i18next-cli 1.11.13 → 1.11.14

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.11.14](https://github.com/i18next/i18next-cli/compare/v1.11.13...v1.11.14) - 2025-10-22
+
+- Better Fix for: Stop infinite watch loops by properly honoring extract.ignore patterns [#70](https://github.com/i18next/i18next-cli/issues/70)
+
 ## [1.11.13](https://github.com/i18next/i18next-cli/compare/v1.11.12...v1.11.13) - 2025-10-22
 
 - Fix: Stop infinite watch loops by properly honoring extract.ignore patterns [#70](https://github.com/i18next/i18next-cli/issues/70)

package/dist/cjs/cli.js

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-"use strict";var e=require("commander"),t=require("chokidar"),n=require("chalk"),o=require("./config.js"),i=require("./heuristic-config.js"),r=require("./extractor/core/extractor.js");require("glob"),require("node:path"),require("node:fs/promises"),require("jiti");var a=require("./types-generator.js"),c=require("./syncer.js"),s=require("./migrator.js"),l=require("./init.js"),u=require("./linter.js"),g=require("./status.js"),d=require("./locize.js");const p=new e.Command;p.name("i18next-cli").description("A unified, high-performance i18next CLI.").version("1.11.13"),p.command("extract").description("Extract translation keys from source files and update resource files.").option("-w, --watch","Watch for file changes and re-run the extractor.").option("--ci","Exit with a non-zero status code if any files are updated.").option("--dry-run","Run the extractor without writing any files to disk.").option("--sync-primary","Sync primary language values with default values from code.").action(async e=>{try{const n=await o.ensureConfig(),i=async()=>{const t=await r.runExtractor(n,{isWatchMode:!!e.watch,isDryRun:!!e.dryRun,syncPrimaryWithDefaults:!!e.syncPrimary});return e.ci&&!t?(console.log("✅ No files were updated."),process.exit(0)):e.ci&&t&&(console.error("❌ Some files were updated. This should not happen in CI mode."),process.exit(1)),t};if(await i(),e.watch){console.log("\nWatching for changes...");const e=[/node_modules/,...Array.isArray(n.extract.ignore)?n.extract.ignore:n.extract.ignore?[n.extract.ignore]:[]],o=n.extract.input||[];t.watch(o,{ignored:e,persistent:!0}).on("change",e=>{console.log(`\nFile changed: ${e}`),i()})}}catch(e){console.error("Error running extractor:",e),process.exit(1)}}),p.command("status [locale]").description("Display translation status. Provide a locale for a detailed key-by-key view.").option("-n, --namespace <ns>","Filter the status report by a specific namespace").action(async(e,t)=>{let r=await o.loadConfig();if(!r){console.log(n.blue("No config file found. Attempting to detect project structure..."));const e=await i.detectConfig();e||(console.error(n.red("Could not automatically detect your project structure.")),console.log(`Please create a config file first by running: ${n.cyan("npx i18next-cli init")}`),process.exit(1)),console.log(n.green("Project structure detected successfully!")),r=e}await g.runStatus(r,{detail:e,namespace:t.namespace})}),p.command("types").description("Generate TypeScript definitions from translation resource files.").option("-w, --watch","Watch for file changes and re-run the type generator.").action(async e=>{const n=await o.ensureConfig(),i=()=>a.runTypesGenerator(n);if(await i(),e.watch){console.log("\nWatching for changes...");const e=[/node_modules/,...Array.isArray(n.extract?.ignore)?n.extract.ignore:n.extract?.ignore?