File::ChangeNotify(3) User Contributed Perl DocumentationFile::ChangeNotify(3)NAMEFile::ChangeNotify - Watch for changes to files, cross-platform style
VERSION
version 0.16
SYNOPSIS
use File::ChangeNotify;
my $watcher =
File::ChangeNotify->instantiate_watcher
( directories => [ '/my/path', '/my/other' ],
filter => qr/\.(?:pm|conf|yml)$/,
);
if ( my @events = $watcher->new_events() ) { ... }
# blocking
while ( my @events = $watcher->wait_for_events() ) { ... }
DESCRIPTION
This module provides an API for creating a File::ChangeNotify::Watcher
subclass that will work on your platform.
Most of the documentation for this distro is in
File::ChangeNotify::Watcher.
METHODS
This class provides the following methods:
File::ChangeNotify->instantiate_watcher(...)
This method looks at each available subclass of
File::ChangeNotify::Watcher and instantiates the first one it can load,
using the arguments you provided.
It always tries to use the File::ChangeNotify::Watcher::Default class
last, on the assumption that any other class that is available is a
better option.
File::ChangeNotify->usable_classes()
Returns a list of all the loadable File::ChangeNotify::Watcher
subclasses.
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests to
"bug-file-changenotify@rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at
<http://rt.cpan.org>. I will be notified, and then you'll
automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
DONATIONS
If you'd like to thank me for the work I've done on this module, please
consider making a "donation" to me via PayPal. I spend a lot of free
time creating free software, and would appreciate any support you'd
care to offer.
Please note that I am not suggesting that you must do this in order for
me to continue working on this particular software. I will continue to
do so, inasmuch as I have in the past, for as long as it interests me.
Similarly, a donation made in this way will probably not make me work
on this software much more, unless I get so many donations that I can
consider working on free software full time, which seems unlikely at
best.
To donate, log into PayPal and send money to autarch@urth.org or use
the button on this page: http://www.urth.org/~autarch/fs-donation.html
<http://www.urth.org/~autarch/fs-donation.html>
AUTHOR
Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2010 by Dave Rolsky.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Artistic License 2.0
perl v5.14.1 2010-07-12 File::ChangeNotify(3)
