with-monitor ( path recursive? quot -- )
File system change monitors

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Monitors on different platforms

Vocabulary
io.monitors

Inputs

path	a pathname string
recursive?	a boolean
quot	a quotation with stack effect ( monitor -- )

Outputs
None

Word description
Opens a file system change monitor and passes it to the quotation. Closes the monitor after the quotation returns or throws an error.

Errors
Throws an error if the pathname does not exist, if a monitor could not be created or if the platform does not support monitors.

Definition

USING: destructors kernel ;

IN: io.monitors

: with-monitor ( path recursive? quot -- )
    [ <monitor> ] dip with-disposal ; inline