/* * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * License along with this program; if not, write to the Free * Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, * MA 02111-1307, USA. */ package no.geosoft.cc.io; import java.util.*; import java.io.File; import java.lang.ref.WeakReference; /** * Class for monitoring changes in disk files. * Usage: * * 1. Implement the FileListener interface. * 2. Create a FileMonitor instance. * 3. Add the file(s)/directory(ies) to listen for. * * fileChanged() will be called when a monitored file is created, * deleted or its modified time changes. * * @author <a href="mailto:info@geosoft.no">GeoSoft</a> */ public class FileMonitor { private Timer timer_; private HashMap files_; // File -> Long private Collection listeners_; // of WeakReference(FileListener) /** * Create a file monitor instance with specified polling interval. * * @param pollingInterval Polling interval in milli seconds. */ public FileMonitor (long pollingInterval) { files_ = new HashMap(); listeners_ = new ArrayList(); timer_ = new Timer (true); timer_.schedule (new FileMonitorNotifier(), 0, pollingInterval); } /** * Stop the file monitor polling. */ public void stop() { timer_.cancel(); } /** * Add file to listen for. File may be any java.io.File (including a * directory) and may well be a non-existing file in the case where the * creating of the file is to be trepped. * <p> * More than one file can be listened for. When the specified file is * created, modified or deleted, listeners are notified. * * @param file File to listen for. */ public void addFile (File file) { if (!files_.containsKey (file)) { long modifiedTime = file.exists() ? file.lastModified() : -1; files_.put (file, new Long (modifiedTime)); } } /** * Remove specified file for listening. * * @param file File to remove. */ public void removeFile (File file) { files_.remove (file); } /** * Add listener to this file monitor. * * @param fileListener Listener to add. */ public void addListener (FileListener fileListener) { // Don't add if its already there for (Iterator i = listeners_.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) { WeakReference reference = (WeakReference) i.next(); FileListener listener = (FileListener) reference.get(); if (listener == fileListener) return; } // Use WeakReference to avoid memory leak if this becomes the // sole reference to the object. listeners_.add (new WeakReference (fileListener)); } /** * Remove listener from this file monitor. * * @param fileListener Listener to remove. */ public void removeListener (FileListener fileListener) { for (Iterator i = listeners_.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) { WeakReference reference = (WeakReference) i.next(); FileListener listener = (FileListener) reference.get(); if (listener == fileListener) { i.remove(); break; } } } /** * This is the timer thread which is executed every n milliseconds * according to the setting of the file monitor. It investigates the * file in question and notify listeners if changed. */ private class FileMonitorNotifier extends TimerTask { public void run() { // Loop over the registered files and see which have changed. // Use a copy of the list in case listener wants to alter the // list within its fileChanged method. Collection files = new ArrayList (files_.keySet()); for (Iterator i = files.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) { File file = (File) i.next(); long lastModifiedTime = ((Long) files_.get (file)).longValue(); long newModifiedTime = file.exists() ? file.lastModified() : -1; // Chek if file has changed if (newModifiedTime != lastModifiedTime) { // Register new modified time files_.put (file, new Long (newModifiedTime)); // Notify listeners for (Iterator j = listeners_.iterator(); j.hasNext(); ) { WeakReference reference = (WeakReference) j.next(); FileListener listener = (FileListener) reference.get(); // Remove from list if the back-end object has been GC'd if (listener == null) j.remove(); else listener.fileChanged (file); } } } } } /** * Test this class. * * @param args Not used. */ public static void main (String args[]) { // Create the monitor FileMonitor monitor = new FileMonitor (1000); // Add some files to listen for monitor.addFile (new File ("/home/jacob/test1.txt")); monitor.addFile (new File ("/home/jacob/test2.txt")); monitor.addFile (new File ("/home/jacob/")); // Add a dummy listener monitor.addListener (monitor.new TestListener()); // Avoid program exit while (!false) ; } private class TestListener implements FileListener { public void fileChanged (File file) { System.out.println ("File changed: " + file); } } }