// Copyright (c) 2013 ActiveState Software Inc. All rights reserved. package watch import ( "launchpad.net/tomb" "os" "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(t tomb.Tomb) error { for { if _, err := os.Stat(fw.Filename); err == nil { return nil } else if !os.IsNotExist(err) { return err } select { case <-time.After(POLL_DURATION): continue case <-t.Dying(): return tomb.ErrDying } } panic("unreachable") } func (fw *PollingFileWatcher) ChangeEvents(t tomb.Tomb, origFi os.FileInfo) *FileChanges { changes := NewFileChanges() var prevModTime time.Time // XXX: use tomb.Tomb to cleanly manage these goroutines. replace // the panic (below) with tomb's Kill. fw.Size = origFi.Size() go func() { defer changes.Close() prevSize := fw.Size for { select { case <-t.Dying(): return default: } time.Sleep(POLL_DURATION) fi, err := os.Stat(fw.Filename) if err != nil { if os.IsNotExist(err) { // File does not exist (has been deleted). changes.NotifyDeleted() return } /// XXX: do not panic here. panic(err) } // File got moved/renamed? if !os.SameFile(origFi, fi) { changes.NotifyDeleted() return } // File got truncated? fw.Size = fi.Size() if prevSize > 0 && prevSize > fw.Size { changes.NotifyTruncated() continue } // File was appended to (changed)? modTime := fi.ModTime() if modTime != prevModTime { prevModTime = modTime changes.NotifyModified() } } }() return changes } func init() { POLL_DURATION = 250 * time.Millisecond }