feat(watch): standalone cora watch command with auto-reindex - #496
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Add standalone file-system watcher that auto-reindexes on change: - `cora watch` command with debounce, --git-only, --filter glob - Poll-based change detection (no new dependency needed) - Skips hidden dirs, node_modules, target - Initial full index then incremental reindex on detected changes - 5 unit tests covering walk, detect, git-only, glob filter Closes #436
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What
Add standalone
cora watchcommand that monitors file changes and auto-reindexes the project.Why
Currently file watching is embedded inside
cora index --watchwith a simple 2-second poll loop. Issue #436 requests a proper standalone watcher with configurable debounce, git-only filtering, and glob pattern support — making it usable as a background daemon during active development.How
src/commands/watch.rswithrun_watch()entry pointnotifycrate needed)--debounce <ms>(default: 500ms)--git-onlyflag: only process files tracked bygit ls-files--filter <glob>: limit to matching paths (e.g.src/**/*.rs).git,.cora),node_modules,target/index::index_project_with_skip()for consistencyCLI
Testing
cargo test --features tree-sitter— 898 tests, 0 failurescargo clippy --all-targets --features tree-sitter -- -D warnings— 0 warningscargo fmt -- --check— cleanRelated Issues
Closes #436
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