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use std::path::Path;
use std::path::PathBuf;
use std::time::Duration;
use futures::prelude::*;
use notify::Config;
use notify::EventKind;
use notify::PollWatcher;
use notify::RecursiveMode;
use notify::Watcher;
use notify::event::DataChange;
use notify::event::MetadataKind;
use notify::event::ModifyKind;
use tokio::sync::mpsc;
use tokio::sync::mpsc::error::TrySendError;
#[cfg(not(test))]
const DEFAULT_WATCH_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_secs(3);
#[cfg(test)]
const DEFAULT_WATCH_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
/// Creates a stream events whenever the file at the path has changes. The stream never terminates
/// and must be dropped to finish watching.
///
/// # Arguments
///
/// * `path`: The file to watch
///
/// returns: impl Stream<Item=()>
///
pub(crate) fn watch(path: &Path) -> impl Stream<Item = ()> + use<> {
watch_with_duration(path, DEFAULT_WATCH_DURATION)
}
fn watch_with_duration(path: &Path, duration: Duration) -> impl Stream<Item = ()> + use<> {
// Due to the vagaries of file watching across multiple platforms, instead of watching the
// supplied path (file), we are going to watch the parent (directory) of the path.
let config_file_path = PathBuf::from(path);
let watched_path = config_file_path.clone();
let (watch_sender, watch_receiver) = mpsc::channel(1);
let watch_receiver_stream = tokio_stream::wrappers::ReceiverStream::new(watch_receiver);
// We can't use the recommended watcher, because there's just too much variation across
// platforms and file systems. We use the Poll Watcher, which is implemented consistently
// across all platforms. Less reactive than other mechanisms, but at least it's predictable
// across all environments. We compare contents as well, which reduces false positives with
// some additional processing burden.
let config = Config::default()
.with_poll_interval(duration)
.with_compare_contents(true);
let mut watcher = PollWatcher::new(
move |res: Result<notify::Event, notify::Error>| match res {
Ok(event) => {
// The two kinds of events of interest to use are writes to the metadata of a
// watched file and changes to the data of a watched file
if matches!(
event.kind,
EventKind::Modify(ModifyKind::Metadata(MetadataKind::WriteTime))
| EventKind::Modify(ModifyKind::Data(DataChange::Any))
) && event.paths.contains(&watched_path)
{
match watch_sender.try_send(()) {
Ok(_) => (),
// If the sender is full, it means the receiver hasn't processed the
// update yet, so it's fine to drop the event. In effect, it's the same
// as if we had cancelled the previous event and pushed a new one.
Err(TrySendError::Full(_err)) => (),
Err(err) => {
panic!("event channel failed: {err}");
}
}
}
}
Err(e) => tracing::error!("event error: {:?}", e),
},
config,
)
.unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("could not create watch on: {config_file_path:?}"));
watcher
.watch(&config_file_path, RecursiveMode::NonRecursive)
.unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("could not watch: {config_file_path:?}"));
// Tell watchers once they should read the file once,
// then listen to fs events.
stream::once(future::ready(()))
.chain(watch_receiver_stream)
.chain(stream::once(async move {
// This exists to give the stream ownership of the hotwatcher.
// Without it hotwatch will get dropped and the stream will terminate.
// This code never actually gets run.
// The ideal would be that hotwatch implements a stream and
// therefore we don't need this hackery.
drop(watcher);
}))
.boxed()
}
/// Creates a stream events whenever the path has changes. The stream never terminates
/// and must be dropped to finish watching.
///
/// # Arguments
///
/// * `path`: The path to watch
///
/// returns: impl Stream<Item=()>
///
pub(crate) fn watch_rhai(path: &Path) -> impl Stream<Item = ()> + use<> {
watch_rhai_with_duration(path, DEFAULT_WATCH_DURATION)
}
// We need different watcher configuration for Rhai source.
fn watch_rhai_with_duration(path: &Path, duration: Duration) -> impl Stream<Item = ()> + use<> {
// Due to the vagaries of file watching across multiple platforms, instead of watching the
// supplied path (file), we are going to watch the parent (directory) of the path.
