FileMonitor.java

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package com.twelvemonkeys.io;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Allows monitoring a file on the file system.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:harald.kuhr@gmail.com">Harald Kuhr</a>
 * @author last modified by $Author: haraldk$
 * @version $Id: FileMonitor.java,v 1.0 May 12, 2009 6:58:55 PM haraldk Exp$
 */
public class FileMonitor {

    

    /**
     * Listens for changes to a file.
     *
     */
    public interface FileChangeListener {

      public void fileCreated(File pFile) throws Exception; // TODO: Is this a good thing?

      public void fileUpdated(File pFile) throws Exception;

      public void fileDeleted(File pFile) throws Exception;
    }

}