[erlang-questions] file systems events mac -> erlang

[Todd Greenwood]

Another approach would be to use the mac replacement for cron, called 
launchd. Your script can be launched by events such as cron-like 
calendar intervals (StartCalendarInterval), file changes (WatchPaths), 
mounts added/removed (StartOnMount), network stuff (Sockets), etc:

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man5/launchd.plist.5.html

Here's a tutorial for backing up w/ launchd:
http://www.macresearch.org/tutorial_backups_with_launchd

-Todd

On 6/1/11 12:54 AM, jm wrote:
> It appears to be called "FSEvents"
>
> http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Conceptual/FSEvents_ProgGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html
>
> I don't know of an erlang interface for it. I did the original
> erlang-inotify, but am no longer maintaining it. It would be interesting
> to add support for max os x and that other platform.
>
> Jeff.
>
> On 1/06/11 5:45 PM, Joe Armstrong wrote:
>> I want write a backup program for my macbook
>>
>> Once I have backed up *everything* which takes a while
>> I then want to backup "changed files." Rather than re-scanning
>> my entire disk I'd like to be informed when a file changes.
>>
>> Is there an erlang interface to the "file system events API" in the mac?
>> (or something like inotify) or a background daemon that writes the
>> names of all changed files
>> to a log.
>>
>> /Joe
>>
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