lyx_mirror/src/support/FileMonitor.h
Lars Gullik Bjønnes 99d1627a47 dont use pragma impementation and interface anymore
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// -*- C++ -*-
/**
* \file FileMonitor.h
* This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
* Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
*
* \author Angus Leeming
*
* Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS
*
* FileMonitor monitors a file and informs a listener when that file has
* changed.
*/
#ifndef FILEMONITOR_H
#define FILEMONITOR_H
#include "LString.h"
#include <boost/utility.hpp>
#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/signals/signal0.hpp>
class FileMonitor : boost::noncopyable {
public:
/** Once monitoring begins, the file will be monitored every
* interval ms.
*/
FileMonitor(string const & file_with_path, int interval);
/// Define an empty d-tor out-of-line to keep boost::scoped_ptr happy.
~FileMonitor();
///
void reset(string const & file_with_path) const;
///
string const & filename() const;
/// Begin monitoring the file
void start() const;
///
void stop() const;
///
bool monitoring() const;
/** The checksum is recomputed whenever the file is modified.
* If the file is not being monitored, then the checksum will be
* recomputed each time this function is called.
*/
unsigned long checksum() const;
/// Connect and you'll be informed when the file has changed.
typedef boost::signal0<void>::slot_type slot_type;
///
boost::signals::connection connect(slot_type const &) const;
private:
/// Use the Pimpl idiom to hide the internals.
class Impl;
/// The pointer never changes although *pimpl_'s contents may.
boost::scoped_ptr<Impl> const pimpl_;
};
#endif // FILEMONITOR_H