---
title: watching_service | CodeWeaver Docs
description: API reference for codeweaver.engine.services.watching_service
url: "https://docs.knitli.com/api/engine/services/watching_service"
type: static
generatedAt: "2026-04-17T17:21:08.608Z"
---

# watching_service
       [Open in ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Read%20https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.knitli.com%2Fcodeweaver%2Fapi%2Fengine%2Fservices%2Fwatching_service%2F.%20I%20want%20to%20ask%20questions%20about%20it.)[Open in Claude](https://claude.ai/new?q=Read%20https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.knitli.com%2Fcodeweaver%2Fapi%2Fengine%2Fservices%2Fwatching_service%2F.%20I%20want%20to%20ask%20questions%20about%20it.)[View in Markdown](/codeweaver/api/engine/services/watching_service.md)       [Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.knitli.com%2Fcodeweaver%2Fapi%2Fengine%2Fservices%2Fwatching_service%2F)[Share on X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.knitli.com%2Fcodeweaver%2Fapi%2Fengine%2Fservices%2Fwatching_service%2F&text=watching_service)[Share on Threads](https://threads.net/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.knitli.com%2Fcodeweaver%2Fapi%2Fengine%2Fservices%2Fwatching_service%2F&text=watching_service)[Share on Bluesky](https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=watching_service%20https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.knitli.com%2Fcodeweaver%2Fapi%2Fengine%2Fservices%2Fwatching_service%2F)[Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.knitli.com%2Fcodeweaver%2Fapi%2Fengine%2Fservices%2Fwatching_service%2F)[Share on Reddit](https://reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.knitli.com%2Fcodeweaver%2Fapi%2Fengine%2Fservices%2Fwatching_service%2F&title=watching_service)[Share on Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/submitlink?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.knitli.com%2Fcodeweaver%2Fapi%2Fengine%2Fservices%2Fwatching_service%2F&t=watching_service)[Share on Email](mailto:?subject=watching_service&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.knitli.com%2Fcodeweaver%2Fapi%2Fengine%2Fservices%2Fwatching_service%2F)[Share on WhatsApp](https://wa.me/?text=watching_service%20https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.knitli.com%2Fcodeweaver%2Fapi%2Fengine%2Fservices%2Fwatching_service%2F)[Share on Telegram](https://t.me/share/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.knitli.com%2Fcodeweaver%2Fapi%2Fengine%2Fservices%2Fwatching_service%2F&text=watching_service)
# `codeweaver.engine.services.watching_service`
[Section titled “codeweaver.engine.services.watching_service”](#codeweaverengineserviceswatching_service)
Service for file watching and triggering indexing.

## Class: `FileWatchingService`
[Section titled “Class: FileWatchingService”](#class-filewatchingservice)
Service that monitors file system changes and triggers indexing updates.

### Method: `run`
[Section titled “Method: run”](#method-run)

**

```
run()
```

Run the file watcher.

This performs an initial index check (via IndexingService) and then starts watching for changes.

### Method: `update_logging`
[Section titled “Method: update_logging”](#method-update_logging)

**

```
update_logging()
```

Update watchfiles logging configuration.