tail/watch/watch.go

// Copyright (c) 2013 ActiveState Software Inc. All rights reserved.

package watch

import (
	"os"
	"launchpad.net/tomb"
)

// FileWatcher monitors file-level events.
type FileWatcher interface {
	// BlockUntilExists blocks until the file comes into existence.
	BlockUntilExists(tomb.Tomb) error

	// ChangeEvents reports on changes to a file, be it modification,
	// deletion, renames or truncations. Returned FileChanges group of
	// channels will be closed, thus become unusable, after a deletion
	// or truncation event.
	ChangeEvents(tomb.Tomb, os.FileInfo) *FileChanges
}