al_Watcher.hpp

#ifndef INCLUDE_AL_WATCHER_HPP
#define INCLUDE_AL_WATCHER_HPP
 
/*  Allocore --
  Multimedia / virtual environment application class library
 
  Copyright (C) 2009. AlloSphere Research Group, Media Arts & Technology, UCSB.
  Copyright (C) 2006-2008. The Regents of the University of California
  (REGENTS). All Rights Reserved.
 
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  of this software and its documentation without fee and without a signed
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  File description:
  Utility for registering & recieving notifications
 
  File author(s):
  Graham Wakefield, 2011, grrrwaaa@gmail.com
*/
 
#include <string>
 
namespace al {
 
class Watcher {
 public:
  virtual ~Watcher() { unwatch(); }
 
  void watch(std::string resourcename);
 
  void unwatch(std::string resourcename);
  void unwatch();
 
  virtual void onEvent(std::string resourcename, std::string eventname) {}
 
  static void notify(std::string resourcename, std::string eventname);
};
 
}  // namespace al
 
#endif