Watcher
Allows watching the file system for changes to directories and files by using the platform's
WatchService.- Companion
- object
class Object
trait Matchable
class Any
Value members
Methods
Registers for events on the specified path.
This is more feature-rich than the platform's
a file or directory and events may raised for all descendants of the path. Use register for
a lower-level API.
Path#register. The supplied path may bea file or directory and events may raised for all descendants of the path. Use register for
a lower-level API.
Returns a cancellation task that unregisters the path for events. Unregistration is optional -
the
when a
the
Watcher will free all resources when it is finalized. Unregistration is only neededwhen a
Watcher will continue to be used after unregistration.- Value Params
- modifiers
-
modifiers to pass to the underlying
WatchServicewhen registering - path
-
file or directory to watch for events
- types
-
event types to register for; if
Nil, all standard event types are registered
- Returns
-
unregistration task
Registers for events on the specified path.
This is a low-level abstraction on the platform's
a directory and events are raised for only direct descendants of the path. Use watch for
a higher level API.
Path#register. The supplied path must bea directory and events are raised for only direct descendants of the path. Use watch for
a higher level API.
Returns a cancellation task that unregisters the path for events. Unregistration is optional -
the
when a
the
Watcher will free all resources when it is finalized. Unregistration is only neededwhen a
Watcher will continue to be used after unregistration.- Value Params
- modifiers
-
modifiers to pass to the underlying
WatchServicewhen registering - path
-
directory to watch for events
- types
-
event types to register for; if
Nil, all standard event types are registered
- Returns
-
unregistration task