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+/.zig-cache/
+/zig-out/
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+```
+     _   _ _       _     _     _       _     _       _         
+    | \ | (_)     | |   | |   | \     / |   | |     | |        
+    |  \| |_  __ _| |__ | |_  \  \ _ /  /_ _| |_  __| |___     
+    | . ` | |/ _` | '_ \| __|  \  ` '  / _` | __|/ _| '_  \    
+    | |\  | | (_| | | | | |_    \     / (_| | |_| (_| | | |    
+    |_| \_|_|\__, |_| |_|\__|    \_|_/ \__,_|\__|\__|_| |_|    
+               __/ |                                           
+              |___/                                            
+                   T H E   N I G H T   W A T C H               
+```
+![nightwatch](docs/nightwatch.png)
+
+> The city sleeps.
+> The files do not.
+
+"FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC"
+
+**The Night Watch** is a file change tracker for directory trees, written
+in **Zig**.
+
+It provides:
+
+- A standalone CLI for tracking filesystem changes
+- A module for embedding change-tracking into other Zig programs
+- Minimal dependencies and consistent, predictable, cross-platform behavior
+
+It does not interfere.
+It does not speculate.
+It simply keeps watch.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## Features
+
+- Recursive directory tree tracking
+- Deterministic multi-platform support (Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS, Windows)
+- Lightweight and fast
+- Embeddable Zig module API
+- Standalone CLI executable
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Installation
+
+The Watch is written in **Zig** and built using the Zig build system.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Zig (latest stable recommended)
+
+## Build CLI
+
+``` bash
+zig build
+```
+
+The executable will be located in:
+
+`zig-out/bin/nightwatch`
+
+## Install System-Wide
+
+``` bash
+zig build install
+```
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Using as a Zig Module
+
+The Night Watch exposes a reusable module that can be imported into
+other Zig programs.
+
+In your `build.zig`:
+
+``` zig
+const nightwatch = b.dependency("nightwatch", .{
+    .target = target,
+    .optimize = optimize,
+});
+
+exe.root_module.addImport("nightwatch", nightwatch.module("nightwatch"));
+```
+
+In your Zig source:
+
+``` zig
+const nightwatch = @import("nightwatch");
+```
+
+You now have programmatic access to the tracking engine.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# CLI Usage
+
+``` bash
+nightwatch [{path}..]
+```
+
+Run:
+
+``` bash
+nightwatch --help
+```
+
+for full command documentation.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Philosophy
+
+Other tools watch files.
+
+The Night Watch keeps watch over the peace.
+
+It remembers what changed.
+It records what vanished.
+It notices what arrived at 2:14 AM.
+
+And it writes it down.
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+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    const mod = b.addModule("nightwatch", .{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/nightwatch.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+    });
+
+    const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
+        .name = "nightwatch",
+        .root_module = b.createModule(.{
+            .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
+            .target = target,
+            .optimize = optimize,
+            .imports = &.{
+                .{ .name = "nightwatch", .module = mod },
+            },
+        }),
+    });
+
+    b.installArtifact(exe);
+
+    const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the app");
+    const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+    run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
+    if (b.args) |args|
+        run_cmd.addArgs(args);
+
+    const mod_tests = b.addTest(.{
+        .root_module = mod,
+    });
+    const run_mod_tests = b.addRunArtifact(mod_tests);
+
+    const exe_tests = b.addTest(.{
+        .root_module = exe.root_module,
+    });
+    const run_exe_tests = b.addRunArtifact(exe_tests);
+
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Run tests");
+    test_step.dependOn(&run_mod_tests.step);
+    test_step.dependOn(&run_exe_tests.step);
+}
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
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+.{
+    // This is the default name used by packages depending on this one. For
+    // example, when a user runs `zig fetch --save <url>`, this field is used
+    // as the key in the `dependencies` table. Although the user can choose a
+    // different name, most users will stick with this provided value.
+    //
+    // It is redundant to include "zig" in this name because it is already
+    // within the Zig package namespace.
+    .name = .flow_changes,
+    // This is a [Semantic Version](https://semver.org/).
+    // In a future version of Zig it will be used for package deduplication.
+    .version = "0.0.0",
+    // Together with name, this represents a globally unique package
+    // identifier. This field is generated by the Zig toolchain when the
+    // package is first created, and then *never changes*. This allows
+    // unambiguous detection of one package being an updated version of
+    // another.
+    //
+    // When forking a Zig project, this id should be regenerated (delete the
+    // field and run `zig build`) if the upstream project is still maintained.
+    // Otherwise, the fork is *hostile*, attempting to take control over the
+    // original project's identity. Thus it is recommended to leave the comment
+    // on the following line intact, so that it shows up in code reviews that
+    // modify the field.
+    .fingerprint = 0x63107cb039894510, // Changing this has security and trust implications.
+    // Tracks the earliest Zig version that the package considers to be a
+    // supported use case.
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.15.2",
+    // This field is optional.
+    // Each dependency must either provide a `url` and `hash`, or a `path`.
+    // `zig build --fetch` can be used to fetch all dependencies of a package, recursively.
+    // Once all dependencies are fetched, `zig build` no longer requires
+    // internet connectivity.
+    .dependencies = .{
+        // See `zig fetch --save <url>` for a command-line interface for adding dependencies.
+        //.example = .{
+        //    // When updating this field to a new URL, be sure to delete the corresponding
+        //    // `hash`, otherwise you are communicating that you expect to find the old hash at
+        //    // the new URL. If the contents of a URL change this will result in a hash mismatch
+        //    // which will prevent zig from using it.
+        //    .url = "https://example.com/foo.tar.gz",
+        //
+        //    // This is computed from the file contents of the directory of files that is
+        //    // obtained after fetching `url` and applying the inclusion rules given by
+        //    // `paths`.
+        //    //
+        //    // This field is the source of truth; packages do not come from a `url`; they
+        //    // come from a `hash`. `url` is just one of many possible mirrors for how to
+        //    // obtain a package matching this `hash`.
+        //    //
+        //    // Uses the [multihash](https://multiformats.io/multihash/) format.
+        //    .hash = "...",
+        //
+        //    // When this is provided, the package is found in a directory relative to the
+        //    // build root. In this case the package's hash is irrelevant and therefore not
+        //    // computed. This field and `url` are mutually exclusive.
+        //    .path = "foo",
+        //
+        //    // When this is set to `true`, a package is declared to be lazily
+        //    // fetched. This makes the dependency only get fetched if it is
+        //    // actually used.
+        //    .lazy = false,
+        //},
+    },
+    // Specifies the set of files and directories that are included in this package.
+    // Only files and directories listed here are included in the `hash` that
+    // is computed for this package. Only files listed here will remain on disk
+    // when using the zig package manager. As a rule of thumb, one should list
+    // files required for compilation plus any license(s).
+    // Paths are relative to the build root. Use the empty string (`""`) to refer to
+    // the build root itself.
+    // A directory listed here means that all files within, recursively, are included.
+    .paths = .{
+        "build.zig",
+        "build.zig.zon",
+        "src",
+        // For example...
+        //"LICENSE",
+        //"README.md",
+    },
+}
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+const std = @import("std");
+const nightwatch = @import("nightwatch");
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    std.debug.print("FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC\n", .{});
+}
+
+test "simple test" {}