Regression: Still watching too many files

[alexilyaev]

• nodemon -v: 1.15.1 and 1.17.1 and 1.17.5
• node -v: v9.6.1 and v10.3.0
• Operating system/terminal environment: Mac OS X 10.12.6, iTerm

Expected behaviour

Should watch only the files set in --watch or watch config in nodemon.json

Actual behaviour

Watches many files beyond the defined directories and files

Steps to reproduce

1.14.12

https://github.com/alexilyaev/express-github-login/tree/nodemon-v1.14.12

[nodemon] 1.14.12
[nodemon] reading config ./nodemon.json
[nodemon] to restart at any time, enter `rs`
[nodemon] or send SIGHUP to 30181 to restart
[nodemon] ignoring: *.log **/.DS_Store
[nodemon] watching: package.json nodemon.json /Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login/server/**/* .eslintrc
[nodemon] watching extensions: js,json
[nodemon] starting `eslint -c .eslintrc --ignore-path .gitignore . && node server/server.js --debug server/server.js`
[nodemon] spawning
[nodemon] child pid: 30183
[nodemon] watching 8 files

1.15.1

https://github.com/alexilyaev/express-github-login/tree/nodemon-v1.15.1

[nodemon] 1.15.1
[nodemon] reading config ./nodemon.json
[nodemon] to restart at any time, enter `rs`
[nodemon] or send SIGHUP to 31199 to restart
[nodemon] ignoring: *.log **/.DS_Store
[nodemon] watching: package.json nodemon.json /Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login/server/**/* .eslintrc
[nodemon] watching extensions: js,json
[nodemon] starting `eslint -c .eslintrc --ignore-path .gitignore . && node server/server.js --debug server/server.js`
[nodemon] spawning
[nodemon] child pid: 31201
[nodemon] watching 34 files

1.17.1

https://github.com/alexilyaev/express-github-login/tree/nodemon-v1.17.1

[nodemon] 1.17.1
[nodemon] reading config ./nodemon.json
[nodemon] to restart at any time, enter `rs`
[nodemon] or send SIGHUP to 33032 to restart
[nodemon] ignoring: *.log **/.DS_Store
[nodemon] watching: package.json nodemon.json /Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login/server/**/* .eslintrc
[nodemon] watching extensions: js,json
[nodemon] starting `eslint -c .eslintrc --ignore-path .gitignore . && node server/server.js --debug server/server.js`
[nodemon] spawning
[nodemon] child pid: 33034
[nodemon] watching 34 files

Note

If I remove the single file matches it works ok.

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If applicable, please append the --dump flag on your command and include the output here ensuring to remove any sensitive/personal details or tokens.

[alexilyaev]

@remy This is still an issue...

1.17.5

https://github.com/alexilyaev/express-github-login/tree/nodemon-v1.17.5

[nodemon] 1.17.5
[nodemon] reading config ./nodemon.json
[nodemon] to restart at any time, enter `rs`
[nodemon] or send SIGHUP to 45850 to restart
[nodemon] ignoring: *.log **/.DS_Store
[nodemon] watching: package.json nodemon.json /Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login/server/**/* .eslintrc
[nodemon] watching extensions: js,json
[nodemon] starting `eslint -c .eslintrc --ignore-path .gitignore . && node server/server.js --debug server/server.js`
[nodemon] spawning
[nodemon] child pid: 45852
[nodemon] watching 29 files

Dunp

[nodemon] 1.17.5
[nodemon] reading config ./nodemon.json
[nodemon] to restart at any time, enter `rs`
[nodemon] or send SIGHUP to 45874 to restart
[nodemon] ignoring: *.log **/.DS_Store
[nodemon] watching: package.json nodemon.json /Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login/server/**/* .eslintrc
[nodemon] watching extensions: js,json
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node: v10.3.0
nodemon: 1.17.5
command: /usr/local/bin/node /Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login/node_modules/.bin/nodemon --debug server/server.js --dump
cwd: /Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login
OS: darwin x64
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{ run: false,
  system:
   { cwd: '/Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login' },
  required: false,
  dirs:
   [ '/Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login/package.json',
     '/Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login/nodemon.json',
     '/Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login/server',
     '/Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login/.eslintrc' ],
  timeout: 1000,
  options:
   { dump: true,
     verbose: true,
     ignore:
      [ '**/.git/**',
        '**/.nyc_output/**',
        '**/.sass-cache/**',
        '**/bower_components/**',
        '**/coverage/**',
        '**/node_modules/**',
        '*.log',
        '**/.DS_Store',
        re: /.*.*\/\.git\/.*.*|.*.*\/\.nyc_output\/.*.*|.*.*\/\.sass\-cache\/.*.*|.*.*\/bower_components\/.*.*|.*.*\/coverage\/.*.*|.*.*\/node_modules\/.*.*|.*\.log|.*.*\/\.DS_Store/ ],
     exec:
      'eslint -c .eslintrc --ignore-path .gitignore . && node server/server.js',
     watch:
      [ 'package.json',
        'nodemon.json',
        'server/',
        '.eslintrc',
        re: /package\.json|nodemon\.json|server\/|\.eslintrc/ ],
     ignoreRoot:
      [ '**/.git/**',
        '**/.nyc_output/**',
        '**/.sass-cache/**',
        '**/bower_components/**',
        '**/coverage/**',
        '**/node_modules/**' ],
     restartable: 'rs',
     colours: true,
     execMap: { py: 'python', rb: 'ruby' },
     stdin: true,
     runOnChangeOnly: false,
     signal: 'SIGUSR2',
     stdout: true,
     watchOptions: {},
     execOptions:
      { script: 'server/server.js',
        exec:
         'eslint -c .eslintrc --ignore-path .gitignore . && node server/server.js',
        args: [ '--debug' ],
        scriptPosition: 1,
        nodeArgs: undefined,
        execArgs: [],
        ext: 'js,json',
        env: {} },
     monitor:
      [ 'package.json',
        'nodemon.json',
        '/Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login/server/**/*',
        '.eslintrc',
        '!**/.git/**',
        '!**/.nyc_output/**',
        '!**/.sass-cache/**',
        '!**/bower_components/**',
        '!**/coverage/**',
        '!**/node_modules/**',
        '!*.log',
        '!**/.DS_Store' ] },
  load: [Function],
  reset: [Function: reset],
  lastStarted: 0,
  loaded:
   [ '/Users/alex/www/Node/Personal/express-github-login/nodemon.json' ],
  watchInterval: null,
  signal: 'SIGUSR2',
  command:
   { raw:
      { executable:
         'eslint -c .eslintrc --ignore-path .gitignore . && node server/server.js',
        args: [ '--debug', 'server/server.js' ] },
     string:
      'eslint -c .eslintrc --ignore-path .gitignore . && node server/server.js --debug server/server.js' } }
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[nodemon] exiting

[baileyandy]

I saw and reported the same behaviour before - see #1320 (specifically my comment). Including a file in the watch list causes the entire project project directory to be watched for me.

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Thank you for contributing <3

[alexilyaev]

@remy The stale bot compelled me to mention you :-)

[stale]

This issue has been automatically marked as idle and stale because it hasn't had any recent activity. It will be automtically closed if no further activity occurs. If you think this is wrong, or the problem still persists, just pop a reply in the comments and @remy will (try!) to follow up.
Thank you for contributing <3

[remy]

Wow, stalebot is persistant.

This is related to #1320

When watching a file, nodemon switches to watching the dir, and then recursively watches the sub dirs.

[alexilyaev]

Confirmed.