gulp-watch doesn't track new or deleted files

Question

I've got a task:

gulp.task('assetsInject', function () {
    gulp.src(paths.index)
        .pipe(plugins.inject(
            gulp.src(paths.scripts, {read: false}),
            {
               addRootSlash: false
            }
        ))
        .pipe(gulp.dest(paths.static))
});

and want it to run on new *.js files created or deleted:

gulp.task('watch', function () {
    plugins.watch({glob: path.scripts}, function () {
        gulp.start('assetsInject')
    });
});

but gulp-watch starts task only when existing files were modified, not when new files were created.

Is it possible to start task after creation and deletion only, not when files were modified?

have you tried gulp's native watch instead of the gulp-watch plugin? This seems much more complex than it needs to be, you might not need any plugins to solve this. — joemaller, Jul 05 '14 at 19:48

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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Look at this similar question, it can be that path.scripts contains wrong globs.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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answered Jun 20 '14 at 05:04

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Seems like glob is okay. path.scripts = ['static/scripts/**/*.js'] – konclave Jun 20 '14 at 08:28

gulp-watch doesn't track new or deleted files

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