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File system watcher
using api.general;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace console
{
class run
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
watcher w = new watcher();
w.watch(@"D:\htdocs", "*.*", true);
//w.watch(@"D:\htdocs", "*.css", true);
// *.css watcher
// *.txt watcher
// *.log watcher
// *.html watcher
// *.php watcher
// @todo remove: Wait for the user to quit the program.
Console.WriteLine("Press \'q\' to quit the sample.");
while (Console.Read() != 'q') ;
}
}
}
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace api.general
{
/**
* @todo Watch directory changes
* @todo If directory was deleted, does not catch file names as deleted
*/
public class watcher
{
[PermissionSet(SecurityAction.Demand, Name = "FullTrust")]
[IODescription("FSW_IncludeSubdirectories")]
public void watch(string path = "/tmp", string filter = "*.txt", bool deepWatchSubdirectories = false)
{
// Create a new FileSystemWatcher and set its properties.
FileSystemWatcher watcher = new FileSystemWatcher();
watcher.IncludeSubdirectories = deepWatchSubdirectories;
watcher.Path = path;
/* Watch for changes in LastAccess and LastWrite times, and the renaming of files or directories. */
watcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastAccess | NotifyFilters.LastWrite | NotifyFilters.FileName | NotifyFilters.DirectoryName;
// Only watch specified file extensions.
watcher.Filter = filter;
// Add event handlers.
watcher.Created += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnCreated);
watcher.Changed += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnChanged);
watcher.Renamed += new RenamedEventHandler(OnRenamed);
watcher.Deleted += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnDeleted);
// Begin watching.
watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
}
// Define the event handlers.
private static void OnCreated(object source, FileSystemEventArgs e)
{
// Specify what is done when a file is changed, created, or deleted.
Console.WriteLine("File Created: " + e.FullPath + " " + e.ChangeType);
}
private static void OnChanged(object source, FileSystemEventArgs e)
{
// Specify what is done when a file is changed, created, or deleted.
Console.WriteLine("File Changed: " + e.FullPath + " " + e.ChangeType);
}
private static void OnRenamed(object source, RenamedEventArgs e)
{
// Specify what is done when a file is renamed.
Console.WriteLine("File Renamed: {0} renamed to {1}", e.OldFullPath, e.FullPath);
}
private static void OnDeleted(object source, FileSystemEventArgs e)
{
Console.WriteLine("File Deleted: " + e.FullPath + " " + e.ChangeType);
}
}
}
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