net.lecousin.framework.concurrent

Class FileSystemWatcher

java.lang.Object

net.lecousin.framework.concurrent.FileSystemWatcher

public final class FileSystemWatcher
extends Object

Automatically launch and stop a thread to handle file system watching. Because the available API is using blocking methods that unblock when an event occurs, we need a dedicated thread to handle this.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static interface	FileSystemWatcher.PathEventListener Interface to implement to receive events.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Runnable	watch(Path path, FileSystemWatcher.PathEventListener listener) Watch the given path.
static Runnable	watch(Path path, FileSystemWatcher.PathEventListener listener, WatchEvent.Kind<?>... kinds) Watch the given path.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

watch

public static Runnable watch(Path path,
                             FileSystemWatcher.PathEventListener listener,
                             WatchEvent.Kind<?>... kinds)
                      throws IOException

Watch the given path. This will launch the thread if not yet launched. The returned Runnable can be called to stop watching.

Throws:

IOException

watch

public static Runnable watch(Path path,
                             FileSystemWatcher.PathEventListener listener)
                      throws IOException

Watch the given path. This will launch the thread if not yet launched. The returned Runnable can be called to stop watching.

Throws:

IOException