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Event matched result - Not returning array of strings #2265
Description
- Versions: node 22.21.1
nodemon -v: 3.1.11- Operating system/terminal environment (powershell, gitshell, etc):
- Using Docker? What image: No
- Command you ran:
src/scripts
Expected behaviour
While using nodemon, expecting here - event?.matched?.result, to return array of strings (path), where changes been made.
Event is of type NodemonEventRestart
Actual behaviour
For some reason, getting back - array of strings (paths) as a part of event and event?.matched?.result = undefined
Steps to reproduce
`nodemon({ script: '', ext: 'tsx,ts,json', exec: 'echo "\n"', ignore: ['dist/**'] }); `
nodemon.on('restart', (event) => { console.log('Event', event, event?.matched?.result) }
Output - Event [ 'src/some_path.tsx'] undefined
Activity
remy commentedon Feb 18, 2026
Why are you expecting a
matchedproperty in the array? ref: https://github.com/remy/nodemon/wiki/Events#statesremy commentedon Feb 19, 2026
okay, I think I've figured out what you're doing. The TypeScript definition is wrong (I can't remember who wrote them, but it was before I was forced to climb onto the wagon, so now I can actually read and verify). I'm guessing something like copilot has auto-suggested those lines of code, which explains the syntax (from the TS definitions).
I'm going to push a change that fixes the definitions, but for your benefit, the event only takes a string as the argument (or undefined), ie.
on(event: 'restart', listener: (files?: string[]) => void): Nodemon;fix: TypeScript definition for 'restart' args