diff --git a/src/debouncer.rs b/src/debouncer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c243c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/debouncer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+//! Debouncer & access code
+use std::{collections::HashMap, path::PathBuf, sync::{Arc, Mutex, MutexGuard, mpsc::{self, Receiver}}, time::{Duration, Instant}};
+
+use crate::{Error, ErrorKind, Event, EventKind, RecommendedWatcher, Watcher, event::{MetadataKind, ModifyKind}};
+
+/// Deduplicate event data entry
+struct EventData {
+    /// Deduplicated event
+    kind: DebouncedEvent,
+    /// Insertion Time
+    insert: Instant,
+    /// Last Update
+    update: Instant,
+}
+
+/// A debounced event. Do note that any precise events are heavily platform dependent and only Any is gauranteed to work in all cases.
+/// See also https://github.com/notify-rs/notify/wiki/The-Event-Guide#platform-specific-behaviour for more information.
+#[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub enum DebouncedEvent {
+    // NoticeWrite(PathBuf),
+    // NoticeRemove(PathBuf),
+    /// When precise events are disabled for files
+    Any,
+    /// Access performed
+    Access,
+    /// File created
+    Create,
+    /// Write performed
+    Write,
+    /// Write performed but debounce timed out (continuous writes)
+    ContinuousWrite,
+    /// Metadata change like permissions
+    Metadata,
+    /// File deleted
+    Remove,
+    // Rename(PathBuf, PathBuf),
+    // Rescan,
+    // Error(Error, Option<PathBuf>),
+}
+
+impl From<DebouncedEvent> for EventData {
+    fn from(e: DebouncedEvent) -> Self {
+        let start = Instant::now();
+        EventData {
+            kind: e,
+            insert: start.clone(),
+            update: start,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+type DebounceData = Arc<Mutex<DebounceDataInner>>;
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct DebounceDataInner {
+    d: HashMap<PathBuf,EventData>,
+    timeout: Duration,
+}
+
+impl DebounceDataInner {
+    /// Retrieve a vec of debounced events, removing them if not continuous
+    pub fn debounced_events(&mut self) -> HashMap<PathBuf, DebouncedEvent> {
+        let mut events_expired = HashMap::new();
+        let mut data_back = HashMap::new();
+        // TODO: perfect fit for drain_filter https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/59618
+        for (k,v) in self.d.drain() {
+            if v.update.elapsed() >= self.timeout {
+                events_expired.insert(k,v.kind);
+            } else if v.kind == DebouncedEvent::Write && v.insert.elapsed() >= self.timeout {
+                // TODO: allow config for continuous writes reports
+                data_back.insert(k.clone(),v);
+                events_expired.insert(k,DebouncedEvent::ContinuousWrite);
+            } else {
+                data_back.insert(k,v);
+            }
+        }
+        self.d = data_back;
+        events_expired
+    }
+
+    /// Helper to insert or update EventData
+    fn _insert_event(&mut self, path: PathBuf, kind: DebouncedEvent) {
+        if let Some(v) = self.d.get_mut(&path) {
+            // TODO: is it more efficient to take a &EventKind, compare v.kind == kind and only
+            // update the v.update Instant, trading a .clone() with a compare ?
+            v.update = Instant::now();
+            v.kind = kind;
+        } else {
+            self.d.insert(path, kind.into());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Add new event to debouncer cache
+    pub fn add_event(&mut self, e: Event) {
+        // TODO: handle renaming of backup files as in https://docs.rs/notify/4.0.15/notify/trait.Watcher.html#advantages
+        match &e.kind {
+            EventKind::Any | EventKind::Other => {
+                for p in e.paths.into_iter() {
+                    if let Some(existing) = self.d.get(&p) {
+                        match existing.kind {
+                            DebouncedEvent::Any => (),
+                            _ => continue,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    self._insert_event(p, DebouncedEvent::Any);
+                }
+            },
+            EventKind::Access(_t) => {
+                for p in e.paths.into_iter() {
+                    if let Some(existing) = self.d.get(&p) {
+                        match existing.kind {
+                            DebouncedEvent::Any | DebouncedEvent::Access => (),
+                            _ => continue,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    self._insert_event(p, DebouncedEvent::Access);
+                }
+            },
+            EventKind::Modify(mod_kind) => {
+                let target_event = match mod_kind {
+                    // ignore
+                    ModifyKind::Any | ModifyKind::Other => return,
+                    ModifyKind::Data(_) => DebouncedEvent::Write,
+                    ModifyKind::Metadata(_) => DebouncedEvent::Metadata,
+                    // TODO: handle renames
+                    ModifyKind::Name(_) => return,
+                };
+                for p in e.paths.into_iter() {
+                    if let Some(existing) = self.d.get(&p) {
+                        // TODO: consider EventKind::Any on invalid configurations
+                        match existing.kind {
+                            DebouncedEvent::Access | DebouncedEvent::Any | DebouncedEvent::Metadata => (),
+                            DebouncedEvent::Write => {
+                                // don't overwrite Write with Metadata event
+                                if target_event != DebouncedEvent::Write {
+                                    continue;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            _ => continue,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    self._insert_event(p, target_event.clone());
+                }
+            },
+            EventKind::Remove(_) => {
+                // ignore previous events, override
+                for p in e.paths.into_iter() {
+                    self._insert_event(p, DebouncedEvent::Remove);
+                }
+            },
+            EventKind::Create(_) => {
+                // override anything except for previous Remove events
+                for p in e.paths.into_iter() {
+                    if let Some(e) = self.d.get(&p) {
+                        if e.kind == DebouncedEvent::Remove {
+                            // change to write
+                            self._insert_event(p, DebouncedEvent::Write);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    self._insert_event(p, DebouncedEvent::Create);
+                }
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Creates a new debounced watcher
+pub fn new_debouncer(timeout: Duration) -> Result<(Receiver<HashMap<PathBuf,DebouncedEvent>>,RecommendedWatcher), Error> {
+    let data = DebounceData::default();
+    
+    let (tx,rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+    let data_c = data.clone();
+    // TODO: do we want to add some ticking option ?
+    let tick_div = 4;
+    // TODO: use proper error kind (like InvalidConfig that requires passing a Config)
+    let tick = timeout.checked_div(tick_div).ok_or_else(||Error::new(ErrorKind::Generic(format!("Failed to calculate tick as {:?}/{}!",timeout,tick_div))))?;
+    std::thread::spawn(move ||{
+        loop {
+            std::thread::sleep(tick);
+            let send_data;
+            {
+                let mut lock = data_c.lock().expect("Can't lock debouncer data!");
+                send_data = lock.debounced_events();
+            }
+            if send_data.len() > 0 {
+                // TODO: how do we efficiently detect an rx drop without sending data ?
+                if tx.send(send_data).is_err() {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    let watcher = RecommendedWatcher::new_immediate(move |e: Result<Event, Error>| {
+        if let Ok(e) = e {
+            let mut lock = data.lock().expect("Can't lock debouncer data!");
+            lock.add_event(e);
+        }
+    })?;
+
+
+    Ok((rx,watcher))
+}
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diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4e2fa754..cf90cc62 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
 pub use config::{Config, RecursiveMode};
 pub use error::{Error, ErrorKind, Result};
 pub use event::{Event, EventKind};
+pub use debouncer::new_debouncer;
 use std::convert::AsRef;
 use std::path::Path;
 
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ pub mod event;
 pub mod null;
 pub mod poll;
 
+mod debouncer;
 mod config;
 mod error;