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

[Stefano Ciancio <s ciancio gmail com>]

Hi Bernd,

you can try to print/log the type of event generated.
A similar code is, in fedora 16, here: 
/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/runDialog.js (function _onChanged).

--
  Stefano

On 12/25/2011 05:10 PM, Bernd Schlapsi wrote:
> 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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