tail/watch/watch.go

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// 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 missing file comes into
// existence. If the file already exists, returns immediately.
BlockUntilExists(tomb.Tomb) error
// ChangeEvents returns a channel of events corresponding to the
// times the file is ready to be read. The channel will be closed
// if the file gets deleted, renamed or truncated.
ChangeEvents(tomb.Tomb, os.FileInfo) chan bool
}