Repository: streamich/memfs (ts)

Issue:
When a file is changed in a memfs volume, its ctime does not update.
mtime and atime both seem to behave as expected, but ctime does not.

Seems like it could be related to #891 and #889

Here's a test I wrote that fails when using a memfs volume but passes when using the real 'fs':

```javascript
const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');
const assert = require('assert');
const { Volume } = require('memfs');

describe('memfs ctime', async () => {

  it('should change ctime', async () => {
    const vol = new Volume();
    
    const _fs_ = vol; // test fails
    // const _fs_ = fs; // test passes
    
    const file = '/tmp/test-memfs-ctime.txt';
    
    // Wait 1ms between actions to be sure the times change.
    const sleep = () => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1));

    // Create the file if it doesn't exist.
    _fs_.mkdirSync(path.dirname(file), {recursive: true});
    _fs_.closeSync(_fs_.openSync(file, 'a'));
    
    // Get the ctime before any changes.
    let initial = _fs_.statSync(file).ctimeMs;
    
    // Get the ctime after writing to the file.
    await sleep();
    _fs_.writeFileSync(file, 'testing memfs ctime', 'utf8');
    let afterWrite = _fs_.statSync(file).ctimeMs;

    // Get the ctime after changing the file's atime and mtime.
    await sleep();
    let oneSecondAgo = new Date(Date.now() - 1000);
    _fs_.utimesSync(file, oneSecondAgo, oneSecondAgo);
    let afterMtimeChange = _fs_.statSync(file).ctimeMs;
    
    assert(afterWrite > initial, 'ctime should be greater after write than before');
    assert(afterMtimeChange > afterWrite, 'ctime should be greater after utimes change than before');
  });

});
```

Pull request:
fix: ensure metadata is updated correctly so that `watchFile` is correctly triggered
1. folder's nlink default value is 2
2. add subfolder nlink++
3. atime updated
4. ctime updated after uid/gid/atime/mtime/perm/nlink updated

Resolves https://github.com/streamich/memfs/issues/889
Resolves #901

Patch:
diff --git a/src/node.ts b/src/node.ts
index 30faafaa..9ac8e756 100644
--- a/src/node.ts
+++ b/src/node.ts
@@ -19,34 +19,97 @@ export class Node extends EventEmitter {
   ino: number;
 
   // User ID and group ID.
-  uid: number = getuid();
-  gid: number = getgid();
+  private _uid: number = getuid();
+  private _gid: number = getgid();
 
-  atime = new Date();
-  mtime = new Date();
-  ctime = new Date();
+  private _atime = new Date();
+  private _mtime = new Date();
+  private _ctime = new Date();
 
   // data: string = '';
   buf: Buffer;
 
-  perm = 0o666; // Permissions `chmod`, `fchmod`
+  private _perm = 0o666; // Permissions `chmod`, `fchmod`
 
   mode = S_IFREG; // S_IFDIR, S_IFREG, etc.. (file by default?)
 
   // Number of hard links pointing at this Node.
-  nlink = 1;
+  private _nlink = 1;
 
   // Steps to another node, if this node is a symlink.
   symlink: string[];
 
   constructor(ino: number, perm: number = 0o666) {
     super();
-    this.perm = perm;
+    this._perm = perm;
     this.mode |= perm;
     this.ino = ino;
   }
 
+  public set ctime(ctime: Date) {
+    this._ctime = ctime;
+  }
+
+  public get ctime(): Date {
+    return this._ctime;
+  }
+
+  public set uid(uid: number) {
+    this._uid = uid;
+    this.ctime = new Date();
+  }
+
+  public get uid(): number {
+    return this._uid;
+  }
+
+  public set gid(gid: number) {
+    this._gid = gid;
+    this.ctime = new Date();
+  }
+
+  public get gid(): number {
+    return this._gid;
+  }
+
+  public set atime(atime: Date) {
+    this._atime = atime;
+    this.ctime = new Date();
+  }
+
+  public get atime(): Date {
+    return this._atime;
+  }
+
+  public set mtime(mtime: Date) {
+    this._mtime = mtime;
+    this.ctime = new Date();
+  }
+
+  public get mtime(): Date {
+    return this._mtime;
+  }
+
+  public set perm(perm: number) {
+    this._perm = perm;
+    this.ctime = new Date();
+  }
+
+  public get perm(): number {
+    return this._perm;
+  }
+
+  public set nlink(nlink: number) {
+    this._nlink = nlink;
+    this.ctime = new Date();
+  }
+
+  public get nlink(): number {
+    return this._nlink;
+  }
+
   getString(encoding = 'utf8'): string {
+    this.atime = new Date();
     return this.getBuffer().toString(encoding);
   }
 
