FileWatcherEx 2.1.0

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dotnet add package FileWatcherEx --version 2.1.0                
NuGet\Install-Package FileWatcherEx -Version 2.1.0                
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="FileWatcherEx" Version="2.1.0" />                
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
paket add FileWatcherEx --version 2.1.0                
#r "nuget: FileWatcherEx, 2.1.0"                
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
// Install FileWatcherEx as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=FileWatcherEx&version=2.1.0

// Install FileWatcherEx as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=FileWatcherEx&version=2.1.0                

FileWatcherEx for Windows

A wrapper of System.IO.FileSystemWatcher to standardize the events and avoid false change notifications, used in ImageGlass project.

This project is based on the VSCode FileWatcher: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-filewatcher-windows

Nuget

Features

  • Standardize the events of System.IO.FileSystemWatcher.
  • No false change notifications when a file system item is created, deleted, changed or renamed.
  • Support .NET 6.0.

Installation

Run the command

# Nuget package
Install-Package FileWatcherEx


# or use Github registry
dotnet add PROJECT package FileWatcherEx

Usage

See Demo project for full details

using FileWatcherEx;


var _fw = new FileSystemWatcherEx(@"C:\path\to\watch");

// event handlers
_fw.OnRenamed += FW_OnRenamed;
_fw.OnCreated += FW_OnCreated;
_fw.OnDeleted += FW_OnDeleted;
_fw.OnChanged += FW_OnChanged;
_fw.OnError += FW_OnError;

// thread-safe for event handlers
_fw.SynchronizingObject = this;

// start watching
_fw.Start();



void FW_OnRenamed(object sender, FileChangedEvent e)
{
  // do something here
}
...

License

MIT

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Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
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Compatible target framework(s)
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  • net6.0

    • No dependencies.

NuGet packages

This package is not used by any NuGet packages.

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