## dmon
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_dmon_ is a tiny C library that monitors changes in a directory.
It provides a unified solution to multiple system APIs that exist for each OS. It can also monitor directories recursively. 

### Platforms
- Windows: `ReadDirectoryChangesW` backend. Tested with Windows10 SDK + Visual Studio 2019
- Linux: `inotify` backend. Tested with gcc-7.4/clang-6, ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- MacOS: `FSEvents` backend. Tested with MacOS-10.14 clang 10

### Usage

You just have to include the file and use it's functions. It is also compatible with C++ code.
Backslashes in Windows paths are also converted to '/' for portability.

```c
#define DMON_IMPL
#include "dmon.h"

static void watch_callback(dmon_watch_id watch_id, dmon_action action, const char* rootdir,
                           const char* filepath, const char* oldfilepath, void* user)
{
    // receive change events. type of event is stored in 'action' variable
}

int main() 
{
    dmon_init();
    dmon_watch("/path/to/directory", watch_callback, DMON_WATCHFLAGS_RECURSIVE, NULL); 
    // wait ...
    dmon_deinit();
	return 0;
}
```

For more information and how to customize functionality, see [dmon.h](dmon.h)

To build on linux, link with `pthread`:
```gcc test.c -lpthread -o test```

To build on MacOS, link with `CoreServices` and `CoreFoundation`:
```clang test.c -framework CoreFoundation -framework CoreServices -lpthread -o test```

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