diff --git a/scripts/watcher.js b/scripts/watcher.js
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+import fs from 'fs/promises'
+import path from 'path'
+import { watch } from 'chokidar'
+
+function main() {
+  let watchDir = ''
+  let sections = []
+
+  process.argv.forEach((val, i) => {
+    switch (val) {
+      case '-i':
+        watchDir = process.argv[i + 1] || ''
+        break
+
+      default:
+        break
+    }
+  })
+
+  if (!watchDir) {
+    console.error('no directory passed')
+  }
+
+  const w = watch(watchDir, {
+    persistent: true,
+    awaitWriteFinish: {
+      stabilityThreshold: 2000,
+      pollInterval: 100
+    },
+  })
+
+  w.on('ready',() => {
+    console.log('Watching', watchDir, 'for changes.')
+    // check each section against json file
+    console.log(sections)
+
+
+  })
+
+  w.on('add', (filePath) => {
+    fileAddedHandler(filePath, sections)
+  })
+
+  w.on('change', path => console.log(`File ${path} has been changed`))
+  w.on('unlink', path => console.log(`File ${path} has been removed`))
+}
+
+function fileAddedHandler(filePath, array) {
+  let section, media
+
+  let fp = filePath.replace(/^\.+/, '')
+  fp = path.parse(fp).dir.split(path.sep)
+  console.log(fp)
+
+  // 5 is recurse 4 is not
+  console.log(fp[3], fp.length)
+  section = fp[3]
+  media = fp[4]
+
+  console.log(media)
+}
+
+
+main()