Class FilesystemWatcher

java.lang.Object

is.galia.util.FilesystemWatcher

public class FilesystemWatcher
extends Object

Watches a directory for changes to files contained within. Based on Watching a Directory for Changes.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static interface	FilesystemWatcher.Callback

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FilesystemWatcher(Path dir, FilesystemWatcher.Callback callback)	Creates a WatchService and registers the given directory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	start()	Starts watching for changes.
void	stop()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

FilesystemWatcher

public FilesystemWatcher(Path dir,
 FilesystemWatcher.Callback callback)
                  throws IOException

Creates a WatchService and registers the given directory.

Throws:

IOException

Method Details

start

public void start()

Starts watching for changes. This will block, so is normally invoked in a separate thread.

stop

public void stop()