urho3d/Engine/IO/FileWatcher.h

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// Copyright (c) 2008-2012 Lasse Öörni
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#pragma once

#include "List.h"
#include "Mutex.h"
#include "Object.h"
#include "Thread.h"

/// Watches a directory and its subdirectories for files being modified
class FileWatcher : public Object, public Thread
{
    OBJECT(FileWatcher);
    
public:
    /// Construct.
    FileWatcher(Context* context);
    /// Destruct.
    virtual ~FileWatcher();
    
    /// Directory watching loop.
    virtual void ThreadFunction();
    
    /// Start watching a directory. Return true if successful.
    bool StartWatching(const String& pathName, bool watchSubDirs);
    /// Stop watching the directory.
    void StopWatching();
    /// Return a file change (true if was found, false if not.)
    bool GetNextChange(String& dest);
    
    /// Return the path being watched, or empty if not watching.
    const String& GetPath() const { return path_; }
    
private:
    /// The path being watched.
    String path_;
    /// Buffered file changes.
    List<String> changes_;
    /// Mutex for the change buffer.
    Mutex changesMutex_;
    /// Watch subdirectories flag.
    bool watchSubDirs_;
    
    // Directory handle for the path being watched
    void* dirHandle_;
};