com.github.sworisbreathing.sfmf4j.api

Interface FileMonitorService

public interface FileMonitorService

A file monitor service.

Author:

Steven Swor

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	initialize() Initializes the file monitor service.
boolean	isMonitoringDirectory(File directory) Determines if the service is monitoring a given directory.
void	registerDirectoryListener(File directory, DirectoryListener directoryListener) Registers interest in receiving notifications when a directory's contents have changed.
void	shutdown() Shuts down the file monitor service.
void	unregisterDirectoryListener(File directory, DirectoryListener directoryListener) Unregisters interest in receiving notifications when a directory's contents have changed.

Method Detail

registerDirectoryListener

void registerDirectoryListener(File directory,
                             DirectoryListener directoryListener)

Registers interest in receiving notifications when a directory's contents have changed.

Parameters:

directory - the directory

directoryListener - the callback

unregisterDirectoryListener

void unregisterDirectoryListener(File directory,
                               DirectoryListener directoryListener)

Unregisters interest in receiving notifications when a directory's contents have changed.

Parameters:

directory - the directory

directoryListener - the callback

isMonitoringDirectory

boolean isMonitoringDirectory(File directory)

Determines if the service is monitoring a given directory.

Parameters:

directory - the directory

Returns:

true if the service is monitoring the directory

shutdown

void shutdown()

Shuts down the file monitor service.

initialize

void initialize()

Initializes the file monitor service.