poc using registry to look at files existing as @ listen

output.txt

Michaels-MacBook-Pro:hackify_ruby michael$ bundle exec ruby poc.rb
b.js
subfolder
a.js
^Cpoc.rb:16:in `sleep': Interrupt
	from poc.rb:16:in `<main>'

Michaels-MacBook-Pro:hackify_ruby michael$ bundle exec ruby poc.rb
fiddleWithAsync.js
^Cpoc.rb:16:in `sleep': Interrupt
	from poc.rb:16:in `<main>'

Michaels-MacBook-Pro:hackify_ruby michael$ bundle exec ruby poc.rb
TODO.txt
^Cpoc.rb:16:in `sleep': Interrupt
	from poc.rb:16:in `<main>'

output3.txt

Michaels-MacBook-Pro:hackify_ruby michael$ bundle exec ruby poc.rb
subfolder
a.js
fiddleWithAsync.js
TODO.txt
z.css
z.js
b.js
^Cpoc.rb:18:in `sleep': Interrupt
	from poc.rb:18:in `<main>'

Michaels-MacBook-Pro:hackify_ruby michael$ bundle exec ruby poc.rb
subfolder
b.js
fiddleWithAsync.js
TODO.txt
z.css
z.js
a.js
^Cpoc.rb:18:in `sleep': Interrupt
	from poc.rb:18:in `<main>'

Michaels-MacBook-Pro:hackify_ruby michael$ 

output_final.txt

Michaels-MacBook-Pro:hackify_ruby michael$ bundle exec ruby poc.rb
a.js
b.js
fiddleWithAsync.js
TODO.txt
z.js
subfolder

poc.rb

require 'listen'

listener = Listen.to("/Users/michael/Workspace/temp/sharetest", ignore: [/\.csxs$/] ) do |modified, added, removed|
  # etc
end

listener.start # not blocking   

listener.registry[:record].dir_entries("/Users/michael/Workspace/temp/sharetest").each do |record|
  puts record[0]
end

sleep

poc2.rb

require 'listen'
require 'waitutil'

listener = Listen.to("/Users/michael/Workspace/temp/sharetest", ignore: [/\.csxs$/] ) do |modified, added, removed|
  # etc
end

listener.start # not blocking   

WaitUtil.wait_for_condition(listener.listen?, :timeout_sec => 30,:delay_sec => 0.5) do
  listener.registry[:record].dir_entries("/Users/michael/Workspace/temp/sharetest").each do |record|
    puts record[0]
  end  
end

sleep

poc3.rb

require 'listen'
require 'waitutil'

listener = Listen.to("/Users/michael/Workspace/temp/sharetest", ignore: [/\.csxs$/] ) do |modified, added, removed|
  # etc
end

listener.start # not blocking   

sleep(1)

WaitUtil.wait_for_condition(listener.listen?, :timeout_sec => 30,:delay_sec => 0.5) do
  listener.registry[:record].dir_entries("/Users/michael/Workspace/temp/sharetest").each do |record|
    puts record[0]
  end  
end

sleep

poc_final.rb

# This approach does work as long as you use listen >= 2.7.6
require 'listen'
require 'waitutil'

listener = Listen.to("/Users/michael/Workspace/temp/sharetest", ignore: [/\.css$/] ) do |modified, added, removed|
  # etc
  puts "something happenned"
end

listener.start # not blocking

listener.pause   

listener.registry[:record].dir_entries("/Users/michael/Workspace/temp/sharetest", nil).each do |record|
  # need to manually apply inore because the registry list is pre-ignore
  unless /\.css$/.match(record[0])
    puts record[0]
  end
end

listener.unpause  

sleep