hasChanged property

@override bool get hasChanged

Gets a value that indicates if a change has occurred.

Implementation

@override
bool get hasChanged {
  if (_hasChanged) {
    return true;
  }

  // Check if cancellation was requested
  if (_cancellationTokenSource?.isCancellationRequested ?? false) {
    _hasChanged = true;
    return true;
  }

  // Only check if enough time has passed since last check
  final now = DateTime.now();
  if (_lastCheckedTime != null &&
      now.difference(_lastCheckedTime!) < _pollingInterval) {
    return false;
  }

  _lastCheckedTime = now;

  final currentState = _getCurrentState();

  // Check if the state has changed
  if (_previousState == null) {
    _hasChanged = currentState.isNotEmpty;
  } else {
    // Check for added, removed, or modified files
    _hasChanged = _stateHasChanged(_previousState!, currentState);
  }

  if (_hasChanged) {
    _previousState = currentState;
  }

  return _hasChanged;
}