRepoName(),
                        getChangedFiles(),
                        getStagedFiles(),
                        getRecentCommits(),
                        getAuthor(),
                    ]);

                // Try to enrich from editor session data
                const chatContext = await extractFromEditorSessions(root);

                const entry: ContextEntry = {
                    id: uuid(),