gojekyll/server/watch.go

package server

import (
	"log"
	"path/filepath"
	"time"

	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
)

func (s *Server) watchFiles() error {
	var (
		site      = s.Site
		events    = make(chan string)
		debounced = debounce(time.Second, events)
	)

	watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	go func() {
		for {
			select {
			case event := <-watcher.Events:
				events <- event.Name
			case err := <-watcher.Errors:
				log.Println("error:", err)
			}
		}
	}()

	go func() {
		for {
			names := <-debounced
			// Resolve to URLS *before* reloading the site, in case the latter
			// remaps permalinks.
			urls := map[string]bool{}
			for _, name := range names {
				relpath, err := filepath.Rel(site.Source, name)
				if err != nil {
					log.Println("error:", err)
					continue
				}
				url, found := site.RelPathURL(relpath)
				if !found {
					log.Println("error:", name, "does not match a site URL")
				}
				urls[url] = true
			}
			s.syncReloadSite()
			for url := range urls {
				s.lr.Reload(url)
			}
		}
	}()

	return watcher.Add(site.Source)
}

// debounce relays values from input to output, merging successive values within interval
// TODO consider https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxGo
func debounce(interval time.Duration, input chan string) (output chan []string) {
	output = make(chan []string)
	var (
		pending = []string{}
		ticker  = time.Tick(interval) // nolint: staticcheck
	)
	go func() {
		for {
			select {
			case value := <-input:
				pending = append(pending, value)
			case <-ticker:
				if len(pending) > 0 {
					output <- pending
					pending = []string{}
				}
			}
		}
	}()
	return
}