@@ -57,6 +120,7 @@ export class Node extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   getBuffer(): Buffer {
+    this.atime = new Date();
     if (!this.buf) this.setBuffer(bufferAllocUnsafe(0));
     return bufferFrom(this.buf); // Return a copy.
   }
@@ -122,6 +186,7 @@ export class Node extends EventEmitter {
 
   // Returns the number of bytes read.
   read(buf: Buffer | Uint8Array, off: number = 0, len: number = buf.byteLength, pos: number = 0): number {
+    this.atime = new Date();
     if (!this.buf) this.buf = bufferAllocUnsafe(0);
 
     let actualLen = len;
@@ -262,8 +327,11 @@ export class Link extends EventEmitter {
   // Recursively sync children steps, e.g. in case of dir rename
   set steps(val) {
     this._steps = val;
-    for (const child of Object.values(this.children)) {
-      child?.syncSteps();
+    for (const [child, link] of Object.entries(this.children)) {
+      if (child === '.' || child === '..') {
+        continue;
+      }
+      link?.syncSteps();
     }
   }
 
@@ -289,10 +357,8 @@ export class Link extends EventEmitter {
     link.setNode(node);
 
     if (node.isDirectory()) {
-      // link.setChild('.', link);
-      // link.getNode().nlink++;
-      // link.setChild('..', this);
-      // this.getNode().nlink++;
+      link.children['.'] = link;
+      link.getNode().nlink++;
     }
 
     this.setChild(name, link);
@@ -305,19 +371,33 @@ export class Link extends EventEmitter {
     link.parent = this;
     this.length++;
 
+    const node = link.getNode();
+    if (node.isDirectory()) {
+      link.children['..'] = this;
+      this.getNode().nlink++;
+    }
+
+    this.getNode().mtime = new Date();
     this.emit('child:add', link, this);
 
     return link;
   }
 
   deleteChild(link: Link) {
+    const node = link.getNode();
+    if (node.isDirectory()) {
+      delete link.children['..'];
+      this.getNode().nlink--;
+    }
     delete this.children[link.getName()];
     this.length--;
 
+    this.getNode().mtime = new Date();
     this.emit('child:delete', link, this);
   }
 
   getChild(name: string): Link | undefined {
+    this.getNode().mtime = new Date();
     if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(this.children, name)) {
       return this.children[name];
     }
diff --git a/src/volume.ts b/src/volume.ts
index 2c152006..9282003a 100644
--- a/src/volume.ts
+++ b/src/volume.ts
@@ -666,11 +666,11 @@ export class Volume {
       }
     };
 
-    // root.setChild('.', root);
-    // root.getNode().nlink++;
+    root.setChild('.', root);
+    root.getNode().nlink++;
 
-    // root.setChild('..', root);
-    // root.getNode().nlink++;
+    root.setChild('..', root);
+    root.getNode().nlink++;
 
     this.root = root;
   }
@@ -879,6 +879,9 @@ export class Volume {
     }
 
     for (const name in children) {
+      if (name === '.' || name === '..') {
+        continue;
+      }
       isEmpty = false;
 
       const child = link.getChild(name);
@@ -1741,7 +1744,7 @@ export class Volume {
       for (const name in link.children) {
         const child = link.getChild(name);
 
-        if (!child) {
+        if (!child || name === '.' || name === '..') {
           continue;
         }
 
@@ -1758,6 +1761,9 @@ export class Volume {
 
     const list: TDataOut[] = [];
     for (const name in link.children) {
+      if (name === '.' || name === '..') {
+        continue;
+      }
       list.push(strToEncoding(name, options.encoding));
     }
 
@@ -2798,8 +2804,8 @@ export class FSWatcher extends EventEmitter {
       };
 
