Filesystem Events

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Summary

One of the key features of the IDE is the ability to keep its representation of the project's various content roots up to date. To this end, it needs to receive filesystem events each time something changes.

Value

The IDE will be able to keep its directory representation up to date,

Specification

• Implement watching for the project content root. For now this need only deal with a single root, but in the future this will be expanded to support dynamic content roots.
• Implement the capability/recievesTreeUpdates as specified in the design document.
• Implement the necessary associated types for file/event.
• Implement the file/event notification as specified in the design document. It should be sent only to clients who have registered for the above capability.
• Specify any errors that go with file/event and their behaviours in the specification document.

Acceptance Criteria & Test Cases

• The above message has been implemented.
• The above message has been rigorously tested.