Request directory exclusion

[epicblood]

Hello,
I would like to be able to wath a directory, but exclude on or a few of it's subdirectories.
Something like:
(Pseudocode)

watch C:\home\
don't watch C:\home\priv\
don't watch C:\home\default\

(sorry if you can already do this, I spent a few hours looking for it and couldn't find)

[paulmillr]

chokidar.watch('C:\home', {ignored: /C:\\home\\(priv|default)/});

[donaldpipowitch]

The Readme says Chokidar supports globs. I tried notations like !(priv|default), but it didn't work. Can you specify which sorts of globs are supported?

[es128]

Don't use negated globs in ignored - it's a double-negative. Try (priv|default)/**/*

[donaldpipowitch]

Yeah, I don't want to use negated globs in ignored. I tried them in paths.

[es128]

Need more details to help you diagnose the problem. What was the full set of paths/patterns you were trying to watch and what was the result?

[donaldpipowitch]

Let's say I want to use chokidar.watch('src/**/*!(_test).js'). Watch all JS files except test files. I know I can use the additional second params with ignored, but I would also expect that the glob would work.

[es128]

I'll open an issue with micromatch, the underlying glob matching library for chokidar, regarding my observations using that glob pattern.

[donaldpipowitch]

Thanks, I'll watch it.

[es128]

@donaldpipowitch you should be able to achieve the result you want by changing the pattern to src/**/?!(_test)*.js

// @jonschlinkert

[StreetStrider]

Hello. I wonder, what is the proper approach for ignoring in general? Is it negated globs in path or ignored? In my opinion, using negative paths is better, since you can formulate your intentions in a single input sequence without messing with options (additional input) at all. Does it have any downsides?

[paulmillr]

you can use either one, i'd prefer ignored by myself since it's simpler to read