⚡ Implement debounce, to stop dup rebuild when file meta changes in Linux

services/watch-for-changes.js

@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const { exec } = require('child_process');
+const path = require('path');
 
-const configFile = './public/conf.yml';
+const configFile = path.resolve(__dirname, './public/conf.yml');
+let timeout = null;
 
 console.log(`Watching for file changes on ${configFile}`);
 
 fs.watch(configFile, (eventType, filename) => {
   if (filename && eventType === 'change') {
-    console.log(`${filename} file Changed, running build...`);
-    exec('yarn build', (error, stdout, stderr) => {
-      if (error) {
-        console.error(`exec error: ${error}`);
-        return;
-      }
-      console.log(`stdout: ${stdout}`);
-      console.error(`stderr: ${stderr}`);
-    });
+    console.log(`${filename} file Changed, preparing to build...`);
+    // Clear the existing timeout, if there is one
+    if (timeout) clearTimeout(timeout);
+    // Set a new timeout
+    timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      console.log('Running build...');
+      exec('yarn build', (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+        if (error) {
+          console.error(`exec error: ${error}`);
+          return;
+        }
+        console.log(`stdout: ${stdout}`);
+        console.error(`stderr: ${stderr}`);
+      });
+    }, 1000); // Adjust the debounce time as necessary, here it's 1000 milliseconds (1 second)
   }
 });