DEKit
Library to watch changes in directory
do {
// you can ignore value and receive notifications, but DirectoryEvents object will be destroyed only if directory deleted
try DirectoryEvents(watch: "Downloads/DEKitTest")
// you can pass a custom clousure to process received events as you wish (by default prints all info)
try DirectoryEvents(watch: "Downloads/DEKitTest") { event in
print(event.when)
}
let de = try DirectoryEvents(watch: "Downloads/DEKitTest")
de.stopReceiving() // call this method to explicitly finish watching directory and destroy DirectoryEvents object
} catch {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}With this code
do {
try DirectoryEvents(watch: "Downloads/DEKitTest")
} catch {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}you will receive this output
Installation
macOS app
In Xcode go to File -> Swift Packages -> Add Package Dependency and paste in the repo's url: https://github.com/japanese-goblinn/DEKit.git
Requirments
Please add read permissions for folders that you want to watch in .entitlements file
<key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
<true/>
<!--This permission is needed to ask for read only once-->
<key>com.apple.security.files.bookmarks.app-scope</key>
<true/>
<!--All permissions below is for specific directories from which you want ot read. Add more premissions here if you want to read not only from Downloads folder-->
<key>com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-only</key>
<true/>
<key>com.apple.security.files.downloads.read-only</key>
<true/>Swift Package
let package = Package(
name: "Package",
dependencies: [
.package(url: "https://github.com/japanese-goblinn/DEKit.git", from: "1.2.0")
],
targets: [
.target(
name: "Package",
dependencies: ["DEKit"])
]
)