File::ChangeNotify::Event(3) Class for file change events

VERSION

version 0.26

SYNOPSIS


my $watcher = File::ChangeNotify->instantiate_watcher(
directories => [ '/my/path', '/my/other' ],
filter => qr/\.(?:pm|conf|yml)$/,
exclude => [ 't', 'root', qr(/(?!\.)[^/]+$) ],
);
for my $event ( $watcher->new_events() ) {
print $event->path(), ' - ', $event->type(), "\n";
}

DESCRIPTION

This class provides information about a change to a specific file or directory.

METHODS

File::ChangeNotify::Event->new(...)

This method creates a new event. It accepts the following arguments:
  • path => $path

    The full path to the file or directory that changed.

  • type => $type

    The type of event. This must be one of ``create'', ``modify'', ``delete'', or ``unknown''.

$event->path()

Returns the path of the changed file or directory.

$event->type()

Returns the type of event.

SUPPORT

Bugs may be submitted through the RT bug tracker <http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=File-ChangeNotify> (or [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>).

I am also usually active on IRC as 'drolsky' on "irc://irc.perl.org".

AUTHOR

Dave Rolsky <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

This software is Copyright (c) 2016 by Dave Rolsky.

This is free software, licensed under:

  The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)