refactor: Simplify file watching - remove unnecessary OptimizedFileWatcher

- Integrate stat checking directly into StreamWatcher
- Remove platform-specific code paths that all used fs.watch anyway
- Keep the actual optimization: checking file stats to avoid spurious events
- Simpler, cleaner code with the same benefits

The real improvements remain:
1. Direct notifications for in-process sessions
2. Stat checking to verify actual file changes
3. Only processing when file size increases

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

web/src/server/services/optimized-file-watcher.ts

@@ -1,264 +0,0 @@
-import * as fs from 'fs';
-import * as os from 'os';
-import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
-
-interface WatchOptions {
-  persistent?: boolean;
-  interval?: number; // For polling fallback
-}
-
-/**
- * Optimized file watcher that uses platform-specific mechanisms for lower latency
- */
-export class OptimizedFileWatcher extends EventEmitter {
-  // Define event types for type safety
-  on(event: 'change', listener: (stats: fs.Stats) => void): this;
-  on(event: 'error', listener: (error: Error) => void): this;
-  on(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this {
-    return super.on(event, listener);
-  }
-
-  emit(event: 'change', stats: fs.Stats): boolean;
-  emit(event: 'error', error: Error): boolean;
-  emit(event: string, ...args: any[]): boolean {
-    return super.emit(event, ...args);
-  }
-  private watcher?: fs.FSWatcher;
-  private pollInterval?: NodeJS.Timeout;
-  private lastSize: number = 0;
-  private lastMtime: number = 0;
-  private readonly platform: string;
-
-  constructor(
-    private readonly filePath: string,
-    private readonly options: WatchOptions = {}
-  ) {
-    super();
-    this.platform = os.platform();
-
-    // Get initial stats
-    try {
-      const stats = fs.statSync(filePath);
-      this.lastSize = stats.size;
-      this.lastMtime = stats.mtimeMs;
-    } catch (_error) {
-      // File might not exist yet
-      this.lastSize = 0;
-      this.lastMtime = 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Start watching the file
-   */
-  start(): void {
-    // Use platform-specific optimizations
-    switch (this.platform) {
-      case 'linux':
-        this.startLinuxWatch();
-        break;
-      case 'darwin':
-        this.startMacWatch();
-        break;
-      case 'win32':
-        this.startWindowsWatch();
-        break;
-      default:
-        // Fallback to standard fs.watch
-        this.startGenericWatch();
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Linux-specific watching using inotify (through fs.watch with optimizations)
-   */
-  private startLinuxWatch(): void {
-    // On Linux, fs.watch uses inotify which is already quite efficient
-    // But we can optimize by using a more aggressive polling check
-    // when we detect changes to reduce latency
-
-    let rapidPollTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
-
-    this.watcher = fs.watch(
-      this.filePath,
-      { persistent: this.options.persistent !== false },
-      (eventType) => {
-        if (eventType === 'change') {
-          // Start rapid polling for 100ms to catch quick successive changes
-          if (rapidPollTimeout) {
-            clearTimeout(rapidPollTimeout);
-          }
-
-          // Immediate check
-          this.checkFileChange();
-
-          // Rapid poll for a short period
-          let pollCount = 0;
-          const rapidPoll = () => {
-            this.checkFileChange();
-            pollCount++;
-            if (pollCount < 10) {
-              // Poll 10 times over 100ms
-              rapidPollTimeout = setTimeout(rapidPoll, 10);
-            } else {
-              rapidPollTimeout = null;
-            }
-          };
-          rapidPollTimeout = setTimeout(rapidPoll, 10);
-        }
-      }
-    );
-
-    this.watcher.on('error', (error) => {
-      this.emit('error', error);
-      // Fallback to polling on error
-      this.startPolling(50); // Fast polling as fallback
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * macOS-specific watching using FSEvents (through fs.watch with optimizations)
-   */
-  private startMacWatch(): void {
-    // macOS fs.watch uses FSEvents which can have some latency
-    // We'll combine it with periodic stat checks for better responsiveness
-
-    this.watcher = fs.watch(
-      this.filePath,
-      { persistent: this.options.persistent !== false },
-      (eventType) => {
-        if (eventType === 'change') {
-          this.checkFileChange();
-        }
-      }
-    );
-
-    this.watcher.on('error', (error) => {
-      this.emit('error', error);
-      this.startPolling(50);
-    });
-
-    // Also add a periodic check every 50ms for better latency on macOS
-    // FSEvents can sometimes batch changes causing delays
-    this.startPolling(50);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Windows-specific watching with optimizations
-   */
-  private startWindowsWatch(): void {
-    // Windows fs.watch uses ReadDirectoryChangesW which is quite responsive
-    // But we'll add some optimizations for better performance
-
-    this.watcher = fs.watch(
-      this.filePath,
-      { persistent: this.options.persistent !== false },
-      (eventType) => {
-        if (eventType === 'change') {
-          // On Windows, we might get multiple events for a single change
-          // Debounce by checking actual file stats
-          this.checkFileChange();
-        }
-      }
-    );
-
-    this.watcher.on('error', (error) => {
-      this.emit('error', error);
-      this.startPolling(50);
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Generic watching fallback
-   */
-  private startGenericWatch(): void {
-    this.watcher = fs.watch(
-      this.filePath,
-      { persistent: this.options.persistent !== false },
-      (eventType) => {
-        if (eventType === 'change') {
-          this.checkFileChange();
-        }
-      }
-    );
-
-    this.watcher.on('error', (error) => {
-      this.emit('error', error);
-      this.startPolling(100);
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Start polling as a fallback mechanism
-   */
-  private startPolling(interval: number): void {
-    if (this.pollInterval) {
-      clearInterval(this.pollInterval);
-    }
-
-    this.pollInterval = setInterval(() => {
-      this.checkFileChange();
-    }, interval);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Check if file has actually changed by comparing stats
-   */
-  private checkFileChange(): void {
-    try {
-      const stats = fs.statSync(this.filePath);
-
-      // Check if size or modification time changed
-      if (stats.size !== this.lastSize || stats.mtimeMs !== this.lastMtime) {
-        // Only emit if size increased (for append-only files like asciinema)
-        if (stats.size > this.lastSize) {
-          this.lastSize = stats.size;
-          this.lastMtime = stats.mtimeMs;
-          this.emit('change', stats);
-        } else if (stats.size !== this.lastSize) {
-          // File was truncated or replaced
-          this.lastSize = stats.size;
-          this.lastMtime = stats.mtimeMs;
-          this.emit('change', stats);
-        }
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      // File might have been deleted
-      if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== 'ENOENT') {
-        this.emit('error', error as Error);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Stop watching
-   */
-  stop(): void {
-    if (this.watcher) {
-      this.watcher.close();
-      this.watcher = undefined;
-    }
-
-    if (this.pollInterval) {
-      clearInterval(this.pollInterval);
-      this.pollInterval = undefined;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Check if watcher is active
-   */
-  isWatching(): boolean {
-    return !!this.watcher || !!this.pollInterval;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Factory function to create an optimized file watcher
- */
-export function createOptimizedFileWatcher(
-  filePath: string,
-  options?: WatchOptions
-): OptimizedFileWatcher {
-  return new OptimizedFileWatcher(filePath, options);
-}

