[boost] [filesystem] file monitoring

Subject: [boost] [filesystem] file monitoring
From: Carlos Rafael Giani (e0325834_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-23 08:45:20

Hi,

is a file monitor feature planned for boost.filesystem? I have been 
looking for a platform independent solution, but there is none (except 
in toolkits like Qt). Also, so far only inotify (a subsystem in the 
Linux kernel) can tell me when a file is closed after writing, which is 
absolutely necessary when watching a plugins/ directory, for example 
(you don't want to touch the plugins when they're only halfway copied). 
Several tools watch the plugin directory, but don't care if the plugins 
are being written or are fully there already. This can lead to 
instabilities.

I think it is only logical to add this to boost.filesystem, something 
like set_monitor_callback(pathname, function_object);

any thoughts?