source: trunk/CrossPare/src/de/ugoe/cs/cpdp/decentApp/FileWatcher.java

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package de.ugoe.cs.cpdp.decentApp;

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;

/**
 * Helper class for watching if a file was changed
 * 
 * @author Philip Makedonski
 * 
 */
public abstract class FileWatcher extends TimerTask {
    // Last timestamp
    private long timeStamp;

    // File to watch
    private File file;

    /**
     * Constructor
     * 
     * @param file
     */
    public FileWatcher(File file) {
        this.file = file;
        this.timeStamp = file.lastModified();
    }

    /**
     * Watches a file and executes the onChange Method if a file is changed
     */
    public final void run() {
        long timeStamp = file.lastModified();

        if (this.timeStamp != timeStamp) {
            this.timeStamp = timeStamp;
            onChange(file);
        }
    }

    protected abstract void onChange(File file);
}