Is watcher safe to use?

watcher has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.1.5). DepScope rates its health at 48/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of watcher?

The latest version of watcher is 0.1.5, released 2025-12-01.

Does watcher have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of watcher.

Is watcher deprecated?

No, watcher is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.1.5 (2025-12-01).

What are alternatives to watcher?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for watcher at this time.

What license does watcher use?

watcher is licensed under MIT + file LICENSE.

watcher

cranv0.1.5

Watch the File System for Changes. R binding for 'libfswatch', a file system monitoring library. Watch files, or directories recursively, for changes in the background. Log activity, or call an R function, upon every change event.

License MIT + file LICENSE0 versions1 maintainers3 deps2,920 weekly dl

r-lib/watcher

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 48/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

0/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (3)

later R6 rlang

API access

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First published · 2025-12-01 23:53:00

Last updated · 2025-12-01T22:30:02+00:00