5 files changed, 187 insertions, 171 deletions

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9cd0b3d9f..41e84b7e9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -447,18 +447,6 @@ version = "0.2.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "globset"
-version = "0.4.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "aho-corasick 0.6.9 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "fnv 1.0.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "log 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "memchr 2.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "regex 1.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
-[[package]]
 name = "heck"
 version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -482,23 +470,6 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "ignore"
-version = "0.4.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "crossbeam-channel 0.3.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "globset 0.4.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "lazy_static 1.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "log 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "memchr 2.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "regex 1.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "same-file 1.0.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "thread_local 0.3.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "walkdir 2.2.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "winapi-util 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
-[[package]]
 name = "im"
 version = "12.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -1039,7 +1010,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-channel 0.3.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "drop_bomb 0.1.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "flexi_logger 0.10.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "ignore 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "notify 4.0.6 (git+https://github.com/vemoo/notify/?branch=v4-legacy)",
  "parking_lot 0.7.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -1899,11 +1869,9 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum futures 0.1.25 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "49e7653e374fe0d0c12de4250f0bdb60680b8c80eed558c5c7538eec9c89e21b"
 "checksum generic-array 0.9.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "ef25c5683767570c2bbd7deba372926a55eaae9982d7726ee2a1050239d45b9d"
 "checksum glob 0.2.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "8be18de09a56b60ed0edf84bc9df007e30040691af7acd1c41874faac5895bfb"
-"checksum globset 0.4.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "4743617a7464bbda3c8aec8558ff2f9429047e025771037df561d383337ff865"
 "checksum heck 0.3.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "20564e78d53d2bb135c343b3f47714a56af2061f1c928fdb541dc7b9fdd94205"
 "checksum humansize 1.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "b6cab2627acfc432780848602f3f558f7e9dd427352224b0d9324025796d2a5e"
 "checksum idna 0.1.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "38f09e0f0b1fb55fdee1f17470ad800da77af5186a1a76c026b679358b7e844e"
-"checksum ignore 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "ad03ca67dc12474ecd91fdb94d758cbd20cb4e7a78ebe831df26a9b7511e1162"
 "checksum im 12.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "0627d417829c1d763d602687634869f254fc79f7e22dea6c824dab993db857e4"
 "checksum indexmap 1.0.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "7e81a7c05f79578dbc15793d8b619db9ba32b4577003ef3af1a91c416798c58d"
 "checksum inotify 0.6.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "40b54539f3910d6f84fbf9a643efd6e3aa6e4f001426c0329576128255994718"
diff --git a/crates/ra_vfs/Cargo.toml b/crates/ra_vfs/Cargo.toml
index b77b7139f..c7c4769b3 100644
--- a/crates/ra_vfs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/ra_vfs/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ crossbeam-channel = "0.3.5"
 log = "0.4.6"
 # until https://github.com/passcod/notify/issues/169 is fixed
 notify = { git = "https://github.com/vemoo/notify/", branch = "v4-legacy" }
-ignore = "0.4"
 drop_bomb = "0.1.0"
 parking_lot = "0.7.0"
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_vfs/src/io.rs b/crates/ra_vfs/src/io.rs
index e5d5c6463..25acec9b1 100644
--- a/crates/ra_vfs/src/io.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_vfs/src/io.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 use std::{
     fmt, fs,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    sync::Arc,
+    thread,
 };
 
+use crossbeam_channel::{Receiver, Sender};
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use relative_path::RelativePathBuf;
 use thread_worker::WorkerHandle;
 use walkdir::{DirEntry, WalkDir};
 
-use crate::{has_rs_extension, watcher::WatcherChange, VfsRoot};
+use crate::{
+    watcher::{Watcher, WatcherChange},
+    VfsRoot,
+};
 
