Random File System Event Observer with Watchdog Library

This function uses the Observer and FileSystemEventHandler classes from the watchdog library to create an observer for file system events. It randomly selects an event handler class and starts the observer on the specified path.

Technology Stack : watchdog

Code Type : The type of code

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import random
from watchdog.observers import Observer
from watchdog.events import FileSystemEventHandler

def random_file_event_handler(path, event_type):
    # This function handles file system events randomly selected from the watchdog library

    # Randomly select an event handler class from watchdog
    event_handler_class = random.choice([
        FileSystemEventHandler,
        PatternMatchingEventHandler,
        IgnorePatternsEventHandler
    ])

    # Instantiate the event handler with the specified path
    event_handler = event_handler_class(path)

    # Start the observer with the event handler
    observer = Observer()
    observer.schedule(event_handler, path, recursive=True)
    observer.start()

    try:
        while True:
            # Run indefinitely
            pass
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        observer.stop()
    observer.join()