[n.extract?.ignore]:[]],o=n.types?.input||[];t.watch(o,{ignored:e,persistent:!0}).on("change",e=>{console.log(`\nFile changed: ${e}`),i()})}}),p.command("sync").description("Synchronize secondary language files with the primary language file.").action(async()=>{const e=await o.ensureConfig();await c.runSyncer(e)}),p.command("migrate-config [configPath]").description("Migrate a legacy i18next-parser.config.js to the new format.").action(async e=>{await s.runMigrator(e)}),p.command("init").description("Create a new i18next.config.ts/js file with an interactive setup wizard.").action(l.runInit),p.command("lint").description("Find potential issues like hardcoded strings in your codebase.").option("-w, --watch","Watch for file changes and re-run the linter.").action(async e=>{const r=async()=>{let e=await o.loadConfig();if(!e){console.log(n.blue("No config file found. Attempting to detect project structure..."));const t=await i.detectConfig();t||(console.error(n.red("Could not automatically detect your project structure.")),console.log(`Please create a config file first by running: ${n.cyan("npx i18next-cli init")}`),process.exit(1)),console.log(n.green("Project structure detected successfully!")),e=t}await u.runLinter(e)};if(await r(),e.watch){console.log("\nWatching for changes...");const e=await o.loadConfig();if(e?.extract?.input){const n=[/node_modules/,...Array.isArray(e.extract.ignore)?e.extract.ignore:e.extract.ignore?[e.extract.ignore]:[]],o=e.extract.input||[];t.watch(o,{ignored:n,persistent:!0}).on("change",e=>{console.log(`\nFile changed: ${e}`),r()})}}}),p.command("locize-sync").description("Synchronize local translations with your locize project.").option("--update-values","Update values of existing translations on locize.").option("--src-lng-only","Check for changes in source language only.").option("--compare-mtime","Compare modification times when syncing.").option("--dry-run","Run the command without making any changes.").action(async e=>{const t=await o.ensureConfig();await d.runLocizeSync(t,e)}),p.command("locize-download").description("Download all translations from your locize project.").action(async e=>{const t=await o.ensureConfig();await d.runLocizeDownload(t,e)}),p.command("locize-migrate").description("Migrate local translation files to a new locize project.").action(async e=>{const t=await o.ensureConfig();await d.runLocizeMigrate(t,e)}),p.parse(process.argv);
+"use strict";var e=require("commander"),t=require("chokidar"),n=require("glob"),o=require("minimatch"),i=require("chalk"),a=require("./config.js"),r=require("./heuristic-config.js"),c=require("./extractor/core/extractor.js");require("node:path"),require("node:fs/promises"),require("jiti");var s=require("./types-generator.js"),l=require("./syncer.js"),u=require("./migrator.js"),d=require("./init.js"),g=require("./linter.js"),p=require("./status.js"),f=require("./locize.js");const m=new e.Command;m.name("i18next-cli").description("A unified, high-performance i18next CLI.").version("1.11.14"),m.command("extract").description("Extract translation keys from source files and update resource files.").option("-w, --watch","Watch for file changes and re-run the extractor.").option("--ci","Exit with a non-zero status code if any files are updated.").option("--dry-run","Run the extractor without writing any files to disk.").option("--sync-primary","Sync primary language values with default values from code.").action(async e=>{try{const n=await a.ensureConfig(),i=async()=>{const t=await c.runExtractor(n,{isWatchMode:!!e.watch,isDryRun:!!e.dryRun,syncPrimaryWithDefaults:!!e.syncPrimary});return e.ci&&!t?(console.log("✅ No files were updated."),process.exit(0)):e.ci&&t&&(console.error("❌ Some files were updated. This should not happen in CI mode."),process.exit(1)),t};if(await i(),e.watch){console.log("\nWatching for changes...");const e=await w(n.extract.input),a=y(n.extract.ignore),r=h(n.extract.output),c=[...a,...r].filter(Boolean),s=e.filter(e=>!c.some(t=>o.minimatch(e,t,{dot:!0})));t.watch(s,{ignored:/node_modules/,persistent:!0}).on("change",e=>{console.log(`\nFile changed: ${e}`),i()})}}catch(e){console.error("Error running extractor:",e),process.exit(1)}}),m.command("status [locale]").description("Display translation status. Provide a locale for a detailed key-by-key