 pub(crate) enum Task {
     AddRoot {
@@ -17,6 +24,10 @@ pub(crate) enum Task {
     },
     HandleChange(WatcherChange),
     LoadChange(WatcherChange),
+    Watch {
+        dir: PathBuf,
+        filter: Box<Fn(&DirEntry) -> bool + Send>,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -35,7 +46,8 @@ pub enum WatcherChangeData {
 pub enum TaskResult {
     AddRoot(AddRootResult),
     HandleChange(WatcherChange),
-    LoadChange(Option<WatcherChangeData>),
+    LoadChange(WatcherChangeData),
+    NoOp,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for TaskResult {
@@ -44,21 +56,74 @@ impl fmt::Debug for TaskResult {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) type Worker = thread_worker::Worker<Task, TaskResult>;
+pub(crate) struct Worker {
+    worker: thread_worker::Worker<Task, TaskResult>,
+    worker_handle: WorkerHandle,
+    watcher: Arc<Mutex<Option<Watcher>>>,
+}
+
+impl Worker {
+    pub(crate) fn start() -> Worker {
+        let watcher = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None));
+        let watcher_clone = watcher.clone();
+        let (worker, worker_handle) =
+            thread_worker::spawn("vfs", 128, move |input_receiver, output_sender| {
+                let res = input_receiver
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|t| handle_task(t, &watcher_clone))
+                    .try_for_each(|it| output_sender.send(it));
+                res.unwrap()
+            });
+        match Watcher::start(worker.inp.clone()) {
+            Ok(w) => {
+                watcher.lock().replace(w);
+            }
+            Err(e) => log::error!("could not start watcher: {}", e),
+        };
+        Worker {
+            worker,
+            worker_handle,
+            watcher,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn sender(&self) -> &Sender<Task> {
+        &self.worker.inp
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn receiver(&self) -> &Receiver<TaskResult> {
+        &self.worker.out
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn shutdown(self) -> thread::Result<()> {
+        if let Some(watcher) = self.watcher.lock().take() {
+            let _ = watcher.shutdown();
+        }
+        self.worker_handle.shutdown()
+    }
+}
 
-pub(crate) fn start() -> (Worker, WorkerHandle) {
-    thread_worker::spawn("vfs", 128, |input_receiver, output_sender| {
-        input_receiver
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(handle_task)
-            .try_for_each(|it| output_sender.send(it))
-            .unwrap()
-    })
+fn watch(
+    watcher: &Arc<Mutex<Option<Watcher>>>,
+    dir: &Path,
+    filter_entry: impl Fn(&DirEntry) -> bool,
+    emit_for_existing: bool,
+) {
+    let mut watcher = watcher.lock();
+    let watcher = match *watcher {
+        Some(ref mut w) => w,
+        None => {
+            // watcher dropped or couldn't start
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    watcher.watch_recursive(dir, filter_entry, emit_for_existing)
 }
 
-fn handle_task(task: Task) -> TaskResult {
+fn handle_task(task: Task, watcher: &Arc<Mutex<Option<Watcher>>>) -> TaskResult {
     match task {
         Task::AddRoot { root, path, filter } => {
+            watch(watcher, &path, &*filter, false);
             log::debug!("loading {} ...", path.as_path().display());
             let files = load_root(path.as_path(), &*filter);
             log::debug!("... loaded {}", path.as_path().display());
@@ -70,8 +135,14 @@ fn handle_task(task: Task) -> TaskResult {
         }
         Task::LoadChange(change) => {
             log::debug!("loading {:?} ...", change);
-            let data = load_change(change);
-            TaskResult::LoadChange(data)
+            match load_change(change) {
+                Some(data) => TaskResult::LoadChange(data),
+                None => TaskResult::NoOp,
+            }
+        }
+        Task::Watch { dir, filter } => {
+            watch(watcher, &dir, &*filter, true);
+            TaskResult::NoOp
         }
     }
 }
@@ -90,9 +161,6 @@ fn load_root(root: &Path, filter: &dyn Fn(&DirEntry) -> bool) -> Vec<(RelativePa
             continue;
         }
         let path = entry.path();
-        if !has_rs_extension(path) {
-            continue;
-        }
         let text = match fs::read_to_string(path) {
             Ok(text) => text,
             Err(e) => {
@@ -109,6 +177,9 @@ fn load_root(root: &Path, filter: &dyn Fn(&DirEntry) -> bool) -> Vec<(RelativePa
 fn load_change(change: WatcherChange) -> Option<WatcherChangeData> {
     let data = match change {
         WatcherChange::Create(path) => {
+            if path.is_dir() {
+                return None;
+            }
             let text = match fs::read_to_string(&path) {
                 Ok(text) => text,
                 Err(e) => {
diff --git a/crates/ra_vfs/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_vfs/src/lib.rs
index ad40db340..196180890 100644
--- a/crates/ra_vfs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_vfs/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use std::{
     cmp::Reverse,
     ffi::OsStr,
     fmt, fs, mem,
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    path::{Component, Path, PathBuf},
     sync::Arc,
     thread,
 };
@@ -29,30 +29,37 @@ use crossbeam_channel::Receiver;
 use ra_arena::{impl_arena_id, Arena, RawId};
 use relative_path::RelativePathBuf;
 use rustc_hash::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
-use thread_worker::WorkerHandle;
 use walkdir::DirEntry;
 
 pub use crate::io::TaskResult as VfsTask;
-pub use crate::watcher::{Watcher, WatcherChange};
+pub use crate::watcher::WatcherChange;
 
