Thanks a lot!
Does it really watch subfolders, too?
Also, it seems to me like it works only while the program is running.
I am mostly interested in changes that happen "behind the program's back",
i.e., while it is *not* running.
Does your code really handle that?
Best regards, Gabriel
> I’ve used dispatch stuff. I found this with a quick google… it should be
> close to what one would need to monitor a folder.
> int fildes = open("/path/to/directory", O_RDONLY);
>
> dispatch_queue_t queue =
> dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0);
> dispatch_source_t source = dispatch_source_create(DISPATCH_SOURCE_TYPE_VNODE,
> fildes, DISPATCH_VNODE_DELETE | DISPATCH_VNODE_WRITE | DISPATCH_VNODE_EXTEND
> | DISPATCH_VNODE_RENAME | DISPATCH_VNODE_REVOKE, queue);
>
> dispatch_source_set_event_handler(source, ^{
> // ... handle changes
> });
>
> dispatch_source_set_cancel_handler(source, ^{
> // ... handle cancel
> });
>
> dispatch_resume(source); // Start monitoring
>
> // And sometime later
> dispatch_source_cancel(source); // Stop monitoring
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