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watcher

Published by 🇺🇸tools.dart.dev · v1.2.1 · released 9 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 #24 overall no release in 9 months androidioswindowslinuxmacos
Downloads / day
464,183
as of 2026-10-19
GitHub stars
116
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
247
on pub.dev
Pub points
150 / 160
2026-09-19 2026-10-19

Repository health

Shared with 10 sibling packages in this repo.

Last commit
24 days ago
Issue response
Maintainer replies within ~1 week (median over 19 closed issues)
Commit activity
Open issues
552
Open PRs
55
Contributors
99 (top contributor 22%)
CI
GitHub Actions
License (repo)
Sibling packages: yaml, pub_semver, mime, glob, stack_trace, pool, io, package_config, source_span, clock

Last refreshed 20 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

268 commits in the past year
Accelerating +40% vs 9 months ago
20 10 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
5 commits
Busiest week
19 commits, 5 weeks ago
Active weeks
51 of 52 (98%)
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
464.2K ★ 116 247
#2
file
🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev
403.2K ★ 118 299
#3
path_provider_android
🇺🇸 flutter.dev
328.5K ★ 5.3K 22
#4
path_provider
🇺🇸 flutter.dev
315.2K ★ 5.3K 5.6K
#5
path_provider_foundation
🇺🇸 flutter.dev
313.8K ★ 5.3K 9

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