FileSystemWatcher

FileSystemWatcher is a C# library whose purpose is to detect directory changes and return all renamed, moved, created, and deleted files. It is able to spot renamed files without requiring the use of hashcode comparisons or real time tracking. It targets netstandard2.1+.

Examples

Use it like the following example :

namespace FileSystemWatcher
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Choose a directory to watch
            string directory = @"/Users/nginx-iwnl/Desktop/Project";

            // Initialize directory 
            FileSystemWatcher.BeginInit(directory);

            // Optional: using ignore patterns
            string[] ignore = { ".exe", "/node_modules" };
            FileSystemWatcher.BeginInit(directory, ignore);
        }
    }
}

• Apply changes to your directory ..... (rename, delete...)
• Get results by calling EndInit

using System;

namespace FileSystemWatcher
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Choose a directory to watch
            string directory = @"/Users/nginx-iwnl/Desktop/Project";

            // End directory watch
            ChangeModel result = FileSystemWatcher.EndInit(directory);

            // Print Result
            Console.WriteLine("Directory has changed : {0}", result.HasChanged);
            Console.WriteLine("\n----Created Files:");

            foreach (var file in result.Changes.created)
                Console.WriteLine(file);

            Console.WriteLine("\n----Deleted Files:");

            foreach (var file in result.Changes.deleted)
                Console.WriteLine(file);

            Console.WriteLine("\n----Renamed Files:");

            foreach (var file in result.Changes.renamed)
                Console.WriteLine("{0} => {1}", file.prevName, file.name);

            Console.WriteLine("\n----Changed Files:");

            foreach (var file in result.Changes.changed)
                Console.WriteLine("{0} with {1}% match", file.filename, file.match);
        }
    }
}

expected result:

provided implementations:

• created files
• deleted files
• renamed files
• moved files
• changed files with similarity percentage %