# howeyc/fsnotify

File system notification for Go

Repository: https://github.com/howeyc/fsnotify
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/howeyc-fsnotify
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-06-07T21:04:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5271, "days_push": 1548, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1975, forks 240 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:01.319343+00:00)

## What it is
A Go library providing file system event notifications (watching files and directories for changes). It is the original fsnotify project, now unmaintained.

## Use cases
- watch files for changes in go
- detect when a config file is modified
- trigger actions on directory changes
- build a file watcher in go
- monitor log file updates

## When to choose
- studying the history of the fsnotify project

## When to avoid
- any new project - use github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify instead
- production file watching in Go

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: file-system, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: file-watching, inotify, deprecated

## Member repositories
- howeyc/fsnotify (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.319343+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:04:53.529230+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/howeyc/fsnotify (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.319343+00:00, sha 647172d7740c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.