package inotify import ( "fmt" "golang.org/x/sys/unix" ) type Inotify struct { fd int watchers []*watcher ping chan struct{} paused bool } func NewInotify(ping chan struct{}) (*Inotify, error) { fd, errno := unix.InotifyInit1(unix.IN_CLOEXEC) if fd == -1 { return nil, fmt.Errorf("Can't init inotify: %d", errno) } i := &Inotify{ fd: fd, ping: ping, paused: false, } go watch(i) return i, nil } func (i *Inotify) Watch(dir string) error { w, err := newWatcher(i.fd, dir, i.ping) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("creating watcher: %v", err) } i.watchers = append(i.watchers, w) return nil } func (i *Inotify) Pause() { i.paused = true } func (i *Inotify) UnPause() { i.paused = false } func (i *Inotify) String() string { dirs := make([]string, 0) for _, w := range i.watchers { dirs = append(dirs, w.dir) } return fmt.Sprintf("Watching: %v", dirs) } func watch(i *Inotify) { buf := make([]byte, 1024) for { _, _ = unix.Read(i.fd, buf) if !i.paused { i.ping <- struct{}{} } } }