Module

Package org.xnio

Interface FileSystemWatcher

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.io.Closeable

public interface FileSystemWatcher
extends java.io.Closeable

File system watcher service. This watcher can be used to receive notifications about a specific path.

Author:

Stuart Douglas

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	unwatchPath(java.io.File file, FileChangeCallback callback)	Stop watching a path.
void	watchPath(java.io.File file, FileChangeCallback callback)	Watch the given path recursively, and invoke the callback when a change is made.

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable

close

Method Detail

watchPath

void watchPath(java.io.File file,
               FileChangeCallback callback)

Watch the given path recursively, and invoke the callback when a change is made.

Parameters:

file - The path to watch

callback - The callback

unwatchPath

void unwatchPath(java.io.File file,
                 FileChangeCallback callback)

Stop watching a path.

Parameters:

file - the path

callback - the callback