go-asink/client/watcher.go
Aaron Lindsay 4d7d82ed94 Make watcher scan all directories for client, start adding user
management to server with socket communication via admin binary
2013-08-23 00:10:52 -04:00

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package main
import (
"asink"
"github.com/howeyc/fsnotify"
"os"
"path/filepath"
"time"
)
func StartWatching(watchDir string, fileUpdates chan *asink.Event) {
watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
if err != nil {
panic("Failed to create fsnotify watcher")
}
//function called by filepath.Walk to start watching a directory and all subdirectories
watchDirFn := func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
if info.IsDir() {
err = watcher.Watch(path)
if err != nil {
panic("Failed to watch " + path)
}
} else if info.Mode().IsRegular() {
event := new(asink.Event)
event.Path = path
event.Type = asink.UPDATE
event.Timestamp = info.ModTime().UnixNano()
fileUpdates <- event
}
return nil
}
//processes all the fsnotify events into asink events
go func() {
for {
select {
case ev := <-watcher.Event:
//if a directory was created, begin recursively watching all its subdirectories
if fi, err := os.Stat(ev.Name); err == nil && fi.IsDir() {
if ev.IsCreate() {
filepath.Walk(ev.Name, watchDirFn)
//TODO do a scan of this directory so we ensure any file events we missed before starting to watch this directory are caught
}
continue
}
event := new(asink.Event)
if ev.IsCreate() || ev.IsModify() {
event.Type = asink.UPDATE
} else if ev.IsDelete() || ev.IsRename() {
event.Type = asink.DELETE
} else {
panic("Unknown fsnotify event type")
}
event.Path = ev.Name
event.Timestamp = time.Now().UnixNano()
fileUpdates <- event
case err := <-watcher.Error:
panic(err)
}
}
}()
//start watching the directory passed in
filepath.Walk(watchDir, watchDirFn)
}