view.").option("-n, --namespace <ns>","Filter the status report by a specific namespace").action(async(e,t)=>{let n=await a.loadConfig();if(!n){console.log(i.blue("No config file found. Attempting to detect project structure..."));const e=await r.detectConfig();e||(console.error(i.red("Could not automatically detect your project structure.")),console.log(`Please create a config file first by running: ${i.cyan("npx i18next-cli init")}`),process.exit(1)),console.log(i.green("Project structure detected successfully!")),n=e}await p.runStatus(n,{detail:e,namespace:t.namespace})}),m.command("types").description("Generate TypeScript definitions from translation resource files.").option("-w, --watch","Watch for file changes and re-run the type generator.").action(async e=>{const n=await a.ensureConfig(),i=()=>s.runTypesGenerator(n);if(await i(),e.watch){console.log("\nWatching for changes...");const e=await w(n.types?.input||[]),a=[...y(n.extract?.ignore)].filter(Boolean),r=e.filter(e=>!a.some(t=>o.minimatch(e,t,{dot:!0})));t.watch(r,{persistent:!0}).on("change",e=>{console.log(`\nFile changed: ${e}`),i()})}}),m.command("sync").description("Synchronize secondary language files with the primary language file.").action(async()=>{const e=await a.ensureConfig();await l.runSyncer(e)}),m.command("migrate-config [configPath]").description("Migrate a legacy i18next-parser.config.js to the new format.").action(async e=>{await u.runMigrator(e)}),m.command("init").description("Create a new i18next.config.ts/js file with an interactive setup wizard.").action(d.runInit),m.command("lint").description("Find potential issues like hardcoded strings in your codebase.").option("-w, --watch","Watch for file changes and re-run the linter.").action(async e=>{const n=async()=>{let e=await a.loadConfig();if(!e){console.log(i.blue("No config file found. Attempting to detect project structure..."));const t=await r.detectConfig();t||(console.error(i.red("Could not automatically detect your project structure.")),console.log(`Please create a config file first by running: ${i.cyan("npx i18next-cli init")}`),process.exit(1)),console.log(i.green("Project structure detected successfully!")),e=t}await g.runLinter(e)};if(await n(),e.watch){console.log("\nWatching for changes...");const e=await a.loadConfig();if(e?.extract?.input){const i=await w(e.extract.input),a=[...y(e.extract.ignore),...h(e.extract.output)].filter(Boolean),r=i.filter(e=>!a.some(t=>o.minimatch(e,t,{dot:!0})));t.watch(r,{ignored:/node_modules/,persistent:!0}).on("change",e=>{console.log(`\nFile changed: ${e}`),n()})}}}),m.command("locize-sync").description("Synchronize local translations with your locize project.").option("--update-values","Update values of existing translations on locize.").option("--src-lng-only","Check for changes in source language only.").option("--compare-mtime","Compare modification times when syncing.").option("--dry-run","Run the command without making any changes.").action(async e=>{const t=await a.ensureConfig();await f.runLocizeSync(t,e)}),m.command("locize-download").description("Download all translations from your locize project.").action(async e=>{const t=await a.ensureConfig();await f.runLocizeDownload(t,e)}),m.command("locize-migrate").description("Migrate local translation files to a new locize project.").action(async e=>{const t=await a.ensureConfig();await f.runLocizeMigrate(t,e)}),m.parse(process.argv);const y=e=>Array.isArray(e)?e:e?[e]:[],h=e=>e&&"string"==typeof e?[e.replace(/\{\{[^}]+\}\}/g,"*")]:[],w=async(e=[])=>{const t=y(e),o=await Promise.all(t.map(e=>n.glob(e||"",{nodir:!0})));return Array.from(new Set(o.flat()))};

package/dist/esm/cli.js

