inotify_monitor.hpp

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2014-2026 Enrico M. Crisostomo
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
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#ifndef FSW_INOTIFY_MONITOR_H
#  define FSW_INOTIFY_MONITOR_H
 
#  include "monitor.hpp"
#  include <sys/inotify.h>
#  include <string>
#  include <vector>
#  include <filesystem>
#  include <functional>
 
namespace fsw
{
  struct inotify_monitor_impl;

  class inotify_monitor : public monitor
  {
  public:
    inotify_monitor(std::vector<std::string> paths,
                    FSW_EVENT_CALLBACK *callback,
                    void *context = nullptr);

    ~inotify_monitor() override;
 
  protected:
    void run() override;
    void on_stop() override;
 
  private:
    inotify_monitor(const inotify_monitor& orig) = delete;
    inotify_monitor& operator=(const inotify_monitor& that) = delete;
 
    void scan_root_paths();
    bool is_watched(const std::string& path) const;
    void preprocess_dir_event(const struct inotify_event *event);
    void preprocess_event(const struct inotify_event *event);
    void preprocess_node_event(const struct inotify_event *event);
    void scan(const std::filesystem::path& path, const bool accept_non_dirs = true);
    bool add_watch(const std::string& path);
    void process_pending_events();
    void process_synthetic_events();
    void remove_watch(int fd);
 
    std::unique_ptr<fsw::inotify_monitor_impl> impl;
  };
}
 
#endif  /* FSW_INOTIFY_MONITOR_H */