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diff --git a/deps/uv/docs/src/fs_event.rst b/deps/uv/docs/src/fs_event.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..eeb6bfbcb9 --- /dev/null +++ b/deps/uv/docs/src/fs_event.rst @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ + +.. _fs_event: + +:c:type:`uv_fs_event_t` --- FS Event handle +=========================================== + +FS Event handles allow the user to monitor a given path for changes, for example, +if the file was renamed or there was a generic change in it. This handle uses +the best backend for the job on each platform. + + +Data types +---------- + +.. c:type:: uv_fs_event_t + + FS Event handle type. + +.. c:type:: void (*uv_fs_event_cb)(uv_fs_event_t* handle, const char* filename, int events, int status) + + Callback passed to :c:func:`uv_fs_event_start` which will be called repeatedly + after the handle is started. If the handle was started with a directory the + `filename` parameter will be a relative path to a file contained in the directory. + The `events` parameter is an ORed mask of :c:type:`uv_fs_event` elements. + +.. c:type:: uv_fs_event + + Event types that :c:type:`uv_fs_event_t` handles monitor. + + :: + + enum uv_fs_event { + UV_RENAME = 1, + UV_CHANGE = 2 + }; + +.. c:type:: uv_fs_event_flags + + Flags that can be passed to :c:func:`uv_fs_event_start` to control its + behavior. + + :: + + enum uv_fs_event_flags { + /* + * By default, if the fs event watcher is given a directory name, we will + * watch for all events in that directory. This flags overrides this behavior + * and makes fs_event report only changes to the directory entry itself. This + * flag does not affect individual files watched. + * This flag is currently not implemented yet on any backend. + */ + UV_FS_EVENT_WATCH_ENTRY = 1, + /* + * By default uv_fs_event will try to use a kernel interface such as inotify + * or kqueue to detect events. This may not work on remote filesystems such + * as NFS mounts. This flag makes fs_event fall back to calling stat() on a + * regular interval. + * This flag is currently not implemented yet on any backend. + */ + UV_FS_EVENT_STAT = 2, + /* + * By default, event watcher, when watching directory, is not registering + * (is ignoring) changes in it's subdirectories. + * This flag will override this behaviour on platforms that support it. + */ + UV_FS_EVENT_RECURSIVE = 4 + }; + + +Public members +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +N/A + +.. seealso:: The :c:type:`uv_handle_t` members also apply. + + +API +--- + +.. c:function:: int uv_fs_event_init(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_fs_event_t* handle) + + Initialize the handle. + +.. c:function:: int uv_fs_event_start(uv_fs_event_t* handle, uv_fs_event_cb cb, const char* path, unsigned int flags) + + Start the handle with the given callback, which will watch the specified + `path` for changes. `flags` can be an ORed mask of :c:type:`uv_fs_event_flags`. + +.. c:function:: int uv_fs_event_stop(uv_fs_event_t* handle) + + Stop the handle, the callback will no longer be called. + +.. c:function:: int uv_fs_event_getpath(uv_fs_event_t* handle, char* buf, size_t* len) + + Get the path being monitored by the handle. The buffer must be preallocated + by the user. Returns 0 on success or an error code < 0 in case of failure. + On sucess, `buf` will contain the path and `len` its length. If the buffer + is not big enough UV_ENOBUFS will be returned and len will be set to the + required size. + +.. seealso:: The :c:type:`uv_handle_t` API functions also apply. |