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watcher

Published by 🇺🇸tools.dart.dev · v1.2.1 · released 8 months ago · BSD-3-CLAUSE License

First published 13 years ago.

A file system watcher. It monitors changes to contents of directories and sends notifications when files have been added, removed, or modified.

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Part of dart-lang/tools (11 packages) #1 in File Management #14 overall no release in 8 months androidioswindowslinuxmacos
Downloads / day
411,431
as of 2026-09-14
GitHub stars
115
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
247
on pub.dev
Pub points
150 / 160
2026-08-15 2026-09-14

Repository health

Shared with 10 sibling packages in this repo.

Last commit
12 days ago
Issue response
Maintainer replies within ~2 days (median over 18 closed issues)
Commit activity
Open issues
553
Open PRs
42
Contributors
99 (top contributor 22%)
CI
GitHub Actions
License (repo)
Sibling packages: yaml, mime, source_span, pub_semver, package_config, glob, coverage, pool, io, stack_trace

Last refreshed 11 days ago.

License explained · BSD-3-Clause

BSD 3-Clause "New" License

Use freely, even commercially. Keep the notice. Don't use the author's name to endorse derived products without permission.

A permissive license similar to the BSD 2-Clause License, but with a 3rd clause that prohibits others from using the name of the copyright holder or its contributors to promote derived products without written consent.

You can

  • Commercial use
  • Distribution
  • Modification
  • Private use

You must

  • Include the license and copyright notice

The license does not

  • No liability
  • No warranty

Plain-English summary, not legal advice. Full text on SPDX or choosealicense.com. Summaries adapted from choosealicense.com (a GitHub project, MIT-licensed).

Commit activity, past 52 weeks

watcher

261 commits in the past year
Accelerating +43% vs 9 months ago
25 13 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
5 commits
Busiest week
24 commits, 2 weeks ago
Active weeks
49 of 52 (94%)
Longest quiet stretch
1 week with no commits

Weekly commits to the default branch on GitHub. Source: GET /stats/participation. Refreshed weekly. Excludes commits to other branches.

How watcher compares in File Management

Top of the File Management leaderboard, with watcher highlighted.

Rank Package Downloads / day Stars Likes
#1
watcher
🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev
411.4K ★ 115 247
#2
file
🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev
340.6K ★ 113 299
#3
path_provider_android
🇺🇸 flutter.dev
272.9K ★ 5.3K 22
#4
path_provider
🇺🇸 flutter.dev
259.4K ★ 5.3K 5.6K
#5
path_provider_foundation
🇺🇸 flutter.dev
258.8K ★ 5.3K 9

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