fileMonitor Class Reference

Checking for changes to files. More...

Collaboration diagram for fileMonitor:

Public Types
enum	fileState { UNMODIFIED = 0 , MODIFIED = 1 , DELETED = 2 }
	Enumeration defining the file state. More...

Public Member Functions
	ClassName ("fileMonitor")
	fileMonitor (const bool useInotify)
	Construct null. More...
	fileMonitor (const fileMonitor &)=delete
	Disallow default bitwise copy construction. More...
	~fileMonitor ()
	Destructor. More...
label	addWatch (const fileName &)
	Add file to watch. Return watch descriptor. More...
bool	removeWatch (const label watchFd)
	Remove file to watch. Return true if successful. More...
const fileName &	getFile (const label watchFd) const
	Get name of file being watched. More...
fileState	getState (const label watchFd) const
	Check state using handle. More...
void	updateStates (const bool masterOnly, const bool syncPar) const
	Check state of all files. Updates state_. More...
void	setUnmodified (const label watchFd)
	Reset state (e.g. after having read it) using handle. More...
void	operator= (const fileMonitor &)=delete
	Disallow default bitwise assignment. More...

Static Public Attributes
static const NamedEnum< fileState, 3 >	fileStateNames_

Detailed Description

Checking for changes to files.

Note: The default is to use stat to get the timestamp.

Compile with FOAM_USE_INOTIFY to use the inotify (Linux specific, since 2.6.13) framework. The problem is that inotify does not work on nfs3 mounted directories!!

Source files

• fileMonitor.H
• fileMonitor.C

Definition at line 61 of file fileMonitor.H.

Member Enumeration Documentation

fileState

enum fileState

Enumeration defining the file state.

Enumerator
UNMODIFIED
MODIFIED
DELETED

Definition at line 69 of file fileMonitor.H.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

fileMonitor() [1/2]

fileMonitor

(

const bool

useInotify

)

Construct null.

Definition at line 422 of file fileMonitor.C.

fileMonitor() [2/2]

fileMonitor ( const fileMonitor &  )

delete

Disallow default bitwise copy construction.

~fileMonitor()

~fileMonitor

(

)

Destructor.

Definition at line 435 of file fileMonitor.C.

Member Function Documentation

ClassName()

ClassName

(

"fileMonitor"

)

addWatch()

Foam::label addWatch

(

const fileName &

fName

)

Add file to watch. Return watch descriptor.

Definition at line 443 of file fileMonitor.C.

References Foam::endl(), Foam::Pout, and WarningInFunction.

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removeWatch()

bool removeWatch

(

const label

watchFd

)

Remove file to watch. Return true if successful.

Definition at line 482 of file fileMonitor.C.

References Foam::endl(), and Foam::Pout.

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getFile()

const Foam::fileName & getFile

(

const label

watchFd

)

const

Get name of file being watched.

Definition at line 495 of file fileMonitor.C.

getState()

Foam::fileMonitor::fileState getState

(

const label

watchFd

)

const

Check state using handle.

Definition at line 501 of file fileMonitor.C.

updateStates()

void updateStates	(	const bool	masterOnly,
		const bool	syncPar
	)		const

Check state of all files. Updates state_.

Definition at line 508 of file fileMonitor.C.

References Foam::endl(), forAll, Pstream::listCombineGather(), Pstream::listCombineScatter(), UPstream::master(), Foam::Pout, Foam::reduce(), Pstream::scatter(), List< T >::size(), PackedList< nBits >::storage(), and WarningInFunction.

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setUnmodified()

void setUnmodified

(

const label

watchFd

)

Reset state (e.g. after having read it) using handle.

Definition at line 604 of file fileMonitor.C.

References Foam::highResLastModified().

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operator=()

void operator= ( const fileMonitor &  )

delete

Disallow default bitwise assignment.

Member Data Documentation

fileStateNames_

const Foam::NamedEnum< Foam::fileMonitor::fileState, 3 > fileStateNames_

static

Initial value:

{
    "unmodified",
    "modified",
    "deleted"
}

Definition at line 76 of file fileMonitor.H.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• src/OSspecific/POSIX/fileMonitor.H
• src/OSspecific/POSIX/fileMonitor.C