import static java.nio.file.LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS;
import static java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds.ENTRY_CREATE;
import static java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds.OVERFLOW;
import static java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds.ENTRY_DELETE;
import static java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds.ENTRY_MODIFY;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.FileSystem;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.WatchEvent;
import java.nio.file.WatchEvent.Kind;
import java.nio.file.WatchKey;
import java.nio.file.WatchService;
public class MainWatch {
public static void watchDirectoryPath(Path path) {
// Sanity check - Check if path is a folder
try {
Boolean isFolder = (Boolean) Files.getAttribute(path,
"basic:isDirectory", NOFOLLOW_LINKS);
if (!isFolder) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Path: " + path
+ " is not a folder");
}
} catch (IOException ioe) {
// Folder does not exists
ioe.printStackTrace();
}
System.out.println("Watching path: " + path);
// We obtain the file system of the Path
FileSystem fs = path.getFileSystem();
// We create the new WatchService using the new try() block
try (WatchService service = fs.newWatchService()) {
// We register the path to the service
// We watch for creation events
path.register(service, ENTRY_CREATE,ENTRY_MODIFY,ENTRY_DELETE);
// Start the infinite polling loop
WatchKey key = null;
while (true) {
key = service.take();
// Dequeueing events
Kind<?> kind = null;
for (WatchEvent<?> watchEvent : key.pollEvents()) {
// Get the type of the event
kind = watchEvent.kind();
if (OVERFLOW == kind) {
continue; // loop
} else if (ENTRY_CREATE == kind) {
// A new Path was created
Path newPath = ((WatchEvent<Path>) watchEvent)
.context();
// Output
System.out.println("New path created: " + newPath);
} else if (ENTRY_MODIFY == kind) {
// modified
Path newPath = ((WatchEvent<Path>) watchEvent)
.context();
// Output
System.out.println("New path modified: " + newPath);
}
}
if (!key.reset()) {
break; // loop
}
}
} catch (IOException ioe) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
} catch (InterruptedException ie) {
ie.printStackTrace();
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException,
InterruptedException {
File dir = new File("D:\\");
watchDirectoryPath(dir.toPath());
}
}
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
How to watch a folder in Java ?
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