/DirectoryWatcher

Simple Directory Watcher that notifies the user when a change to the directory is made i.e Add or Remove Files

Primary LanguageC++GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1LGPL-2.1

DirectoryWatcher V 1.0

Installation

Preq

  • Install Boost Library
  • Install Dirent

Steps

  • Complete Above steps first
  • Clone the Repo in a new Folder
  • Create a new Exlipse/Visual Studio Project Select this as Source and Mark Project as DLL or Shared Library

How to Use in your application ?

 #include<DirectoryWatcher.hpp> 
 
 int main()
 {
 DirectoryWatcher * watcher = new DirectoryWatcher();
 wathcer->Init("C://Program Files//TestFolder");
 return 0;
 }

Running

// preferabbly to be used inside a Tick method  that calls after ervery 0.2 seconds 
while(true)
{
vector<Changed_Data>* ChangedFiles;
bool hasChanged = false;
  watcher->Monitor(ChangedFiles,hasChanged);
  
  if(hasChanged)
  {
    // Do something with ChanngedFiles
  }
}

The structs

struct Changed_Data
{
   FOLDER_META Old;
   FOLDER_META New;
};

Folder Meta

typedef Meta<string> FOLDER_META;


template<typename T>
struct Meta
{
    string Name,Path;
    size_t GUID;
     double Size;

    // Typ 
    // typ =0 Folder
    //typ = -1 unknow file
    int Type;

    // Can be anything like list of name or list of animation files or list of folder with a folder
     vector<T> MetaInfo;

     friend class boost::serialization::access;

     template<typename Archive>
     void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned version) {
         ar & Name;
         ar & Path;
         ar & GUID;
         ar & Size;
         ar & Type;
         ar & MetaInfo;
     }


};

Eager to see what you guys will do with the Project