web/src/server/services/stream-watcher.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs';
-import { OptimizedFileWatcher } from './optimized-file-watcher.js';
 import { streamNotifier } from './stream-notifier.js';
+import { Response } from 'express';
 
 interface StreamClient {
-  response: import('express').Response;
+  response: Response;
   startTime: number;
 }
 
 interface WatcherInfo {
   clients: Set<StreamClient>;
-  watcher?: OptimizedFileWatcher;
+  watcher?: fs.FSWatcher;
   lastOffset: number;
+  lastSize: number;
+  lastMtime: number;
   lineBuffer: string;
   notificationListener?: (update: { sessionId: string; data: string; timestamp: number }) => void;
 }
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ export class StreamWatcher {
   /**
    * Add a client to watch a stream file
    */
-  addClient(sessionId: string, streamPath: string, response: import('express').Response): void {
+  addClient(sessionId: string, streamPath: string, response: Response): void {
     const startTime = Date.now() / 1000;
     const client: StreamClient = { response, startTime };
 
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ export class StreamWatcher {
       watcherInfo = {
         clients: new Set(),
         lastOffset: 0,
+        lastSize: 0,
+        lastMtime: 0,
         lineBuffer: '',
       };
       this.activeWatchers.set(sessionId, watcherInfo);
@@ -46,10 +50,12 @@ export class StreamWatcher {
       // Send existing content first
       this.sendExistingContent(streamPath, client);
 