       // children nodes changed
-      Object.values(link.children).forEach(childLink => {
-        if (childLink) {
+      Object.entries(link.children).forEach(([name, childLink]) => {
+        if (childLink && name !== '.' && name !== '..') {
           watchLinkNodeChanged(childLink);
         }
       });
@@ -2814,8 +2820,8 @@ export class FSWatcher extends EventEmitter {
       });
 
       if (recursive) {
-        Object.values(link.children).forEach(childLink => {
-          if (childLink) {
+        Object.entries(link.children).forEach(([name, childLink]) => {
+          if (childLink && name !== '.' && name !== '..') {
             watchLinkChildrenChanged(childLink);
           }
         });


Test patch:
diff --git a/src/__tests__/node.test.ts b/src/__tests__/node.test.ts
index c8879802..d5a8694a 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/node.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/node.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Node } from '../node';
+import { Node, Link } from '../node';
 import { constants } from '../constants';
 
 describe('node.ts', () => {
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ describe('node.ts', () => {
         node.read(buf, 0, 1, 1);
         expect(buf.equals(Buffer.from([2]))).toBe(true);
       });
+      it('updates the atime and ctime', () => {
+        const node = new Node(1);
+        const oldAtime = node.atime;
+        const oldCtime = node.ctime;
+        node.read(Buffer.alloc(0));
+        const newAtime = node.atime;
+        const newCtime = node.ctime;
+        expect(newAtime).not.toBe(oldAtime);
+        expect(newCtime).not.toBe(oldCtime);
+      });
     });
     describe('.chmod(perm)', () => {
       const node = new Node(1);
@@ -69,5 +79,39 @@ describe('node.ts', () => {
       expect(node.perm).toBe(0o600);
       expect(node.isFile()).toBe(true);
     });
+    describe.each(['uid', 'gid', 'atime', 'mtime', 'perm', 'nlink'])('when %s changes', field => {
+      it('updates the property and the ctime', () => {
+        const node = new Node(1);
+        const oldCtime = node.ctime;
+        node[field] = 1;
+        const newCtime = node.ctime;
+        expect(newCtime).not.toBe(oldCtime);
+        expect(node[field]).toBe(1);
+      });
+    });
+    describe('.getString(encoding?)', () => {
+      it('updates the atime and ctime', () => {
+        const node = new Node(1);
+        const oldAtime = node.atime;
+        const oldCtime = node.ctime;
+        node.getString();
+        const newAtime = node.atime;
+        const newCtime = node.ctime;
+        expect(newAtime).not.toBe(oldAtime);
+        expect(newCtime).not.toBe(oldCtime);
+      });
+    });
+    describe('.getBuffer()', () => {
+      it('updates the atime and ctime', () => {
+        const node = new Node(1);
+        const oldAtime = node.atime;
+        const oldCtime = node.ctime;
+        node.getBuffer();
+        const newAtime = node.atime;
+        const newCtime = node.ctime;
+        expect(newAtime).not.toBe(oldAtime);
+        expect(newCtime).not.toBe(oldCtime);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/__tests__/volume.test.ts b/src/__tests__/volume.test.ts
index fe7b134c..9aea5c26 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/volume.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/volume.test.ts
@@ -332,10 +332,13 @@ describe('volume', () => {
     describe('.openSync(path, flags[, mode])', () => {
       const vol = new Volume();
       it('Create new file at root (/test.txt)', () => {
+        const oldMtime = vol.root.getNode().mtime;
         const fd = vol.openSync('/test.txt', 'w');
+        const newMtime = vol.root.getNode().mtime;
         expect(vol.root.getChild('test.txt')).toBeInstanceOf(Link);
         expect(typeof fd).toBe('number');
         expect(fd).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        expect(oldMtime).not.toBe(newMtime);
       });
       it('Error on file not found', () => {
         try {
@@ -989,10 +992,16 @@ describe('volume', () => {
     describe('.mkdirSync(path[, options])', () => {
       it('Create dir at root', () => {
         const vol = new Volume();
+        const oldMtime = vol.root.getNode().mtime;
+        const oldNlink = vol.root.getNode().nlink;
         vol.mkdirSync('/test');
+        const newMtime = vol.root.getNode().mtime;
+        const newNlink = vol.root.getNode().nlink;
         const child = tryGetChild(vol.root, 'test');
         expect(child).toBeInstanceOf(Link);
         expect(child.getNode().isDirectory()).toBe(true);
+        expect(oldMtime).not.toBe(newMtime);
+        expect(newNlink).toBe(oldNlink + 1);
       });
       it('Create 2 levels deep folders', () => {
         const vol = new Volume();