wendy

inotify based node watcher
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commit 9f1bb21cfb715ea4e2e095ea9697a28e9d529c32
parent 0aff97c697511ce29bd95b2bb1a68f5a95d6f2ed
Author: Willy Goiffon <dev@z3bra.org>
Date:   Mon,  2 Mar 2020 15:01:56 +0100

Run specified command on triggered events

Diffstat:
Mwendy.c | 21+++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/wendy.c b/wendy.c @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int verbose = 0; void usage(char *name) { - fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-vdr] [-m mask] [-f file]\n", name); + fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-vdr] [-m mask] [-f file] [command [args...]]\n", name); exit(1); } @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) uint32_t mask = MASK; ssize_t len, off = 0; char path[PATH_MAX]; - char *argv0 = NULL; + char **cmd, *argv0 = NULL; struct watcher *tmp, *w; struct inotify_event *e; @@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) usage(argv0); } ARGEND; + /* remaining arguments is the command to run on event */ + cmd = (argc > 0) ? argv : NULL; + /* ensure that only directories are watched for */ if (dflag) mask |= IN_ONLYDIR; @@ -159,6 +162,20 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) fflush(stdout); } + /* orphan process */ + if (cmd) { + if (!fork()) { + if (!fork()) { + setenv("WENDY_INODE", wdpath(e, w), 1); + setenv("WENDY_EVENT", evname[e->mask & IN_ALL_EVENTS], 1); + execvp(cmd[0], cmd); + return -1; /* NOTREACHED */ + } + return 0; + } + wait(NULL); + } + switch(e->mask & IN_ALL_EVENTS) { case IN_CREATE: /* Watch subdirectories upon creation */