Method Start

watch/daemon.go:70–103

Start begins watching and returns immediately

()

// Start begins watching and returns immediately
func (d *Daemon) Start() error {
	// Ensure .codemap directory exists
	codemapDir := filepath.Join(d.root, ".codemap")
	if err := os.MkdirAll(codemapDir, 0755); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create .codemap dir: %w", err)
	}

	// Initial full scan
	if err := d.fullScan(); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("initial scan failed: %w", err)
	}

	// Compute dependency graph (best effort). Skip on very large repos to avoid
	// expensive startup memory/CPU spikes in background hook flows.
	fileCount := d.FileCount()
	if fileCount <= limits.LargeRepoFileCount {
		d.computeDeps()
	} else if d.verbose {
		fmt.Printf("[watch] Skipping dependency graph for large repo (%d files)\n", fileCount)
	}

	// Add directories to watcher
	if err := d.addWatchDirs(); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add watch dirs: %w", err)
	}

	// Write initial state for hooks to read immediately
	d.writeState()

	// Start event loop
	go d.eventLoop()

	return nil
}

// Stop gracefully shuts down the daemon
func (d *Daemon) Stop() {