From 64e521d549056862ca901458ef3a80daf9c4ddf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yuri Karamian <yuri@arkhost.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:14:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ios): poll vault changes to avoid file descriptor
 exhaustion

---
 src-tauri/src/state.rs         |  6 +--
 src-tauri/src/vault/watcher.rs | 87 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src-tauri/src/state.rs b/src-tauri/src/state.rs
index 3c3e0de..2ebbe4e 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/state.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/state.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 use crate::search::SearchIndex;
 use crate::types::AppConfig;
-use notify::RecommendedWatcher;
+use crate::vault::watcher::VaultWatcher;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
-use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 pub struct AppState {
     pub config: Mutex<AppConfig>,
     pub search_index: Mutex<Option<Arc<SearchIndex>>>,
-    pub watcher: Mutex<Option<RecommendedWatcher>>,
+    pub watcher: Mutex<Option<VaultWatcher>>,
     pub vault_transition: tokio::sync::Mutex<()>,
     pub importing: AtomicBool,
     pub syncing: AtomicBool,
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/vault/watcher.rs b/src-tauri/src/vault/watcher.rs
index cce1544..660a4c2 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/vault/watcher.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/vault/watcher.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use notify::{Config, EventKind, RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
+use notify::{Config, EventKind, PollWatcher, RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -8,14 +8,57 @@ use crate::state::AppState;
 use crate::types::FileEvent;
 use crate::vault::operations::helixnotes_dir;
 
-pub fn start_watcher(app: AppHandle, vault_path: String) -> Result<RecommendedWatcher, String> {
+const IOS_POLL_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
+const NATIVE_POLL_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum WatcherBackend {
+    Recommended,
+    Poll,
+}
+
+const fn watcher_backend_for_target(is_ios: bool) -> WatcherBackend {
+    if is_ios {
+        WatcherBackend::Poll
+    } else {
+        WatcherBackend::Recommended
+    }
+}
+
+const fn poll_interval_for_backend(backend: WatcherBackend) -> Duration {
+    match backend {
+        WatcherBackend::Recommended => NATIVE_POLL_INTERVAL,
+        WatcherBackend::Poll => IOS_POLL_INTERVAL,
+    }
+}
+
+pub enum VaultWatcher {
+    Recommended(RecommendedWatcher),
+    Poll(PollWatcher),
+}
+
+impl VaultWatcher {
+    fn watch(&mut self, path: &Path, recursive_mode: RecursiveMode) -> notify::Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Recommended(watcher) => watcher.watch(path, recursive_mode),
+            Self::Poll(watcher) => watcher.watch(path, recursive_mode),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn start_watcher(app: AppHandle, vault_path: String) -> Result<VaultWatcher, String> {
     let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
 
-    let mut watcher = RecommendedWatcher::new(
-        tx,
-        Config::default().with_poll_interval(Duration::from_secs(1)),
-    )
-    .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    let backend = watcher_backend_for_target(cfg!(target_os = "ios"));
+    let config = Config::default().with_poll_interval(poll_interval_for_backend(backend));
+    let mut watcher = match backend {
+        WatcherBackend::Recommended => VaultWatcher::Recommended(
+            RecommendedWatcher::new(tx, config).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?,
+        ),
+        WatcherBackend::Poll => {
+            VaultWatcher::Poll(PollWatcher::new(tx, config).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?)
+        }
+    };
 
     watcher
         .watch(Path::new(&vault_path), RecursiveMode::Recursive)
@@ -80,3 +123,33 @@ pub fn start_watcher(app: AppHandle, vault_path: String) -> Result<RecommendedWa
 
     Ok(watcher)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ios_uses_polling_backend() {
+        assert_eq!(watcher_backend_for_target(true), WatcherBackend::Poll);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn other_platforms_keep_recommended_backend() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            watcher_backend_for_target(false),
+            WatcherBackend::Recommended
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn watcher_backends_use_the_expected_intervals() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            poll_interval_for_backend(WatcherBackend::Poll),
+            Duration::from_secs(10)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            poll_interval_for_backend(WatcherBackend::Recommended),
+            Duration::from_secs(1)
+        );
+    }
+}