FileWatcher - Go Package for File and Directory Watching

FileWatcher is a Go package that provides a file and directory watcher with callbacks for create, remove, and modify events.

Installation

To use FileWatcher in your Go project, you can install it using go get:

go get -u github.com/NIR3X/filewatcher

Usage

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"time"
	"github.com/NIR3X/filewatcher"
)

func main() {
	// Initialize FileWatcher
	f := filewatcher.NewFileWatcher(time.Second, func(path string, isDir bool, failed func()) {
		// Callback for created files and directories
		if isDir {
			fmt.Println("created dir:", path)
		} else {
			fmt.Println("created file:", path)
		}
	}, func(path string, isDir bool) {
		// Callback for removed files and directories
		if isDir {
			fmt.Println("removed dir:", path)
		} else {
			fmt.Println("removed file:", path)
		}
	}, func(path string, isDir bool, failed func()) {
		// Callback for modified files and directories
		if isDir {
			fmt.Println("modified dir:", path)
		} else {
			fmt.Println("modified file:", path)
		}
	})
	defer f.Close()

	// Watch the current directory
	err := f.Watch(".")
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println("Error:", err)
		return
	}

	// Keep the application running to receive file events
	select {}
}

API Documentation

• NewFileWatcher: Create a new instance of the FileWatcher.
• Close: Close the FileWatcher and stop watching.
• Watch: Start watching a specified file or directory.
• Unwatch: Stop watching a specified file or directory.

License

This program is Free Software: You can use, study share and improve it at your will. Specifically you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.