https://github.com/vorburger/ch.vorburger.fswatch

Java lib for monitoring directories or individual files via java.nio.file.WatchService
https://github.com/vorburger/ch.vorburger.fswatch

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Java lib for monitoring directories or individual files via java.nio.file.WatchService

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/vorburger/ch.vorburger.fswatch
• Owner: vorburger
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2018-01-28T17:12:12.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-10-03T22:34:27.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-04T00:23:26.556Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: Java
• Size: 110 KB
• Stars: 31
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 6
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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README

          
# ch.vorburger.fswatch

Java lib for monitoring directories or individual files based on the `java.nio.file.WatchService`.

[![Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/ch.vorburger/fswatch/badge.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/ch.vorburger/fswatch)

[![Javadocs](http://www.javadoc.io/badge/ch.vorburger/fswatch.svg)](http://www.javadoc.io/doc/ch.vorburger/fswatch)

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## Usage

[Get it from Maven Central](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22ch.vorburger%22%20AND%20a%3A%22fswatch%22) and see [the ExampleMain class](src/test/java/ch/vorburger/fswatch/test/ExampleMain.java) for how to use this library.

## History

This code was originally (in 2015) written for https://github.com/vorburger/HoTea,

and factored out of it in 2018 for re-use in project https://github.com/vorburger/ch.vorburger.osgi.gradle.

## Related projects

* https://github.com/google/guava/issues/2030

* [commons-io](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-io/) with its [File Monitor](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-io/javadocs/api-release/index.html?org/apache/commons/io/monitor/package-summary.html): Polling, not using Java 7+ NIO WatchService.

* https://github.com/Hindol/commons

* https://github.com/SenorArchitect/fswatcher: NOK due to https://github.com/SenorArchitect/fswatcher/issues/2 :-(

* https://github.com/azemm/FsWatcher

* https://github.com/encima/FSWatcher7

* https://www.teamdev.com/jxfilewatcher: Commercial, are they serious?!