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import{Command as t}from"commander";import e from"chokidar";import o from"chalk";import{ensureConfig as n,loadConfig as i}from"./config.js";import{detectConfig as a}from"./heuristic-config.js";import{runExtractor as r}from"./extractor/core/extractor.js";import"glob";import"node:path";import"node:fs/promises";import"jiti";import{runTypesGenerator as c}from"./types-generator.js";import{runSyncer as s}from"./syncer.js";import{runMigrator as l}from"./migrator.js";import{runInit as p}from"./init.js";import{runLinter as d}from"./linter.js";import{runStatus as m}from"./status.js";import{runLocizeSync as g,runLocizeDownload as u,runLocizeMigrate as f}from"./locize.js";const y=new t;y.name("i18next-cli").description("A unified, high-performance i18next CLI.").version("1.11.13"),y.command("extract").description("Extract translation keys from source files and update resource files.").option("-w, --watch","Watch for file changes and re-run the extractor.").option("--ci","Exit with a non-zero status code if any files are updated.").option("--dry-run","Run the extractor without writing any files to disk.").option("--sync-primary","Sync primary language values with default values from code.").action(async t=>{try{const o=await n(),i=async()=>{const e=await r(o,{isWatchMode:!!t.watch,isDryRun:!!t.dryRun,syncPrimaryWithDefaults:!!t.syncPrimary});return t.ci&&!e?(console.log("✅ No files were updated."),process.exit(0)):t.ci&&e&&(console.error("❌ Some files were updated. This should not happen in CI mode."),process.exit(1)),e};if(await i(),t.watch){console.log("\nWatching for changes...");const t=[/node_modules/,...Array.isArray(o.extract.ignore)?o.extract.ignore:o.extract.ignore?[o.extract.ignore]:[]],n=o.extract.input||[];e.watch(n,{ignored:t,persistent:!0}).on("change",t=>{console.log(`\nFile changed: ${t}`),i()})}}catch(t){console.error("Error running extractor:",t),process.exit(1)}}),y.command("status [locale]").description("Display translation status. Provide a locale for a detailed key-by-key view.").option("-n, --namespace <ns>","Filter the status report by a specific namespace").action(async(t,e)=>{let n=await i();if(!n){console.log(o.blue("No config file found. Attempting to detect project structure..."));const t=await a();t||(console.error(o.red("Could not automatically detect your project structure.")),console.log(`Please create a config file first by running: ${o.cyan("npx i18next-cli init")}`),process.exit(1)),console.log(o.green("Project structure detected successfully!")),n=t}await m(n,{detail:t,namespace:e.namespace})}),y.command("types").description("Generate TypeScript definitions from translation resource files.").option("-w, --watch","Watch for file changes and re-run the type generator.").action(async t=>{const o=await n(),i=()=>c(o);if(await i(),t.watch){console.log("\nWatching for changes...");const t=[/node_modules/,...Array.isArray(o.extract?.ignore)?o.extract.ignore:o.extract?.ignore?[o.extract?.ignore]:[]],n=o.types?.input||[];e.watch(n,{ignored:t,persistent:!0}).on("change",t=>{console.log(`\nFile changed: ${t}`),i()})}}),y.command("sync").description("Synchronize secondary language files with the primary language file.").action(async()=>{const t=await n();await s(t)}),y.command("migrate-config [configPath]").description("Migrate a legacy i18next-parser.config.js to the new format.").action(async t=>{await l(t)}),y.command("init").description("Create a new i18next.config.ts/js file with an interactive setup wizard.").action(p),y.command("lint").description("Find potential issues like hardcoded strings in your codebase.").option("-w, --watch","Watch for file changes and re-run the linter.").action(async t=>{const n=async()=>{let t=await i();if(!t){console.log(o.blue("No config file found. Attempting to detect project structure..."));const e=await a();e||(console.error(o.red("Could not automatically detect your project structure.")),console.log(`Please create a config file first by running: ${o.cyan("npx i18next-cli init")}`),process.exit(1)),console.log(o.green("Project structure detected successfully!")),t=e}await d(t)};if(await n(),t.watch){console.log("\nWatching for changes...");const t=await i();if(t?.extract?.input){const o=[/node_modules/,...Array.isArray(t.extract.ignore)?t.extract.ignore:t.extract.ignore?[t.extract.ignore]:[]],i=t.extract.input||[];e.watch(i,{ignored:o,persistent:!0}).on("change",t=>{console.log(`\nFile changed: ${t}`),n()})}}}),y.command("locize-sync").description("Synchronize local translations with your locize project.").option("--update-values","Update values of existing translations on locize.").option("--src-lng-only","Check for changes in source language only.").option("--compare-mtime","Compare modification times when syncing.").option("--dry-run","Run the command without making any changes.").action(async t=>{const e=await n();await g(e,t)}),y.command("locize-download").description("Download all translations from your locize project.").action(async t=>{const e=await n();await u(e,t)}),y.command("locize-migrate").description("Migrate local translation files to a new locize project.").action(async t=>{const e=await n();await f(e,t)}),y.parse(process.argv);
+import{Command as t}from"commander";import e from"chokidar";import{glob as o}from"glob";import{minimatch as n}from"minimatch";import i from"chalk";import{ensureConfig as a,loadConfig as r}from"./config.js";import{detectConfig as c}from"./heuristic-config.js";import{runExtractor as s}from"./extractor/core/extractor.js";import"node:path";import"node:fs/promises";import"jiti";import{runTypesGenerator as l}from"./types-generator.js";import{runSyncer as p}from"./syncer.js";import{runMigrator as m}from"./migrator.js";import{runInit as d}from"./init.js";import{runLinter as f}from"./linter.js";import{runStatus as u}from"./status.js";import{runLocizeSync as g,runLocizeDownload as y,runLocizeMigrate as h}from"./locize.js";const w=new t;w.name("i18next-cli").description("A unified, high-performance i18next CLI.").version("1.11.14"),w.command("extract").description("Extract translation keys from source files and update resource files.").option("-w, --watch","Watch for file changes and re-run the extractor.").option("--ci","Exit with a non-zero status code if any files are updated.").option("--dry-run","Run the extractor without writing any files to disk.").option("--sync-primary","Sync primary language values with default values from code.").action(async t=>{try{const o=await a(),i=async()=>{const e=await s(o,{isWatchMode:!!t.watch,isDryRun:!!t.dryRun,syncPrimaryWithDefaults:!!t.syncPrimary});return t.ci&&!e?(console.log("✅ No files were updated."),process.exit(0)):t.ci&&e&&(console.error("❌ Some files were updated. This should not happen in CI mode."),process.exit(1)),e};if(await i(),t.watch){console.log("\nWatching for changes...");const t=await z(o.extract.input),a=x(o.extract.ignore),r=j(o.extract.output),c=[...a,...r].filter(Boolean),s=t.filter(t=>!c.some(e=>n(t,e,{dot:!0})));e.watch(s,{ignored:/node_modules/,persistent:!0}).on("change",t=>{console.log(`\nFile changed: ${t}`),i()})}}catch(t){console.error("Error running extractor:",t),process.exit(1)}}),w.command("status [locale]").description("Display translation status. Provide a locale for a detailed key-by-key view.").option("-n, --namespace <ns>","Filter the status report by a specific namespace").action(async(t,e)=>{let o=await r();if(!o){console.log(i.blue("No config file found. Attempting to detect project structure..."));const t=await c();t||(console.error(i.red("Could not automatically detect your project structure.")),console.log(`Please create a config file first by running: ${i.cyan("npx i18next-cli init")}`),process.exit(1)),console.log(i.green("Project structure detected successfully!")),o=t}await u(o,{detail:t,namespace:e.namespace})}),w.command("types").description("Generate TypeScript definitions from translation resource files.").option("-w, --watch","Watch for file changes and re-run the type generator.").action(async t=>{const o=await a(),i=()=>l(o);if(await i(),t.watch){console.log("\nWatching for changes...");const t=await z(o.types?.input||[]),a=[...x(o.extract?.ignore)].filter(Boolean),r=t.filter(t=>!a.some(e=>n(t,e,{dot:!0})));e.watch(r,{persistent:!0}).on("change",t=>{console.log(`\nFile changed: ${t}`),i()})}}),w.command("sync").description("Synchronize secondary language files with the primary language file.").action(async()=>{const t=await a();await p(t)}),w.command("migrate-config [configPath]").description("Migrate a legacy i18next-parser.config.js to the new format.").action(async t=>{await m(t)}),w.command("init").description("Create a new i18next.config.ts/js file with an interactive setup wizard.").action(d),w.command("lint").description("Find potential issues like hardcoded strings in your codebase.").option("-w, --watch","Watch for file changes and re-run the linter.").action(async t=>{const o=async()=>{let t=await r();if(!t){console.log(i.blue("No config file found. Attempting to detect project structure..."));const e=await c();e||(console.error(i.red("Could not automatically detect your project structure.")),console.log(`Please create a config file first by running: ${i.cyan("npx i18next-cli init")}`),process.exit(1)),console.log(i.green("Project structure detected successfully!")),t=e}await f(t)};if(await o(),t.watch){console.log("\nWatching for changes...");const t=await r();if(t?.extract?.input){const i=await z(t.extract.input),a=[...x(t.extract.ignore),...j(t.extract.output)].filter(Boolean),r=i.filter(t=>!a.some(e=>n(t,e,{dot:!0})));e.watch(r,{ignored:/node_modules/,persistent:!0}).on("change",t=>{console.log(`\nFile changed: ${t}`),o()})}}}),w.command("locize-sync").description("Synchronize local translations with your locize project.").option("--update-values","Update values of existing translations on locize.").option("--src-lng-only","Check for changes in source language only.").option("--compare-mtime","Compare modification times when syncing.").option("--dry-run","Run the command without making any changes.").action(async t=>{const e=await a();await g(e,t)}),w.command("locize-download").description("Download all translations from your locize project.").action(async t=>{const e=await a();await y(e,t)}),w.command("locize-migrate").description("Migrate local translation files to a new locize project.").action(async t=>{const e=await a();await h(e,t)}),w.parse(process.argv);const x=t=>Array.isArray(t)?t:t?[t]:[],j=t=>t&&"string"==typeof t?[t.replace(/\{\{[^}]+\}\}/g,"*")]:[],z=async(t=[])=>{const e=x(t),n=await Promise.all(e.map(t=>o(t||"",{nodir:!0})));return Array.from(new Set(n.flat()))};

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "i18next-cli",
-  "version": "1.11.13",
+  "version": "1.11.14",
   "description": "A unified, high-performance i18next CLI.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     "inquirer": "12.9.6",
     "jiti": "2.6.1",
     "jsonc-parser": "3.3.1",
+    "minimatch": "10.0.3",
     "ora": "9.0.0",
     "swc-walk": "1.0.0"
   }

package/src/cli.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import { Command } from 'commander'
 import chokidar from 'chokidar'
+import { glob } from 'glob'
+import { minimatch } from 'minimatch'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
 import { loadConfig, ensureConfig } from './config'
 import { detectConfig } from './heuristic-config'
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ const program = new Command()
 program
   .name('i18next-cli')
   .description('A unified, high-performance i18next CLI.')
-  .version('1.11.13')
+  .version('1.11.14')
 
 program
   .command('extract')
@@ -57,14 +59,17 @@ program
       // If in watch mode, set up the chokidar watcher
       if (options.watch) {
         console.log('\nWatching for changes...')
