Watch for File Changes

Watch a Single File

The // Watch metadata enables you to watch for changes to a file on your system.

// Name: Speak File
// Watch: ~/speak.txt

import "@johnlindquist/kit"

let speakPath = home("speak.txt")

try {
  let content = await readFile(speakPath, "utf-8")
  if (content.length < 60) {
    // We don't want `say` to run too long 😅
    say(content)
  }
} catch (error) {
  log(error)
}

Open speak-file in Script Kit

Watch a Directory

The // Watch metadata uses Chokidar under the hood, so it supports the same glob patterns.

// Name: Download Log
// Watch: ~/Downloads/*

import "@johnlindquist/kit"

// These are optional and automatically set by the watcher
let filePath = await arg()
let event = await arg()

if (event === "add") {
  await appendFile(home("download.log"), filePath + "\n")
}

Open download-log in Script Kit

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