fs.watch emitting file change when file getting read after some time

Version

v20.10.0

Platform

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.22621.0 x64

Subsystem

No response

What steps will reproduce the bug?

Create file index.mjs in a random folder of your system (I am using Win 11) with files in it.

index.mjs content:

import { watch } from 'node:fs';

const watcher = watch('./', { recursive: true });
watcher.on('change', (eventType, fileName) => console.log(eventType, fileName));

Open a console and run node index.mjs

Then just browse through the folders and files and maybe open files with your IDE.

If I open a file from a random project I get for example:

change src\Config.js

Just by opening it.

fs.watch is also used in the node --watch implementation which is causing multiple reloads just because VS Code is reading some files.

How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?

The event occurs on the first read and then after some time. I don't know more details.

What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?

The expected behavior is not triggering a change event when nothing changed.

What do you see instead?

Getting a change event triggered by opening a file..

Additional information

Sometimes there is also a

change null

nodejs / node