com.swoval.files

Interface RegisterableWatchService

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.io.Closeable, java.nio.file.WatchService

public interface RegisterableWatchService
extends java.nio.file.WatchService

Augments the java.nio.file.WatchService with a register(java.nio.file.Path, java.nio.file.WatchEvent.Kind<?>...) method. This is because Path.register does not work on custom watch services.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.nio.file.WatchKey	register(java.nio.file.Path path, java.nio.file.WatchEvent.Kind<?>... kinds) Register a path for monitoring.

Methods inherited from interface java.nio.file.WatchService

close, poll, poll, take

Method Detail

register

java.nio.file.WatchKey register(java.nio.file.Path path,
                                java.nio.file.WatchEvent.Kind<?>... kinds)
                         throws java.io.IOException

Register a path for monitoring.

Parameters:

path - The path to monitor.

kinds - The types of events to monitor.

Returns:

WatchKey the key returned by the WatchService

Throws:

java.io.IOException - when the path cannot be registered