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apinstein/watchngo
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A php-native inotify-based file watcher to easily trigger compilation. Debounces and coalesces changes to multiple files related to the same desired action.

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watchngo
========

[](#watchngo)

A php-native inotify-based file watcher to easily trigger compilation. Debounces and coalesces changes to multiple files related to the same desired action.

Background
==========

[](#background)

We have a large app with 4-5 different things that need "watch & recompile" functionality (compass, coffeescript, etc).

I spent *hours* trying to get various solutions like guard working but was never able to get them configured to work properly. Also in many cases they didn't notice events on certain machines, I think due to the different save mechanisms of say vim vs TextMate.

Besides, I am sick of having to use ruby/node projects to manage tasks in my PHP codebase, and am trying to help the PHP community have access to more robust tooling.

- guard for php
- grunt for php

Features
========

[](#features)

- Configure as many different "groups" as you want
- Specify a glob of files to monitor
- Specify an action to perform when a change is detected in the monitored files
- Each groups' various watches are coalseced and de-bounced, such that if you *save all* on various files in a project, the action will run only once, and only after the *last* detected change, debounced at 2s

Status
======

[](#status)

The script completley works, but it's obviously terrible code. I was just testing out the basic parts as fast as possible.

Going forward I'd like to refactor this into a proper CLI app with a config file, and possible plugins which can generate configs for common projects like (ie a compass generator could inspect your compass configs and auto-generate watchngo configs).

###  Health Score

25

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LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance16

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

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