Class: Puppet::Util::Watcher::PeriodicWatcher Private

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• Puppet::Util::Watcher::PeriodicWatcher

Defined in:

lib/puppet/util/watcher/periodic_watcher.rb

Overview

This class is part of a private API. You should avoid using this class if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

Monitor a given watcher for changes on a periodic interval.

Instance Method Summary

• #changed? ⇒ true, false private

  If the file has changed since it was last checked.

• #initialize(watcher, timer) ⇒ PeriodicWatcher constructor private

  A new instance of PeriodicWatcher.

Constructor Details

#initialize(watcher, timer) ⇒ PeriodicWatcher

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

Returns a new instance of PeriodicWatcher.

Parameters:

• watcher (Puppet::Util::Watcher::ChangeWatcher) —

  a watcher for the value to watch

• timer (Puppet::Util::Watcher::Timer) —

  A timer to determine when to recheck the watcher. If the timeout of the timer is negative, then the watched value is always considered to be changed

# File 'lib/puppet/util/watcher/periodic_watcher.rb', line 7

def initialize(watcher, timer)
  @watcher = watcher
  @timer = timer

  @timer.start
end

Instance Method Details

#changed? ⇒ true, false

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

Returns If the file has changed since it was last checked.

Returns:

• (true, false) —

  If the file has changed since it was last checked.

# File 'lib/puppet/util/watcher/periodic_watcher.rb', line 15

def changed?
  return true if always_consider_changed?

  @watcher = examine_watched_info(@watcher)
  @watcher.changed?
end