-        // Respect configured ignore patterns and pass the original glob(s) to chokidar
-        const ignoredPatterns = [
-          /node_modules/,
-          ...(Array.isArray(config.extract.ignore) ? config.extract.ignore : (config.extract.ignore ? [config.extract.ignore] : [])),
-        ]
-        const watchTargets = config.extract.input || []
-        const watcher = chokidar.watch(watchTargets, {
-          ignored: ignoredPatterns,
+        // expand configured input globs (keep original behavior for detection)
+        const expanded = await expandGlobs(config.extract.input)
+        // build ignore list (configured + derived from output template)
+        const configuredIgnore = toArray(config.extract.ignore)
+        const derivedIgnore = deriveOutputIgnore(config.extract.output)
+        const ignoreGlobs = [...configuredIgnore, ...derivedIgnore].filter(Boolean)
+        // filter expanded files by ignore globs
+        const watchFiles = expanded.filter(f => !ignoreGlobs.some(g => minimatch(f, g, { dot: true })))
+
+        const watcher = chokidar.watch(watchFiles, {
+          ignored: /node_modules/,
           persistent: true,
         })
         watcher.on('change', path => {
@@ -110,16 +115,10 @@ program
 
     if (options.watch) {
       console.log('\nWatching for changes...')
-      // Use the configured input patterns and respect extract.ignore if present
-      const ignoredPatterns = [
-        /node_modules/,
-        ...(Array.isArray(config.extract?.ignore) ? config.extract.ignore : (config.extract?.ignore ? [config.extract?.ignore] : [])),
-      ]
-      const watchTargets = config.types?.input || []
-      const watcher = chokidar.watch(watchTargets, {
-        ignored: ignoredPatterns,
-        persistent: true,
-      })
+      const expandedTypes = await expandGlobs(config.types?.input || [])
+      const ignoredTypes = [...toArray(config.extract?.ignore)].filter(Boolean)
+      const watchTypes = expandedTypes.filter(f => !ignoredTypes.some(g => minimatch(f, g, { dot: true })))
+      const watcher = chokidar.watch(watchTypes, { persistent: true })
       watcher.on('change', path => {
         console.log(`\nFile changed: ${path}`)
         run()
@@ -178,13 +177,14 @@ program
       // Re-load the config to get the correct input paths for the watcher
       const config = await loadConfig()
       if (config?.extract?.input) {
-        const ignoredPatterns = [
-          /node_modules/,
-          ...(Array.isArray(config.extract.ignore) ? config.extract.ignore : (config.extract.ignore ? [config.extract.ignore] : [])),
-        ]
-        const watchTargets = config.extract.input || []
-        const watcher = chokidar.watch(watchTargets, {
-          ignored: ignoredPatterns,
+        const expandedLint = await expandGlobs(config.extract.input)
+        const configuredIgnore2 = toArray(config.extract.ignore)
+        const derivedIgnore2 = deriveOutputIgnore(config.extract.output)
+        const ignoredLint = [...configuredIgnore2, ...derivedIgnore2].filter(Boolean)
+        const watchLint = expandedLint.filter(f => !ignoredLint.some(g => minimatch(f, g, { dot: true })))
+
+        const watcher = chokidar.watch(watchLint, {
+          ignored: /node_modules/,
           persistent: true,
         })
         watcher.on('change', path => {
@@ -224,3 +224,15 @@ program
   })
 
 program.parse(process.argv)
+
+const toArray = (v: any) => Array.isArray(v) ? v : (v ? [v] : [])
+const deriveOutputIgnore = (output?: string) => {
+  if (!output || typeof output !== 'string') return []
+  return [output.replace(/\{\{[^}]+\}\}/g, '*')]
+}
+// helper to expand one or many glob patterns
+const expandGlobs = async (patterns: string | string[] = []) => {
+  const arr = toArray(patterns)
+  const sets = await Promise.all(arr.map(p => glob(p || '', { nodir: true })))
+  return Array.from(new Set(sets.flat()))
+}