// Copyright (c) 2013 ActiveState Software Inc. All rights reserved. package watch import ( "os" "sync" "time" ) // PollingFileWatcher polls the file for changes. type PollingFileWatcher struct { Filename string Size int64 } func NewPollingFileWatcher(filename string) *PollingFileWatcher { fw := &PollingFileWatcher{filename, 0} return fw } var POLL_DURATION time.Duration func (fw *PollingFileWatcher) BlockUntilExists() error { for { if _, err := os.Stat(fw.Filename); err == nil { return nil } else if !os.IsNotExist(err) { return err } time.Sleep(POLL_DURATION) } panic("unreachable") } func (fw *PollingFileWatcher) ChangeEvents(origFi os.FileInfo) chan bool { ch := make(chan bool) stop := make(chan bool) var once sync.Once var prevModTime time.Time // XXX: use tomb.Tomb to cleanly manage these goroutines. replace // the panic (below) with tomb's Kill. stopAndClose := func() { go func() { close(ch) stop <- true }() } fw.Size = origFi.Size() go func() { prevSize := fw.Size for { select { case <-stop: return default: } time.Sleep(POLL_DURATION) fi, err := os.Stat(fw.Filename) if err != nil { if os.IsNotExist(err) { once.Do(stopAndClose) continue } /// XXX: do not panic here. panic(err) } // File got moved/rename within POLL_DURATION? if !os.SameFile(origFi, fi) { once.Do(stopAndClose) continue } // Was the file truncated? fw.Size = fi.Size() if prevSize > 0 && prevSize > fw.Size { once.Do(stopAndClose) continue } // If the file was changed since last check, notify. modTime := fi.ModTime() if modTime != prevModTime { prevModTime = modTime select { case ch <- true: default: } } } }() return ch } func init() { POLL_DURATION = 250 * time.Millisecond }