watchit.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Watches the dropfolder, and kicks off the dropfolder-scanner when a file is closed
#

import pyinotify, os, logging

logging.basicConfig(filename='/tmp/dropfolder.log')
logger = logging.getLogger('watcher')
logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)

class EventHandler(pyinotify.ProcessEvent):
	def process_IN_CLOSE_WRITE(self, event):
		logger.info("close: %s", event.pathname)
		os.system("do magic stuff %s" % event.pathname)

wm = pyinotify.WatchManager()
mask = pyinotify.IN_CLOSE_WRITE
handler = EventHandler()
notifier = pyinotify.Notifier(wm, handler)

wdd = wm.add_watch('/dump/samba/dropfolder', mask)

notifier.loop()