 /// `RootFilter` is a predicate that checks if a file can belong to a root. If
 /// several filters match a file (nested dirs), the most nested one wins.
-struct RootFilter {
+pub(crate) struct RootFilter {
     root: PathBuf,
-    file_filter: fn(&Path) -> bool,
+    filter: fn(RootEntry) -> bool,
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct RootEntry<'a, 'b> {
+    root: &'a Path,
+    path: &'b Path,
 }
 
 impl RootFilter {
     fn new(root: PathBuf) -> RootFilter {
         RootFilter {
             root,
-            file_filter: has_rs_extension,
+            filter: default_filter,
         }
     }
     /// Check if this root can contain `path`. NB: even if this returns
     /// true, the `path` might actually be conained in some nested root.
-    fn can_contain(&self, path: &Path) -> Option<RelativePathBuf> {
-        if !(self.file_filter)(path) {
+    pub(crate) fn can_contain(&self, path: &Path) -> Option<RelativePathBuf> {
+        if !(self.filter)(RootEntry {
+            root: &self.root,
+            path,
+        }) {
             return None;
         }
         let path = path.strip_prefix(&self.root).ok()?;
@@ -60,8 +67,17 @@ impl RootFilter {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn has_rs_extension(p: &Path) -> bool {
-    p.extension() == Some(OsStr::new("rs"))
+pub(crate) fn default_filter(entry: RootEntry) -> bool {
+    if entry.path.is_dir() {
+        // first component relative to root is "target"
+        entry
+            .path
+            .strip_prefix(entry.root)
+            .map(|p| p.components().next() != Some(Component::Normal(OsStr::new("target"))))
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    } else {
+        entry.path.extension() == Some(OsStr::new("rs"))
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
@@ -80,13 +96,11 @@ struct VfsFileData {
 }
 
 pub struct Vfs {
-    roots: Arena<VfsRoot, RootFilter>,
+    roots: Arena<VfsRoot, Arc<RootFilter>>,
     files: Arena<VfsFile, VfsFileData>,
     root2files: FxHashMap<VfsRoot, FxHashSet<VfsFile>>,
     pending_changes: Vec<VfsChange>,
     worker: io::Worker,
-    worker_handle: WorkerHandle,
-    watcher: Option<Watcher>,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for Vfs {
@@ -97,41 +111,35 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Vfs {
 
 impl Vfs {
     pub fn new(mut roots: Vec<PathBuf>) -> (Vfs, Vec<VfsRoot>) {
-        let (worker, worker_handle) = io::start();
-
-        let watcher = match Watcher::start(worker.inp.clone()) {
-            Ok(watcher) => Some(watcher),
-            Err(e) => {
-                log::error!("could not start watcher: {}", e);
-                None
-            }
-        };
+        let worker = io::Worker::start();
 
         let mut res = Vfs {
             roots: Arena::default(),
             files: Arena::default(),
             root2files: FxHashMap::default(),
             worker,
-            worker_handle,
-            watcher,
             pending_changes: Vec::new(),
         };
 
         // A hack to make nesting work.
         roots.sort_by_key(|it| Reverse(it.as_os_str().len()));
         for (i, path) in roots.iter().enumerate() {
-            let root = res.roots.alloc(RootFilter::new(path.clone()));
+            let root_filter = Arc::new(RootFilter::new(path.clone()));
+
+            let root = res.roots.alloc(root_filter.clone());
             res.root2files.insert(root, Default::default());
+
             let nested = roots[..i]
                 .iter()
                 .filter(|it| it.starts_with(path))
                 .map(|it| it.clone())
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
             let filter = move |entry: &DirEntry| {
-                if entry.file_type().is_file() {
-                    has_rs_extension(entry.path())
+                if entry.file_type().is_dir() && nested.iter().any(|it| it == entry.path()) {
+                    false
                 } else {
-                    nested.iter().all(|it| it != entry.path())
+                    root_filter.can_contain(entry.path()).is_some()
                 }
             };
             let task = io::Task::AddRoot {
@@ -139,10 +147,7 @@ impl Vfs {
                 path: path.clone(),
                 filter: Box::new(filter),
             };
-            res.worker.inp.send(task).unwrap();
-            if let Some(ref mut watcher) = res.watcher {
-                watcher.watch(path);
-            }
+            res.worker.sender().send(task).unwrap();
         }
         let roots = res.roots.iter().map(|(id, _)| id).collect();
         (res, roots)
@@ -194,7 +199,7 @@ impl Vfs {
     }
 
