pauldenotter/filenotifier

File notifier

Get notified when a file is added to a directory you want to (recursively) watch.
You can use glob patterns like /home/johndoe/**/*.docx
This will find /home/johndoe/hello-world.docx, as well as /home/johndoe/deep/down/the/rabbit/hole/you-might-just-find-the-rabbit.docx
See the picomatch documentation for more information

Simply run:

$ WEBHOOK_URL=https://hooks.slack.com/services/[REST_OF_THE_WEBHOOK_URL_YOU_RECEIVED] WATCH_PATH=/path/to/watch/**/*.txt filenotifier

Slack is just an example. This app sends a HTTP POST message containing a JSON object with a "text" property to the url you provide. Authorization, other message formats, etc. are not implemented. But feel free to modify the code to whatever you like.

Make it portable

Run $ npm run build to create a portable (linux) version of your app.
The binary files land in the ./dist directory and are pretty heavy in file size, but this saves you from installing node.js.

Want a MacOS or Windows version?
Add them to the package.json -> pkg -> targets array. Please refer to the pkg documentation to learn more.