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watcher

Published by 🇺🇸tools.dart.dev · v1.2.1 · released 7 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 #10 overall no release in 7 months androidioswindowslinuxmacos
Downloads / day
390,999
as of 2026-08-23
GitHub stars
113
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
247
on pub.dev
Pub points
150 / 160
2026-07-24 2026-08-23

Repository health

Shared with 10 sibling packages in this repo.

Last commit
15 days ago
Issue response
Maintainer replies within ~1 week (median over 16 closed issues)
Commit activity
Open issues
558
Open PRs
27
Contributors
99 (top contributor 22%)
CI
GitHub Actions
License (repo)
Sibling packages: source_span, coverage, package_config, mime, file, string_scanner, yaml, term_glyph, pool, pub_semver

Last refreshed 12 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

215 commits in the past year
Stable +13% vs 9 months ago
15 8 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
4 commits
Busiest week
15 commits, this week
Active weeks
47 of 52 (90%)
Longest quiet stretch
2 weeks 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
391K ★ 113 247
#2
file
🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev
316.4K ★ 112 298
#3
path_provider_android
🇺🇸 flutter.dev
250.7K ★ 5.3K 22
#4
path_provider_foundation
🇺🇸 flutter.dev
236.2K ★ 5.3K 9
#5
path_provider
🇺🇸 flutter.dev
236.1K ★ 5.3K 5.6K

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