     pub fn task_receiver(&self) -> &Receiver<io::TaskResult> {
-        &self.worker.out
+        self.worker.receiver()
     }
 
     pub fn handle_task(&mut self, task: io::TaskResult) {
@@ -225,19 +230,35 @@ impl Vfs {
                 self.pending_changes.push(change);
             }
             io::TaskResult::HandleChange(change) => match &change {
+                watcher::WatcherChange::Create(path) if path.is_dir() => {
+                    if let Some((root, _path, _file)) = self.find_root(&path) {
+                        let root_filter = self.roots[root].clone();
+                        let filter =
+                            move |entry: &DirEntry| root_filter.can_contain(entry.path()).is_some();
+                        self.worker
+                            .sender()
+                            .send(io::Task::Watch {
+                                dir: path.to_path_buf(),
+                                filter: Box::new(filter),
+                            })
+                            .unwrap()
+                    }
+                }
                 watcher::WatcherChange::Create(path)
                 | watcher::WatcherChange::Remove(path)
                 | watcher::WatcherChange::Write(path) => {
                     if self.should_handle_change(&path) {
-                        self.worker.inp.send(io::Task::LoadChange(change)).unwrap()
+                        self.worker
+                            .sender()
+                            .send(io::Task::LoadChange(change))
+                            .unwrap()
                     }
                 }
                 watcher::WatcherChange::Rescan => {
                     // TODO we should reload all files
                 }
             },
-            io::TaskResult::LoadChange(None) => {}
-            io::TaskResult::LoadChange(Some(change)) => match change {
+            io::TaskResult::LoadChange(change) => match change {
                 io::WatcherChangeData::Create { path, text }
                 | io::WatcherChangeData::Write { path, text } => {
                     if let Some((root, path, file)) = self.find_root(&path) {
@@ -256,6 +277,7 @@ impl Vfs {
                     }
                 }
             },
+            io::TaskResult::NoOp => {}
         }
     }
 
@@ -359,11 +381,7 @@ impl Vfs {
 
     /// Sutdown the VFS and terminate the background watching thread.
     pub fn shutdown(self) -> thread::Result<()> {
-        if let Some(watcher) = self.watcher {
-            let _ = watcher.shutdown();
-        }
-        let _ = self.worker.shutdown();
-        self.worker_handle.shutdown()
+        self.worker.shutdown()
     }
 
     fn add_file(
diff --git a/crates/ra_vfs/src/watcher.rs b/crates/ra_vfs/src/watcher.rs
index f0ef9bc0e..d8c35f2a3 100644
--- a/crates/ra_vfs/src/watcher.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_vfs/src/watcher.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 use crate::io;
 use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use drop_bomb::DropBomb;
-use ignore::{gitignore::Gitignore, Walk};
 use notify::{DebouncedEvent, RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Watcher as NotifyWatcher};
-use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
-    sync::{mpsc, Arc},
+    sync::mpsc,
     thread,
     time::Duration,
 };
+use walkdir::{DirEntry, WalkDir};
 
