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raiam
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

I created a new App, scoped folder, getting cursor is not workig

I just created an app, to be used to listen for changes or new files in there.   This one automatically created a new folder called `test-implementation`, (name of my app as well), I am adding fi...
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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
3 years ago
raiam wrote:

..., I am adding files in there, I see the webhook getting in, but I am not in a position to save cursors, so I am using `filesListFolderGetLatestCursor` (nodejs sdk), and it requires a path.

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Hi raiam,

You have to be in position to save cursors!!! Otherwise you can't track any change! If you just take the latest cursor for particular account, it's latest already so when you try to continue, it will end up since there is nothing more. In such a situation you will have jumped over your changes (those you want to catch). 😉 Pay attention. Start listing or getting latest cursor should be at the system  initialization, not on hook handling. After that only continue listing should be used and previous saved cursor to be used as input. The resulted cursor should be saved for the next handling. No any paths have to be used as input to changes detection (paths are result of detection)!

Hope this gives direction.

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