cp.sourcewatcher

Watches folders for specific file extensions and reloads the app if they change.

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API Overview

Methods - API calls which can only be made on an object returned by a constructor

• filesChanged
• matchesExtensions
• new
• start
• stop
• watchPath

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API Documentation

Methods

filesChanged

Signature	cp.sourcewatcher:filesChanged(files, flagTables) -> boolean
Type	Method
Description	Checks that the file that triggered the Path Watcher matches the extension given.
Parameters	files - Table of files to check as strings flagTables - Table of flagTables (see: hs.pathwatcher.new)
Returns	None
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/sourcewatcher/init.lua line 67

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matchesExtensions

Signature	cp.sourcewatcher:matchesExtensions(file) -> boolean
Type	Method
Description	Checks that the file that triggered the Path Watcher matches the extension given.
Parameters	file - The file as string
Returns	A boolean value
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/sourcewatcher/init.lua line 39

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new

Signature	cp.sourcewatcher.new(extensions) -> sourcewatcher
Type	Method
Description	Creates a new sourcewatcher instance.
Parameters	extensions - Extensions
Returns	A sourcewatcher instance
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/sourcewatcher/init.lua line 20

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start

Signature	cp.sourcewatcher:start() -> none
Type	Method
Description	Starts a Source Watcher.
Parameters	None
Returns	None
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/sourcewatcher/init.lua line 129

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stop

Signature	cp.sourcewatcher:stop() -> none
Type	Method
Description	Stops a Source Watcher.
Parameters	None
Returns	None
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/sourcewatcher/init.lua line 112

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watchPath

Signature	cp.sourcewatcher:watchPath(path) -> sourcewatcher
Type	Method
Description	Watches a path.
Parameters	path - The path you want to watch as a string.
Returns	sourcewatcher
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/sourcewatcher/init.lua line 93

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