Package net.mcreator.io

Class FileWatcher

java.lang.Object

net.mcreator.io.FileWatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:

Closeable, AutoCloseable

public class FileWatcher
extends Object
implements Closeable

This class watches a directory for changes and notifies listeners when a file is created, deleted, or modified.

It uses the Java NIO WatchService API to monitor file system events.

The class is designed to be used in a generator context, where it can watch for changes in the generator's workspace.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static final record	FileWatcher.FileChange
static interface	FileWatcher.Listener

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FileWatcher()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addListener(FileWatcher.Listener listener)	Adds a listener to be notified when a file is changed.
void	close()
void	watchFolder(File path)	Watches a folder for changes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

FileWatcher

public FileWatcher()

Method Details

addListener

public void addListener(FileWatcher.Listener listener)

Adds a listener to be notified when a file is changed.

Parameters:

listener - the listener to add

watchFolder

public void watchFolder(File path)

Watches a folder for changes. If the folder is not a directory, it will not be watched.

The watch is not recursive, so only the specified folder will be watched, not its subdirectories!

Parameters:

path - the path to the folder to watch

close

public void close()

Specified by:

close in interface AutoCloseable

Specified by:

close in interface Closeable