Class SingleFileEventHandler

Handle modify events for a single file.

Instance Methods

__init__(self, watch_manager, callback, filename)
Constructor for SingleFileEventHandler

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enable(self)
Watch the given file

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disable(self)
Stop watching the given file

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process_IN_IGNORED(self, event)

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process_IN_MODIFY(self, event)

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process_default(self, event)
Default processing event method.

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Inherited from pyinotify.ProcessEvent: __call__, my_init, nested_pevent, process_IN_Q_OVERFLOW

Inherited from pyinotify._ProcessEvent: __repr__

Class Variables

Inherited from pyinotify.ProcessEvent: pevent

Method Details

Constructor for SingleFileEventHandler

Parameters:

watch_manager (pyinotify.WatchManager) - inotify watch manager
callback (function accepting a boolean) - function to call when an inotify event happens
filename (string) - config file to watch

Overrides: pyinotify.ProcessEvent.__init__

Default processing event method. By default does nothing. Subclass ProcessEvent and redefine this method in order to modify its behavior.

Parameters:

event - Event to be processed. Can be of any type of events but IN_Q_OVERFLOW events (see method process_IN_Q_OVERFLOW).

Overrides: pyinotify.ProcessEvent.process_default

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