[TODO] Is this usable for external file moving detection in SublimeText?

[timotheecour]

Is this usable for external file moving detection in SublimeText?

• http://sublimetext.userecho.com/topics/597-update-tabs-after-renaming-file/#comment-4454
• https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/no-warning-when-deleting-or-renaming-open-files-also-reloading-from-disk/18967/6?u=thelastmammoth
• external file moving detection in SublimeText via fswatch sublimehq/sublime_text#2286

Specifically, is this supported:

• usable as a library in C or C++ (looks like it is)
• allow only watching renames / deletions
• allow monitoring individual files and following them as they are renamed

Doc for libfswatch seems more limited than fswatch

[emcrisostomo]

Hi @timotheecour, sorry for the belated answer. Yes it should be usable for that case.

[opsidjflksdf]

I was looking for a solution to the same problem.
I came across this (not my code):
https://github.com/russelldavis/sublime-detect-deleted-files

• it closes tabs for which the file has been deleted (or renamed/moved away), or shows a warning (and not close) if there have been changes. It's a bit rough around the edges, the dialog shows up multiple times, can probably be improved, but overall it seems like it's on the right track.

To use it, create a folder with any name under under Data\Packages and place the .py file in that folder.