watch mode re-runs after every save, even if there are not any changes

[shafu0x]

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Forge

Describe the feature you would like

I think this is probably in every editor the same. I just tried it out in vim. It would be nice to only re-run everything if an actual file change happened.

Additional context

for some reason I often save even when there are no changes, so maybe I'm the only one with this problem... :man_shrugging:

[mattsse]

yeh the watch mode only listens for file events and not changed content.

I guess this could be improved by tracking the content, however unsure if worth it.

[zerosnacks]

Looks like this may now be possible as a filter program https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec/issues/204#issuecomment-2067677599

Not sure if the complexity is worth it