rclone/rclone

Feature request: Listen filesystem events and sync

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#249 opened on Dec 11, 2015

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Description

It would be nice to have rclone in daemon mode, listening some paths and when something change, rclone sync it.

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Research direction
Investigate how to integrate fsnotify with rclone's sync backend to create a daemon that watches directories and triggers sync on file changes. Consider using fsnotify's recursive watching and debouncing to avoid multiple triggers.
Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
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GoGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50