Watch files/directories changes in Nodejs

The 𝗳𝘀𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀.𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 method returns an async iterator that watches for changes on 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲, where 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 is either a file or a directory.

By default, it uses 𝘂𝘁𝗳𝟴 encoding and keeps the process running as long as the file/dir is being watched.

Optionally, you could pass an 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 to signal when the watcher should stop.

Keep in mind that this API comes with a few caveats. For example, not being consistent across platforms; the recursive option is only supported on macOS and Windows.

So make sure to check all the caveats..

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