NAME

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

VERSION

       version 0.24

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.

BUGS

       Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-file-changenotify@rt.cpan.org", or
       through the web interface at <http://rt.cpan.org>.  I will be notified, and then you'll
       automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

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, which seems unlikely at best.

       To donate, log into PayPal and send money to autarch@urth.org or use the button on this
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AUTHOR

       Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is Copyright (c) 2013 by Dave Rolsky.

       This is free software, licensed under:

         The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)