-      // Get current file size
+      // Get current file size and stats
       if (fs.existsSync(streamPath)) {
         const stats = fs.statSync(streamPath);
         watcherInfo.lastOffset = stats.size;
+        watcherInfo.lastSize = stats.size;
+        watcherInfo.lastMtime = stats.mtimeMs;
       }
 
       // Start watching for new content
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ export class StreamWatcher {
       if (watcherInfo.clients.size === 0) {
         console.log(`[STREAM] No more clients for session ${sessionId}, stopping watcher`);
         if (watcherInfo.watcher) {
-          watcherInfo.watcher.stop();
+          watcherInfo.watcher.close();
         }
         // Remove notification listener
         if (watcherInfo.notificationListener) {
@@ -226,46 +232,52 @@ export class StreamWatcher {
     } else {
       console.log(`[STREAM] Using file watcher for session ${sessionId} (cross-process)`);
 
-      // Use optimized file watcher for cross-process scenarios
+      // Use standard fs.watch with stat checking for cross-process scenarios
-      watcherInfo.watcher = new OptimizedFileWatcher(streamPath, { persistent: true });
+      watcherInfo.watcher = fs.watch(streamPath, { persistent: true }, (eventType) => {
+        if (eventType === 'change') {
+          try {
+            // Check if file actually changed by comparing stats
+            const stats = fs.statSync(streamPath);
 
-      watcherInfo.watcher.on('change', (stats) => {
+            // Only process if size increased (append-only file)
-        try {
+            if (stats.size > watcherInfo.lastSize || stats.mtimeMs > watcherInfo.lastMtime) {
-          if (stats.size > watcherInfo.lastOffset) {
+              watcherInfo.lastSize = stats.size;
-            // Read only new data
+              watcherInfo.lastMtime = stats.mtimeMs;
-            const fd = fs.openSync(streamPath, 'r');
-            const buffer = Buffer.alloc(stats.size - watcherInfo.lastOffset);
-            fs.readSync(fd, buffer, 0, buffer.length, watcherInfo.lastOffset);
-            fs.closeSync(fd);
 
-            // Update offset
+              // Read only new data
-            watcherInfo.lastOffset = stats.size;
+              if (stats.size > watcherInfo.lastOffset) {
+                const fd = fs.openSync(streamPath, 'r');
+                const buffer = Buffer.alloc(stats.size - watcherInfo.lastOffset);
+                fs.readSync(fd, buffer, 0, buffer.length, watcherInfo.lastOffset);
+                fs.closeSync(fd);
 
-            // Process new data
+                // Update offset
-            const newData = buffer.toString('utf8');
+                watcherInfo.lastOffset = stats.size;
-            watcherInfo.lineBuffer += newData;
 
-            // Process complete lines
+                // Process new data
-            const lines = watcherInfo.lineBuffer.split('\n');
+                const newData = buffer.toString('utf8');
-            watcherInfo.lineBuffer = lines.pop() || '';
+                watcherInfo.lineBuffer += newData;
 
-            for (const line of lines) {
+                // Process complete lines
-              if (line.trim()) {
+                const lines = watcherInfo.lineBuffer.split('\n');
-                this.broadcastLine(sessionId, line, watcherInfo);
+                watcherInfo.lineBuffer = lines.pop() || '';
+
+                for (const line of lines) {
+                  if (line.trim()) {
+                    this.broadcastLine(sessionId, line, watcherInfo);
+                  }
+                }
               }
             }
+          } catch (error) {
+            console.error(`[STREAM] Error reading file changes:`, error);
           }
-        } catch (error) {
-          console.error(`[STREAM] Error reading file changes:`, error);
         }
       });
 
       watcherInfo.watcher.on('error', (error) => {
         console.error(`[STREAM] File watcher error for session ${sessionId}:`, error);
       });
-
-      // Start the watcher
-      watcherInfo.watcher.start();
     }
   }
 
@@ -339,7 +351,7 @@ export class StreamWatcher {
   private cleanup(): void {
     for (const [_sessionId, watcherInfo] of this.activeWatchers) {
       if (watcherInfo.watcher) {
-        watcherInfo.watcher.stop();
+        watcherInfo.watcher.close();
       }
       if (watcherInfo.notificationListener) {
         streamNotifier.removeListener('stream-update', watcherInfo.notificationListener);