v0.0.11 - Avoid breaking the process when watched files are deleted, instead fire missing event

Author: DeadAlready

.gitignore

@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@ lib-cov
 pids
 logs
 results
+test
+node_modules
 
 npm-debug.log

lib/pointer.js

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function Pointer(obj) {
 	obj = utils.normalize(obj);
 
 	var self = this;
+    var watcher = null;
 	var eventer = new events.EventEmitter();
 
 	var stats = obj.stats;
@@ -147,35 +148,12 @@ function Pointer(obj) {
 			value: function(){
 				eventer.emit.apply(eventer, arguments);
 			}
-		},
-		// Stop watching file changes
-		__stopWatch: {
-			value: function () {
-				if (watcher) {
-					watcher.close();
-                    watcher = null;
-				}
-			}
-		},
-		// Start watching file changes
-		__startWatch: {
-			value: function () {
-                if (!watcher) {
-                    forwardEvents(fs.watch(self._path, {persistent: false}));
-                }
-			}
 		}
 	});
 
-	// If configuration states start watching
-	if (obj.watch) {
-		self.__startWatch();
-	}
+    // File watching
 
-	// Watcher is unstable, have to renew after each event
-	var watcher = null;
-
-	function forwardEvents(fsWatch) {
+	function forwardEvents(fsWatch) { // Watcher is unstable, have to renew after each event
 		watcher = fsWatch;
 		['change', 'error'].forEach(function (ev) {
 			fsWatch.on(ev, function () {
@@ -187,6 +165,35 @@ function Pointer(obj) {
 			});
 		});
 	}
+
+    Object.defineProperties(self, {
+        // Stop watching file changes
+        __stopWatch: {
+            value: function () {
+                if (watcher) {
+                    watcher.close();
+                    watcher = null;
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        // Start watching file changes
+        __startWatch: {
+            value: function (persistent) {
+                if (!watcher) {
+                    try {
+                        forwardEvents(fs.watch(self._path, {persistent: persistent}));
+                    } catch(e) {
+                        self.__emit('missing', e);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    // If configuration states start watching
+    if (obj.watch) {
+        self.__startWatch();
+    }
 }
 
 function createObj(obj){

package.json

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "files",
     "pointer"
   ],
-  "version": "0.0.10",
+  "version": "0.0.11",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git@github.com:DeadAlready/node-file-pointer"