Example: system_file_system_watcher

C++ example source code:

/* +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ */

#include <mrpt/core/exceptions.h>
#include <mrpt/system/CFileSystemWatcher.h>

#include <chrono>
#include <cstdio>
#include <iostream>
#include <thread>

using namespace mrpt;
using namespace mrpt::system;
using namespace std;

// ------------------------------------------------------
//              TestWatch
// ------------------------------------------------------
void TestWatch()
{
  CFileSystemWatcher::TFileSystemChangeList lstChanges;
  CFileSystemWatcher::TFileSystemChangeList::iterator it;

  CFileSystemWatcher watch(".");

  printf("Watching directory '.'...\n Press any key to exit.\n");

  while (!mrpt::system::os::kbhit())
  {
    watch.getChanges(lstChanges);

    for (it = lstChanges.begin(); it != lstChanges.end(); it++)
    {
      cout << "changed: '" << it->path << "' ";
      if (it->isDir) cout << "isDir ";
      if (it->eventModified) cout << "modified ";
      if (it->eventCloseWrite) cout << "close_write ";
      if (it->eventDeleted) cout << "deleted ";
      if (it->eventMovedTo) cout << "moved_to ";
      if (it->eventMovedFrom) cout << "moved_from ";
      if (it->eventCreated) cout << "created ";
      if (it->eventAccessed) cout << "accessed";

      cout << endl;
    }

    std::this_thread::sleep_for(100ms);
  }
}

int main()
{
  try
  {
    TestWatch();
    return 0;
  }
  catch (const std::exception& e)
  {
    std::cerr << "MRPT error: " << mrpt::exception_to_str(e) << std::endl;
    return -1;
  }
}