Exception: IO::Tail::ReopenException

Inherits:

TailException

• Object
• Exception
• TailException
• IO::Tail::ReopenException

Defined in:

lib/io/tail.rb

Overview

The ReopenException is raised internally if File::Tail gets suspicious something unusual has happend to the tailed file, e. g., it was rotated away. The exception is caught and an attempt to reopen it is made.

Instance Attribute Summary

• #mode ⇒ Object readonly

  Returns the value of attribute mode.

Instance Method Summary

• #initialize(mode = :bottom) ⇒ ReopenException constructor

  Creates an ReopenException object.

Constructor Details

#initialize(mode = :bottom) ⇒ ReopenException

Creates an ReopenException object. The mode defaults to :bottom which indicates that the file should be tailed beginning from the end. :top indicates, that it should be tailed from the beginning from the start.

# File 'lib/io/tail.rb', line 33

def initialize(mode = :bottom)
  super(self.class.name)
  @mode = mode
end

Instance Attribute Details

#mode ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute mode.

# File 'lib/io/tail.rb', line 26

def mode
  @mode
end