-# -*-pyrex-*-
-#
-# $Id$
-#
-# Watching files for changes
-#
-# (c) 2007 Straylight/Edgeware
-#
+### -*-pyrex-*-
+###
+### Watching files for changes
+###
+### (c) 2007 Straylight/Edgeware
+###
-#----- Licensing notice -----------------------------------------------------
-#
-# This file is part of the Python interface to mLib.
-#
-# mLib/Python 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 Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# mLib/Python is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with mLib/Python; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-# Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+###----- Licensing notice ---------------------------------------------------
+###
+### This file is part of the Python interface to mLib.
+###
+### mLib/Python 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 Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+### (at your option) any later version.
+###
+### mLib/Python is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+### but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+### MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+### GNU General Public License for more details.
+###
+### You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+### along with mLib/Python; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+### Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
cdef class FWatch:
+ """
+ FWatch(FILE): watch FILE for changes
+
+ FILE may be a string, file descriptor, or an object with a `fileno' method.
+ """
cdef fwatch fw
- cdef file
- def __new__(me, file):
- _init(me, file)
+ cdef public file
+ def __cinit__(me, file):
+ me._init(file)
def __init__(me, file):
- _init(me, file)
+ me._init(file)
cdef _init(me, file):
if isinstance(file, str):
fwatch_init(&me.fw, file)
fwatch_initfd(&me.fw, _getfd(file))
me.file = file
def update(me):
+ """FW.update() -> RC: nonzero if the file has changed state"""
+ cdef int rc
if isinstance(me.file, str):
- fwatch_update(&me.fw, me.file)
+ rc = fwatch_update(&me.fw, me.file)
else:
- fwatch_initfd(&me.fw, _getfd(me.file))
+ rc = fwatch_updatefd(&me.fw, _getfd(me.file))
+ return rc
-#----- That's all, folks ----------------------------------------------------
+###----- That's all, folks --------------------------------------------------