test.c

/*******************************************************************************
  Copyright (c) 2011 Dmitry Matveev <me@dmitrymatveev.co.uk>

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#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/resource.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <errno.h>

#include <sys/inotify.h>

void get_event (int fd, const char * target);
void handle_error (int error);

/* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */

int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
    char target[FILENAME_MAX];
    int fd;
    int wd;   /* watch descriptor */

    struct rlimit rl;
    rl.rlim_cur = 3072;
    rl.rlim_max = 8172;
    setrlimit (RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rl);

    if (argc < 2) {
        fprintf (stderr, "Watching the current directory\n");
        strcpy (target, ".");
    }
    else {
        fprintf (stderr, "Watching %s\n", argv[1]);
        strcpy (target, argv[1]);
    }

    fd = inotify_init();
    if (fd < 0) {
        printf("inotify_init failed\n");
        handle_error (errno);
        return 1;
    }

    wd = inotify_add_watch (fd, target, IN_ALL_EVENTS);
    if (wd < 0) {
        printf("add_watch failed\n");
        handle_error (errno);
        return 1;
    }

    int ev_count = 0;

    while (1) {
        /* if (ev_count == 3) { */
        /*     printf("stopping watch\n"); */
        /*     inotify_rm_watch (fd, wd); */
        /* } */

        ++ev_count;
        get_event(fd, target);
    }

    return 0;
}

/* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Allow for 1024 simultanious events */
#define BUFF_SIZE ((sizeof(struct inotify_event)+FILENAME_MAX)*1024)

void get_event (int fd, const char * target)
{
    ssize_t len, i = 0;
    char buff[BUFF_SIZE] = {0};

    len = read (fd, buff, BUFF_SIZE);

    while (i < len) {
        struct inotify_event *pevent = (struct inotify_event *)&buff[i];
        char action[81+FILENAME_MAX] = {0};

        if (pevent->len)
            strcpy (action, pevent->name);
        else
            strcpy (action, target);

        if (pevent->mask & IN_ACCESS)
            strcat(action, " was read");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_ATTRIB)
            strcat(action, " Metadata changed");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_CLOSE_WRITE)
            strcat(action, " opened for writing was closed");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE)
            strcat(action, " not opened for writing was closed");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_CREATE)
            strcat(action, " created in watched directory");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_DELETE)
            strcat(action, " deleted from watched directory");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_DELETE_SELF)
            strcat(action, " watched file/directory was itself deleted");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_MODIFY)
            strcat(action, " was modified");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_MOVE_SELF)
            strcat(action, " watched file/directory was itself moved");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_MOVED_FROM)
            strcat(action, " moved out of watched directory");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_MOVED_TO)
            strcat(action, " moved into watched directory");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_OPEN)
            strcat(action, " was opened");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_IGNORED)
            strcat(action, " was ignored");
        if (pevent->mask & IN_UNMOUNT)
            strcat(action, " was unmounted");

        /*
          printf ("wd=%d mask=%x cookie=%d len=%d dir=%s\n",
          pevent->wd, pevent->mask, pevent->cookie, pevent->len,
          (pevent->mask & IN_ISDIR)?"yes":"no");

          if (pevent->len) printf ("name=%s\n", pevent->name);
        */

        printf ("%s [%s]\n", action, pevent->name);

        i += sizeof(struct inotify_event) + pevent->len;

    }

}  /* get_event */

/* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */

void handle_error (int error)
{
    fprintf (stderr, "Error: %s\n", strerror(error));

}  /* handle_error */

/* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */