provide additional method instead of changing existing one

avoid deeply collecting watchers since they are always collected during time collection

add existence file time info for directories

fix safeTime collection

README.md

@@ -112,14 +112,19 @@ const { changes, removals } = wp.getAggregated();
 // when futher changes happen
 // Can also be used when paused.
 
-// Watchpack.prototype.getTimeInfoEntries()
-var fileTimes = wp.getTimeInfoEntries();
-// returns a Map with all known time info objects for files and directories
+// Watchpack.prototype.collectTimeInfoEntries(fileInfoEntries: Map<string, Entry>, directoryInfoEntries: Map<string, Entry>)
+wp.collectTimeInfoEntries(fileInfoEntries, directoryInfoEntries);
+// collects time info objects for all known files and directories
 // this include info from files not directly watched
 // key: absolute path, value: object with { safeTime, timestamp }
 // safeTime: a point in time at which it is safe to say all changes happened before that
 // timestamp: only for files, the mtime timestamp of the file
 
+// Watchpack.prototype.getTimeInfoEntries()
+var fileTimes = wp.getTimeInfoEntries();
+// returns a Map with all known time info objects for files and directories
+// similar to collectTimeInfoEntries but returns a single map with all entries
+
 // (deprecated)
 // Watchpack.prototype.getTimes()
 var fileTimes = wp.getTimes();

lib/DirectoryWatcher.js

@@ -706,29 +706,34 @@ class DirectoryWatcher extends EventEmitter {
 		return obj;
 	}
 
-	getTimeInfoEntries(fileTimestamps, directoryTimestamps, safeTime) {
-		safeTime.value = Math.max(safeTime.value, this.lastWatchEvent);
+	collectTimeInfoEntries(fileTimestamps, directoryTimestamps) {
+		let safeTime = this.lastWatchEvent;
 		for (const [file, entry] of this.files) {
 			fixupEntryAccuracy(entry);
-			safeTime.value = Math.max(safeTime.value, entry.safeTime);
+			safeTime = Math.max(safeTime, entry.safeTime);
 			fileTimestamps.set(file, entry);
 		}
 		if (this.nestedWatching) {
 			for (const w of this.directories.values()) {
-				w.directoryWatcher.getTimeInfoEntries(
-					fileTimestamps,
-					directoryTimestamps,
-					safeTime
+				safeTime = Math.max(
+					safeTime,
+					w.directoryWatcher.collectTimeInfoEntries(
+						fileTimestamps,
+						directoryTimestamps,
+						safeTime
+					)
 				);
 			}
+			fileTimestamps.set(this.path, EXISTANCE_ONLY_TIME_ENTRY);
 			directoryTimestamps.set(this.path, {
-				safeTime: safeTime.value
+				safeTime
 			});
 		} else {
 			for (const dir of this.directories.keys()) {
 				// No additional info about this directory
 				directoryTimestamps.set(dir, EXISTANCE_ONLY_TIME_ENTRY);
 			}
+			fileTimestamps.set(this.path, EXISTANCE_ONLY_TIME_ENTRY);
 			directoryTimestamps.set(this.path, EXISTANCE_ONLY_TIME_ENTRY);
 		}
 		if (!this.initialScan) {
@@ -741,6 +746,7 @@ class DirectoryWatcher extends EventEmitter {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		return safeTime;
 	}
 
 	close() {

lib/watchpack.js

@@ -10,16 +10,13 @@ const EventEmitter = require("events").EventEmitter;
 const globToRegExp = require("glob-to-regexp");
 const watchEventSource = require("./watchEventSource");
 
-let EXISTANCE_ONLY_TIME_ENTRY; // lazy required
-
 const EMPTY_ARRAY = [];
 const EMPTY_OPTIONS = {};
 
 function addWatchersToSet(watchers, set) {
 	for (const w of watchers) {
-		if (w !== true && !set.has(w.directoryWatcher)) {
+		if (!set.has(w.directoryWatcher)) {
 			set.add(w.directoryWatcher);
-			addWatchersToSet(w.directoryWatcher.directories.values(), set);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -275,20 +272,20 @@ class Watchpack extends EventEmitter {
 		return obj;
 	}
 
-	getTimeInfoEntries(fileTimestamps, directoryTimestamps) {
+	getTimeInfoEntries() {
+		const map = new Map();
+		this.collectTimeInfoEntries(map, map);
+		return map;
+	}
+
+	collectTimeInfoEntries(fileTimestamps, directoryTimestamps) {
 		const allWatchers = new Set();
 		addWatchersToSet(this.fileWatchers.values(), allWatchers);
 		addWatchersToSet(this.directoryWatchers.values(), allWatchers);
-		const map = new Map();
-		// if timestamp maps are passed in, populate them, otherwise return a new map with both file and directory timestamps.
-		if (!fileTimestamps && !directoryTimestamps) {
-			fileTimestamps = directoryTimestamps = map;
-		}
 		const safeTime = { value: 0 };
 		for (const w of allWatchers) {
-			w.getTimeInfoEntries(fileTimestamps, directoryTimestamps, safeTime);
+			w.collectTimeInfoEntries(fileTimestamps, directoryTimestamps, safeTime);
 		}
-		return map;
 	}
 
 	getAggregated() {

test/Watchpack.js

@@ -538,22 +538,31 @@ describe("Watchpack", function() {
 			changeEvents.should.be.eql([path.join(fixtures, "dir", "sub", "a")]);
 			const files = new Map();
 			const directories = new Map();
-			const times = w.getTimeInfoEntries();
-			w.getTimeInfoEntries(files, directories);
-			// aggregated results should be the same as seperated maps
-			Array.from(times).sort().should.be.eql([...Array.from(files), ...Array.from(directories)].sort())
+			w.collectTimeInfoEntries(files, directories);
 			const dir = directories.get(path.join(fixtures, "dir"));
+			const dirAsFile = files.get(path.join(fixtures, "dir"));
 			const sub = directories.get(path.join(fixtures, "dir", "sub"));
+			const subAsFile = files.get(path.join(fixtures, "dir", "sub"));
 			const a = files.get(path.join(fixtures, "dir", "sub", "a"));
 			dir.should.be.type("object");
 			dir.should.have.property("safeTime");
+			dirAsFile.should.be.type("object");
+			dirAsFile.should.not.have.property("safeTime");
+			sub.should.be.type("object");
+			sub.should.have.property("safeTime");
+			subAsFile.should.be.type("object");
+			subAsFile.should.not.have.property("safeTime");
+			a.should.be.type("object");
+			a.should.have.property("safeTime");
+			a.should.have.property("timestamp");
 			sub.safeTime.should.be.aboveOrEqual(a.safeTime);
 			dir.safeTime.should.be.aboveOrEqual(sub.safeTime);
 			w.close();
 			done();
 		});
 		testHelper.dir("dir");
 		testHelper.dir(path.join("dir", "sub"));
+		testHelper.dir(path.join("dir", "sub2"));
 		testHelper.tick(function() {
 			w.watch([], [path.join(fixtures, "dir")]);
 			testHelper.tick(function() {