NAME

       File::ChangeNotify - Watch for changes to files, cross-platform style

VERSION

       version 0.28

SYNOPSIS

           use File::ChangeNotify;

           my $watcher =
               File::ChangeNotify->instantiate_watcher
                   ( directories => [ '/my/path', '/my/other' ],
                     filter      => qr/\.(?:pm|conf|yml)$/,
                   );

           if ( my @events = $watcher->new_events() ) { ... }

           # blocking
           while ( my @events = $watcher->wait_for_events() ) { ... }

DESCRIPTION

       This module provides an API for creating a File::ChangeNotify::Watcher subclass that will
       work on your platform.

       Most of the documentation for this distro is in File::ChangeNotify::Watcher.

METHODS

       This class provides the following methods:

   File::ChangeNotify->instantiate_watcher(...)
       This method looks at each available subclass of File::ChangeNotify::Watcher and
       instantiates the first one it can load, using the arguments you provided.

       It always tries to use the File::ChangeNotify::Watcher::Default class last, on the
       assumption that any other class that is available is a better option.

   File::ChangeNotify->usable_classes()
       Returns a list of all the loadable File::ChangeNotify::Watcher subclasses except for
       File::ChangeNotify::Watcher::Default, which is always usable.

SUPPORT

       Bugs may be submitted at
       <http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=File-ChangeNotify> or via email to
       bug-file-changenotify@rt.cpan.org <mailto:bug-file-changenotify@rt.cpan.org>.

       I am also usually active on IRC as 'autarch' on "irc://irc.perl.org".

SOURCE

       The source code repository for File-ChangeNotify can be found at
       <https://github.com/houseabsolute/File-ChangeNotify>.

DONATIONS

       If you'd like to thank me for the work I've done on this module, please consider making a
       "donation" to me via PayPal. I spend a lot of free time creating free software, and would
       appreciate any support you'd care to offer.

       Please note that I am not suggesting that you must do this in order for me to continue
       working on this particular software. I will continue to do so, inasmuch as I have in the
       past, for as long as it interests me.

       Similarly, a donation made in this way will probably not make me work on this software
       much more, unless I get so many donations that I can consider working on free software
       full time (let's all have a chuckle at that together).

       To donate, log into PayPal and send money to autarch@urth.org, or use the button at
       <http://www.urth.org/~autarch/fs-donation.html>.

AUTHOR

       Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>

CONTRIBUTORS

       •   Aaron Crane <arc@cpan.org>

       •   H. Merijn Branch <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl>

       •   Karen Etheridge <ether@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is Copyright (c) 2009 - 2018 by Dave Rolsky.

       This is free software, licensed under:

         The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)

       The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this
       distribution.