Re: [Vala] custom widget and File observer

[Antono Vasiljev <self antono info>]

D.H. Bahr <dbahr uci cu> writes:

> > > The application would consist solely on a "Stream Browser" providing
> > > access to (and only to) user own files, that is: all files within the
> > > user dirs (e.g: Documents, Pictures, Videos, Music, Public, Download
> > > and
> > > Home directories, recursively off course).
> > >
> > > Since I don't intent to create a full working environment (yet), but
> > > only a "stream" browser I have come to an issue: how to ensure files
> > > not
> > > "processed" within the application (that is files copied/created using
> > > other file browsers or the command line shell) are included
> > > effectively
> > > on the stream data structure. My current bet is placed on the idea I
> > > can
> > > create an Observer daemon which is somehow notified that any file on
> > > the
> > > specific 'observed' directories has been accessed. Is this even
> > > possible?? 
> >
> > I think that gio has what are you looking for.
> > Read here: http://www.valadoc.org/#!api=gio-2.0/GLib.FileMonitor
>
> Yes, I took a look at that, but It doesn't seem to notify when simple
> file access occurs; that is: no modification but just open a PDF
> document and read, that action won't be notified. Would it??

You can just pull data from zeitgeist daemon:
http://zeitgeist-project.com/

Its written in vala and i belive it will fit your needs.

Also, gnome-activity-journal provides something similar for different
types of activities.

https://live.gnome.org/GnomeActivityJournal


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