Re: How do I watch a file for changes using JS/Gnome Shell? [SOLVED]

[Bernd Schlapsi <brot gmx info>]

Hello Stefano,

I tried to use your code in my extension, but the log message appears 5
times for every file change.
Did you experience the same with your code?

 ~Bernd

On 12/22/2011 12:34 PM, Stefano Ciancio wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> with the help of Giovanni I succeeded in writing  an extension with
> file monitoring.
>
> In the following some parts of my code:
>
> ----
>
> TestMonitor.prototype = {
>     __proto__: PanelMenu.SystemStatusButton.prototype,
>
>     _init: function() {
>         ...
>         let FILE_TO_MONITOR = '/path/of/file/to/monitoring';
>
>         let file = Gio.file_new_for_path(FILE_TO_MONITOR);
>         this._monitor = file.monitor(Gio.FileMonitorFlags.NONE, null);
>         this._monitor.connect('changed', Lang.bind(this,
> this._onChanged));
>         ...
>     },
>
>     _onChanged : function () {
>         global.log("Something has happened!");
>     },
> ...
>
> Thanks to all,
>
>    Stefano
>
>
> On 12/21/2011 11:28 AM, Giovanni Campagna wrote:
>> Il giorno mer, 21/12/2011 alle 11.25 +0100, Stefano Ciancio ha scritto:
>>> I am testing with success GFileMonitor with python, but I have some
>>> difficult with javascript.
>>>
>>> Have you some example or link from which start?
>> No real world example, but should be as easy as
>> file = Gio.file_new_for_uri(uri)
>> monitor = file.monitor(Gio.FileMonitorFlags.NONE, cancellable);
>> monitor.connect('changed', function() {
>>     print("Something has happened!");
>> });
>>
>> Giovanni
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>      Stefano
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/21/2011 11:15 AM, Giovanni Campagna wrote:
>>>> Il giorno mer, 21/12/2011 alle 08.51 +0100, Stefano Ciancio ha
>>>> scritto:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> i have a configuration file written by a little python interface.
>>>>> I want
>>>>> to watch for changes of config file in gnome shell extension.
>>>>> Each time a change occurs I'd like to reload new data in my
>>>>> extension.
>>>>>
>>>>> What's the best way to do this?
>>>> GFileMonitor (Gio.FileMonitor) it's what you're looking for. See the
>>>> docs in devhelp or online at developer.gnome.org/gio/unstable.
>>>>
>>>> Giovanni
>>>>
>>>>
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