I updated my 'main' branch, which accidentally closed the original PR
#13747. I'm reopening the this from an actual branch on my repo like I
should have done in the first place. Here's the original info from the
first PR:
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# Problem
The `file_watcher` feature panics if the file_watcher's path "assets" is
not present. I stumbled upon this behavior when I was actually testing
against `embedded_watcher`. I had no "assets" directory and didn't need
one for [my project](https://github.com/shanecelis/bevy_plane_cut).
```text
$ cargo run --example simple; # Runs fine.
$ cargo run --example simple --feature embedded_watcher; # Panics
thread 'main' panicked at /Users/shane/.cargo/registry/src/index.crates.io-6f17d22bba15001f/bevy_asset-0.14.0-rc.2/src/io/source.rs:503:21:
Failed to create file watcher from path "assets", Error { kind: PathNotFound, paths: ["/Users/shane/Projects/bevy_plane_cut/assets"] }
note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
```
# Opinion
If a project runs without panicing, then adding the `file_watcher`
feature shouldn't cause it to panic.
# Suggested Solution
This PR suggests if the "assets" path does not exist, emit a warning
stating that the file watcher could not be created and why. All other
errors will be treated as before with a panic and a message.
```text
$ cargo run --example simple --feature embedded_watcher; # Panics
2024-06-08T08:55:11.385249Z WARN bevy_asset::io::source: Skip creating file watcher because path "assets" does not exist.
2024-06-08T08:55:11.385291Z WARN bevy_asset::io::source: AssetSourceId::Default does not have an AssetWatcher configured. Consider enabling the `file_watcher` feature.
```
The second warning is new and I'd prefer it didn't emit under this
condition, but I'll wait to see whether this is actually regarded as a
bug.
# Testing
No tests added. Compiled against my project and it demonstrated the
suggested behavior.
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I changed the second warning to the following when the `file_watcher`
feature is present. When it's not present, it uses the same warning as
before.
```
024-06-09T01:22:16.880619Z WARN bevy_asset::io::source: Skip creating file watcher because path "assets" does not exist.
2024-06-09T01:22:16.880660Z WARN bevy_asset::io::source: AssetSourceId::Default does not have an AssetWatcher configured. Consider adding an "assets" directory.
```