NAME
AnyEvent::Filesys::Watcher::Event - Filesystem Change Events
SYNOPSIS
die "AnyEvent::Filesys::Watcher::Event should not be used"
. " directly. Use AnyEvent::Filesys::Watcher instead";DESCRIPTION
This class provides an abstraction for filesystem change events for AnyEvent::Filesys::Watcher.
CONSTRUCTORS
The following constructors are available:
- new(ARGUMENTS)
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Creates an event instance. The following named arguments are supported:
- path PATH
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PATH must be the absolute path to the file that changed. Required.
- type TYPE
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TYPE must be one of "created", "modified", "deleted". Required.
- is_directory BOOLEAN
-
BOOLEAN must be a a truthy value for directories, false otherwise.
- id ID
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ID must be a unique identifier. Optional.
- timestamp TIMESTAMP
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Should be a reference to a two-element array with the seconds and the microseconds since the epoch. If missing, it defaults to what Time::HiRes::gettimeofday() returns.
METHODS
- path
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Returns the path.
- type
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Returns the type as a string.
- isDirectory
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Returns a truthy value for directories, false otherwise.
- isCreated
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Returns a truty value if the event was triggered by a file creation.
- isDeleted
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Returns a truty value if the event was triggered by a file deletion.
- isModified
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Returns a truty value if the event was triggered by a file modification.
- id
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Returns the unique id if specified.
- timestamp
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Returns the timestamp of the event.
- cmp
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Compare the timestamps of two events and returns -1, 0, or 1 like the operator
cmpdoes. This can be used, when sorting two events.
SEE ALSO
AnyEvent::Filesys::Watcher, perl(1)