let rhai_source_path = PathBuf::from(path);
let (watch_sender, watch_receiver) = mpsc::channel(1);
let watch_receiver_stream = tokio_stream::wrappers::ReceiverStream::new(watch_receiver);
// We can't use the recommended watcher, because there's just too much variation across
// platforms and file systems. We use the Poll Watcher, which is implemented consistently
// across all platforms. Less reactive than other mechanisms, but at least it's predictable
// across all environments. We compare contents as well, which reduces false positives with
// some additional processing burden.
let config = Config::default()
.with_poll_interval(duration)
.with_compare_contents(true);
let mut watcher = PollWatcher::new(
move |res: Result<notify::Event, notify::Error>| {
match res {
Ok(event) => {
// Let's limit the events we are interested in to:
// - Modified files
// - Created/Remove files
// - with suffix "rhai"
if matches!(
event.kind,
EventKind::Modify(ModifyKind::Metadata(MetadataKind::WriteTime))
| EventKind::Modify(ModifyKind::Data(DataChange::Any))
| EventKind::Create(_)
| EventKind::Remove(_)
) {
let mut proceed = false;
for path in &event.paths {
if path.extension().is_some_and(|ext| ext == "rhai") {
proceed = true;
break;
}
}
if proceed {
loop {
match watch_sender.try_send(()) {
Ok(_) => break,
Err(err) => {
tracing::warn!(
"could not process file watch notification. {}",
err.to_string()
);
if matches!(err, TrySendError::Full(_)) {
std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
} else {
panic!("event channel failed: {err}");
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
Err(e) => tracing::error!("rhai watching event error: {:?}", e),
}
},
config,
)
.unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("could not create watch on: {rhai_source_path:?}"));
watcher
.watch(&rhai_source_path, RecursiveMode::Recursive)
.unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("could not watch: {rhai_source_path:?}"));
// Tell watchers once they should read the file once,
// then listen to fs events.
stream::once(future::ready(()))
.chain(watch_receiver_stream)
.chain(stream::once(async move {
// This exists to give the stream ownership of the hotwatcher.
// Without it hotwatch will get dropped and the stream will terminate.
// This code never actually gets run.
// The ideal would be that hotwatch implements a stream and
// therefore we don't need this hackery.
drop(watcher);
}))
.boxed()
}
#[cfg(test)]
pub(crate) mod tests {
use std::env::temp_dir;
use std::fs::File;
use std::io::Seek;
use std::io::Write;
use std::path::PathBuf;
use test_log::test;
use super::*;
#[test(tokio::test)]
async fn basic_watch() {
let (path, mut file) = create_temp_file();
let mut watch = watch_with_duration(&path, Duration::from_millis(100));
// This test can be very racy. Without synchronisation, all
// we can hope is that if we wait long enough between each
// write/flush then the future will become ready.
// Signal telling us we are ready
assert!(futures::poll!(watch.next()).is_ready());
write_and_flush(&mut file, "Some data 1").await;
assert!(futures::poll!(watch.next()).is_ready());
write_and_flush(&mut file, "Some data 2").await;
assert!(futures::poll!(watch.next()).is_ready())
}
#[test(tokio::test)]
async fn clog_watch() {
let (path, mut file) = create_temp_file();
let mut watch = watch_with_duration(&path, Duration::from_millis(100));
assert!(futures::poll!(watch.next()).is_ready());
write_and_flush(&mut file, "Some data 1").await;
write_and_flush(&mut file, "Some data 2").await;
write_and_flush(&mut file, "Some data 3").await;
write_and_flush(&mut file, "Some data 4").await;
assert!(
futures::poll!(watch.next()).is_ready(),
"polling the future should notice the event"
);
tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
assert!(
!futures::poll!(watch.next()).is_ready(),
"should only have one event for multiple updates"
);
}
pub(crate) fn create_temp_file() -> (PathBuf, File) {
let path = temp_dir().join(format!("{}", uuid::Uuid::new_v4()));
let file = std::fs::File::create(&path).unwrap();
(path, file)
}
pub(crate) async fn write_and_flush(file: &mut File, contents: &str) {
file.rewind().unwrap();
file.set_len(0).unwrap();
file.write_all(contents.as_bytes()).unwrap();
file.flush().unwrap();
tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
}
}