The compass watcher is in quiet mode except for important actions.

lib/compass/actions.rb

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ module Compass
       options ||= self.options if self.respond_to?(:options)
       options ||= {}
       if File.exists?(dir) && File.directory?(dir)
-          # logger.record :exists, basename(dir) unless options[:quiet]
+          # do nothing
       elsif File.exists?(dir)
         msg = "#{basename(dir)} already exists and is not a directory."
         raise Compass::FilesystemConflict.new(msg)
       else
-        logger.record(:directory, separate("#{basename(dir)}/")) unless options[:quiet]
+        log_action :directory, separate("#{basename(dir)}/"), options
         FileUtils.mkdir_p(dir) unless options[:dry_run]
       end
     end
@@ -34,20 +34,19 @@ module Compass
       options ||= self.options if self.respond_to?(:options)
       skip_write = options[:dry_run]
       contents = process_erb(contents, options[:erb]) if options[:erb]
-      extra = options[:extra] || ""
       if File.exists?(file_name)
         existing_contents = IO.read(file_name)
         if existing_contents == contents
-          logger.record(:identical, basename(file_name), extra) unless options[:quiet]
+          log_action :identical, basename(file_name), options
           skip_write = true
         elsif options[:force]
-          logger.record(:overwrite, basename(file_name), extra) unless options[:quiet]
+          log_action :overwrite, basename(file_name), options
         else
           msg = "File #{basename(file_name)} already exists. Run with --force to force overwrite."
           raise Compass::FilesystemConflict.new(msg)
         end
       else
-        logger.record(:create, basename(file_name), extra) unless options[:quiet]
+        log_action :create, basename(file_name), options
       end
       if skip_write
         FileUtils.touch file_name unless options[:dry_run]
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ module Compass
     def remove(file_name)
       if File.exists?(file_name)
         File.unlink file_name
-        logger.record(:remove, basename(file_name)) unless options[:quiet]
+        log_action :remove, basename(file_name), options
       end
     end
 
@@ -96,5 +95,14 @@ module Compass
       (path[-1..-1] == File::SEPARATOR) ? path[0..-2] : path
     end
 
+    def log_action(action, file, options)
+      quiet = !!options[:quiet]
+      quiet = false if options[:loud] && options[:loud] == true
+      quiet = false if options[:loud] && options[:loud].is_a?(Array) && options[:loud].include?(action)
+      unless quiet
+        logger.record(action, file, options[:extra].to_s)
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 end

lib/compass/commands/watch_project.rb

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ module Compass
 
       def recompile(base = nil, relative = nil)
         @memory_cache.reset! if @memory_cache
-        compiler = new_compiler_instance(:quiet => true)
+        compiler = new_compiler_instance(:quiet => true, :loud => [:identical, :overwrite, :create])
         if file = compiler.out_of_date?
           begin
             puts ">>> Change detected to: #{relative || compiler.relative_stylesheet_name(file)}"