Method #poll

lib/internal/vfs/watcher.js:130–149

* Polls for changes.

()

   * Polls for changes.
   */
  #poll() {
    if (this.#closed) return;

    // For directory watching, poll tracked children
    if (this.#lastStats?.isDirectory()) {
      this.#pollDirectory();
      return;
    }

    // For single file watching
    const newStats = this.#getStats();

    if (this.#statsChanged(this.#lastStats, newStats)) {
      const eventType = this.#determineEventType(this.#lastStats, newStats);
      const filename = this.#encodeFilename(basename(this.#path));
      this.emit('change', eventType, filename);
    }

    this.#lastStats = newStats;
  }

  /**
   * Polls directory children for changes, detecting new and deleted files.