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32e1147e 1/* -*-c-*-
2 *
8656dc50 3 * $Id: fwatch.h,v 1.2 2004/04/08 01:36:11 mdw Exp $
32e1147e 4 *
5 * Watch a file for changes
6 *
7 * (c) 2001 Straylight/Edgeware
8 */
9
10/*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------*
11 *
12 * This file is part of the mLib utilities library.
13 *
14 * mLib is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
15 * it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
16 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
17 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
18 *
19 * mLib is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
20 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
21 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
22 * GNU Library General Public License for more details.
23 *
24 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
25 * License along with mLib; if not, write to the Free
26 * Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
27 * MA 02111-1307, USA.
28 */
29
32e1147e 30#ifndef MLIB_FWATCH_H
31#define MLIB_FWATCH_H
32
33#ifdef __cplusplus
34 extern "C" {
35#endif
36
37/*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/
38
39#include <sys/types.h>
40#include <sys/stat.h>
41
42/*----- Data structures ---------------------------------------------------*/
43
44typedef struct fwatch {
45 int err;
46 dev_t dev;
47 ino_t ino;
48 time_t mtime;
49 off_t size;
50 mode_t mode;
51 uid_t uid;
52 gid_t gid;
53} fwatch;
54
55/*----- Functions provided ------------------------------------------------*/
56
57/* --- @fwatch_init@, @fwatch_update@, etc --- *
58 *
59 * Arguments: @fwatch *f@ = pointer to an @fwatch@ structure
60 * @const char *name@ = name of the file to watch
61 * @int fd@ = a file descriptor to watch
62 *
63 * Returns: The @update@ functions return nonzero if the file has
64 * changed.
65 *
66 * Use: Stores information about a file which can be used to watch
67 * for changes. The structures may be freed without telling
68 * anyone.
69 */
70
71extern void fwatch_init(fwatch */*f*/, const char */*name*/);
72extern void fwatch_initfd(fwatch */*f*/, int /*fd*/);
73extern int fwatch_update(fwatch */*f*/, const char */*name*/);
74extern int fwatch_updatefd(fwatch */*f*/, int /*fd*/);
75
76/*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/
77
78#ifdef __cplusplus
79 }
80#endif
81
82#endif