Watches a folder in the file system for changes. More...

Classes
class	Listener
	Receives callbacks from the FileSystemWatcher when a file changes. More...

Public Types
enum	FileSystemEvent { undefined , fileCreated , fileDeleted , fileUpdated , fileRenamedOldName , fileRenamedNewName }
	A set of events that can happen to a file. More...

Public Member Functions
	FileSystemWatcher ()

	~FileSystemWatcher ()

void	addFolder (const juce::File &folder)
	Adds a folder to be watched. More...

void	removeFolder (const juce::File &folder)
	Removes a folder from being watched. More...

void	removeAllFolders ()
	Removes all folders from being watched. More...

juce::Array< juce::File >	getWatchedFolders ()
	Gets a list of folders being watched. More...

void	addListener (Listener *newListener)
	Registers a listener to be told when things happen to the text. More...

void	removeListener (Listener *listener)
	Deregisters a listener. More...

Detailed Description

Watches a folder in the file system for changes.

Listener callbcks will be called every time a file is created, modified, deleted or renamed in the watched folder.

FileSystemWatcher will also recursively watch all subfolders on macOS and windows and will not on Linux.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ FileSystemEvent

enum FileSystemWatcher::FileSystemEvent

A set of events that can happen to a file.

When a file is renamed it will appear as the original filename being deleted and the new filename being created

Enumerator
undefined
fileCreated
fileDeleted
fileUpdated
fileRenamedOldName
fileRenamedNewName

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ FileSystemWatcher()

FileSystemWatcher::FileSystemWatcher ( )

◆ ~FileSystemWatcher()

FileSystemWatcher::~FileSystemWatcher ( )

Member Function Documentation

◆ addFolder()

void FileSystemWatcher::addFolder ( const juce::File & folder )

Adds a folder to be watched.

◆ removeFolder()

void FileSystemWatcher::removeFolder ( const juce::File & folder )

Removes a folder from being watched.

◆ removeAllFolders()

void FileSystemWatcher::removeAllFolders ( )

Removes all folders from being watched.

◆ getWatchedFolders()

juce::Array<juce::File> FileSystemWatcher::getWatchedFolders ( )

Gets a list of folders being watched.

◆ addListener()

void FileSystemWatcher::addListener ( Listener * newListener )

Registers a listener to be told when things happen to the text.

See also: removeListener

◆ removeListener()

void FileSystemWatcher::removeListener ( Listener * listener )

Deregisters a listener.

See also: addListener

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

gin_filesystemwatcher.h

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