C# Class FileSystem.FileMonitor

Monitors a file for changes. It uses the FileSystemWatcher and debounce the events to make sure only one event is fired for a change of a file. Note: If a file is used in different contexts than FileMonitor will fire for each context.

Inheritance: IFileMonitor

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Public Methods

Method	Description
FileMonitor ( string filePath ) : System	Parameterize FileSystemWatcher
Start ( ) : void	Start Watching the file
Stop ( ) : void	Stop watching the file
Update ( string filePath ) : void	Update the fileName to watch for changes

Private Methods

Method	Description
FindReadyPaths ( DateTime>.Dictionary events ) : List	Return list of files which haven't received an change event for TIME_WITOUT_EVENT_MS.
FireEvent ( string path ) : void
OnChange ( object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e ) : void	OnChange Event from System FileSystemWatcher after file has changed. It enters all events with the last event time in the pending event list.
OnFileError ( object o, ErrorEventArgs e ) : void	Handle error from FileSystemWatcher
OnTimeout ( object state ) : void	Timeout

Method Details

FileMonitor() public method

Parameterize FileSystemWatcher

public FileMonitor ( string filePath ) : System
filePath	string
return	System

Start() public method

Start Watching the file

public Start ( ) : void
return	void

Stop() public method

Stop watching the file

public Stop ( ) : void
return	void

Update() public method

Update the fileName to watch for changes

public Update ( string filePath ) : void
filePath	string
return	void