Catch FileSystemException during existsSync() on Windows. (#67)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cd34d90..251c13e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 0.9.7+12
+
+* Catch `FileSystemException` during `existsSync()` on Windows.
+
# 0.9.7+11
* Fix an analysis hint.
diff --git a/lib/src/directory_watcher/windows.dart b/lib/src/directory_watcher/windows.dart
index 0214939..7294c17 100644
--- a/lib/src/directory_watcher/windows.dart
+++ b/lib/src/directory_watcher/windows.dart
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@
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}
- /// Returns one or more events that describe the change between the last known
- /// state of [path] and its current state on the filesystem.
+ /// Returns zero or more events that describe the change between the last
+ /// known state of [path] and its current state on the filesystem.
///
/// This returns a list whose order should be reflected in the events emitted
/// to the user, unlike the batched events from [Directory.watch]. The
@@ -318,8 +318,15 @@
List<FileSystemEvent> _eventsBasedOnFileSystem(String path) {
var fileExisted = _files.contains(path);
var dirExisted = _files.containsDir(path);
- var fileExists = File(path).existsSync();
- var dirExists = Directory(path).existsSync();
+
+ bool fileExists;
+ bool dirExists;
+ try {
+ fileExists = File(path).existsSync();
+ dirExists = Directory(path).existsSync();
+ } on FileSystemException {
+ return const <FileSystemEvent>[];
+ }
var events = <FileSystemEvent>[];
if (fileExisted) {
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index c107856..163e70e 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
name: watcher
-version: 0.9.7+11
+version: 0.9.7+12
description: >
A file system watcher. It monitors changes to contents of directories and
