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fix: try to resolve Windows touch EPERM error #238

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fix: try to resolve Windows touch EPERM error
peterpeterparker Jan 13, 2026
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chore: optimistic lint
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18 changes: 15 additions & 3 deletions cli/src/services/server/touch.services.ts
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import {isEmptyString} from '@dfinity/utils';
import kleur from 'kleur';
import {existsSync} from 'node:fs';
import {utimes} from 'node:fs/promises';
import {readFile, utimes, writeFile} from 'node:fs/promises';
import {join} from 'node:path';
import {DEV_DEPLOY_FOLDER} from '../../constants/dev.constants';

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ export const touchWatchedFile = async ({searchParams}: {searchParams: URLSearchP
};

const touch = async (filePath: string) => {
const now = new Date();
await utimes(filePath, now, now);
try {
const now = new Date();
await utimes(filePath, now, now);
} catch (err: unknown) {
// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-type-assertion
if (err instanceof Error && 'code' in err && (err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === 'EPERM') {
// Fallback for Windows Docker: force timestamp update by rewriting file
const content = await readFile(filePath);
await writeFile(filePath, content);
return;
}

throw err;
}
};