Struct Watcher 

pub struct Watcher { /* private fields */ }

A file-system watcher that detects changes in a directory tree and batches them into debounced event batches.

Implementations

impl Watcher

pub fn new(root: &Path) -> Self

Create a new watcher for the given root directory.

The watcher is not started yet; call Watcher::start to begin receiving events.

pub fn start(&mut self) -> Result<Receiver<Vec<PathBuf>>>

Start watching the file system for changes.

Errors

Returns an error if the filesystem watcher cannot be created.

pub fn stop(&mut self)

Stop watching and join the background event-loop thread.

pub const fn is_running(&self) -> bool

Returns true while the underlying notify watcher is active.