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maximal/file-system-watch
=========================

Simple poll-based synchronous file system watcher for PHP with no dependencies.

1.0.0(2y ago)03.8k—5.8%MITPHPPHP >=8.1

Since Sep 18Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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File system watcher for PHP
===========================

[](#file-system-watcher-for-php)

This library is a simple poll-based synchronous file system watcher for PHP with no dependencies.

Usage Example
-------------

[](#usage-example)

```
use Maximal\FileSystem\Watch\EventType;
use Maximal\FileSystem\Watch\Watcher;

Watcher::create(__DIR__)
	// Poll the file system every second (1’000’000 microseconds)
	->setPollInterval(1_000_000)
	->onFileAdded(static function (string $path) {
		echo 'File added: ', $path, PHP_EOL;
	})
	->onFileChanged(static function (string $path, array $stat) {
		echo 'File changed: ', $path, '    @ ';
		echo (new DateTime('@' . $stat['mtime']))->format('c'), PHP_EOL;
	})
	->onFileDeleted(static function (string $path) {
		echo 'File deleted: ', $path, PHP_EOL;
	})
	->onDirectoryAdded(static function (string $path) {
		echo 'Directory added: ', $path, PHP_EOL;
	})
	->onDirectoryChanged(static function (string $path, array $stat) {
		echo 'Directory changed: ', $path, '    @ ';
		echo (new DateTime('@' . $stat['mtime']))->format('c'), PHP_EOL;
	})
	->onDirectoryDeleted(static function (string $path) {
		echo 'Directory deleted: ', $path, PHP_EOL;
	})
	// General event handler
	->onAnyEvent(static function (EventType $type, string $path, array $stat) {
		echo 'Event `', $type->value, '`: ', $path, '    @ ';
		echo (new DateTime('@' . $stat['mtime']))->format('c'), PHP_EOL;
	})
	->start();
```

Run it:

```
php  example.php
```

Contact the author
------------------

[](#contact-the-author)

- Website:  (Russian)
- Twitter:
- Telegram:
- Sijeko Company:  (web, mobile, desktop applications development and graphic design)
- Personal GitHub:
- Company’s GitHub:

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

973d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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