-pub struct Watcher {
-    watcher: Arc<Mutex<Option<RecommendedWatcher>>>,
+pub(crate) struct Watcher {
+    watcher: RecommendedWatcher,
     thread: thread::JoinHandle<()>,
     bomb: DropBomb,
+    sender: Sender<io::Task>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ pub enum WatcherChange {
 fn handle_change_event(
     ev: DebouncedEvent,
     sender: &Sender<io::Task>,
-    watcher: &Arc<Mutex<Option<RecommendedWatcher>>>,
 ) -> Result<(), Box<std::error::Error>> {
     match ev {
         DebouncedEvent::NoticeWrite(_)
@@ -40,12 +39,6 @@ fn handle_change_event(
             sender.send(io::Task::HandleChange(WatcherChange::Rescan))?;
         }
         DebouncedEvent::Create(path) => {
-            // we have to check if `path` is ignored because Walk iterator doesn't check it
-            // also childs are only ignored if they match a pattern
-            // (see `matched` vs `matched_path_or_any_parents` in `Gitignore`)
-            if path.is_dir() && !should_ignore_dir(&path) {
-                watch_recursive(watcher, &path, Some(sender));
-            }
             sender.send(io::Task::HandleChange(WatcherChange::Create(path)))?;
         }
         DebouncedEvent::Write(path) => {
@@ -66,65 +59,6 @@ fn handle_change_event(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn watch_one(watcher: &mut RecommendedWatcher, dir: &Path) {
-    match watcher.watch(dir, RecursiveMode::NonRecursive) {
-        Ok(()) => log::debug!("watching \"{}\"", dir.display()),
-        Err(e) => log::warn!("could not watch \"{}\": {}", dir.display(), e),
-    }
-}
-
-fn watch_recursive(
-    watcher: &Arc<Mutex<Option<RecommendedWatcher>>>,
-    dir: &Path,
-    sender: Option<&Sender<io::Task>>,
-) {
-    let mut watcher = watcher.lock();
-    let mut watcher = match *watcher {
-        Some(ref mut watcher) => watcher,
-        None => {
-            // watcher has been dropped
-            return;
-        }
-    };
-    for res in Walk::new(dir) {
-        match res {
-            Ok(entry) => {
-                if entry.path().is_dir() {
-                    watch_one(&mut watcher, entry.path());
-                }
-                if let Some(sender) = sender {
-                    // emit as create because we haven't seen it yet
-                    if let Err(e) = sender.send(io::Task::HandleChange(WatcherChange::Create(
-                        entry.path().to_path_buf(),
-                    ))) {
-                        log::warn!("watcher error: {}", e)
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            Err(e) => log::warn!("watcher error: {}", e),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn should_ignore_dir(dir: &Path) -> bool {
-    let mut parent = dir;
-    loop {
-        parent = match parent.parent() {
-            Some(p) => p,
-            None => break,
-        };
-        let gitignore = parent.join(".gitignore");
-        if gitignore.exists() {
-            let gitignore = Gitignore::new(gitignore).0;
-            if gitignore.matched_path_or_any_parents(dir, true).is_ignore() {
-                log::debug!("ignored {}", dir.display());
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    false
-}
-
 const WATCHER_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(250);
 
 impl Watcher {
@@ -132,32 +66,58 @@ impl Watcher {
         output_sender: Sender<io::Task>,
     ) -> Result<Watcher, Box<std::error::Error>> {
         let (input_sender, input_receiver) = mpsc::channel();
-        let watcher = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Some(notify::watcher(
-            input_sender,
-            WATCHER_DELAY,
-        )?)));
-        let w = watcher.clone();
+        let watcher = notify::watcher(input_sender, WATCHER_DELAY)?;
+        let sender = output_sender.clone();
         let thread = thread::spawn(move || {
             input_receiver
                 .into_iter()
                 // forward relevant events only
-                .try_for_each(|change| handle_change_event(change, &output_sender, &w))
+                .try_for_each(|change| handle_change_event(change, &output_sender))
                 .unwrap()
         });
         Ok(Watcher {
             watcher,
             thread,
+            sender,
             bomb: DropBomb::new(format!("Watcher was not shutdown")),
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn watch(&mut self, root: impl AsRef<Path>) {
-        watch_recursive(&self.watcher, root.as_ref(), None);
+    pub fn watch_recursive(
+        &mut self,
+        dir: &Path,
+        filter_entry: impl Fn(&DirEntry) -> bool,
+        emit_for_existing: bool,
+    ) {
+        for res in WalkDir::new(dir).into_iter().filter_entry(filter_entry) {
+            match res {
+                Ok(entry) => {
+                    if entry.path().is_dir() {
+                        match self.watcher.watch(dir, RecursiveMode::NonRecursive) {
+                            Ok(()) => log::debug!("watching \"{}\"", dir.display()),
+                            Err(e) => log::warn!("could not watch \"{}\": {}", dir.display(), e),
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if emit_for_existing {
+                        // emit as create because we haven't seen it yet
+                        if let Err(e) =
+                            self.sender
+                                .send(io::Task::HandleChange(WatcherChange::Create(
+                                    entry.path().to_path_buf(),
+                                )))
+                        {
+                            log::warn!("watcher error: {}", e)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(e) => log::warn!("watcher error: {}", e),
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn shutdown(mut self) -> thread::Result<()> {
         self.bomb.defuse();
-        drop(self.watcher.lock().take());
+        drop(self.watcher);
         let res = self.thread.join();
         match &res {
             Ok(()) => log::info!("... Watcher terminated with ok"),