Fresh

Tiny python tool to observe a folder and execute commands if the content of the folder changes.

Freshfile

#
# run the command on start up of Fresh
#
runOnStart: true

#
# the path to check for changes
#
path: .

#
# the commands to run when changes have been detected
#
commands:
  - open -g -a Safari -e http://localhost:8080
  - touch ~/testfile.txt

#
# specify the files or folder you want to ignore
#
ignore:
  - .git
  - .idea

Usage

download dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

create a Freshfile

touch Freshfile (for content see example)

run

python3 fresh.py

Planned features

• Give commands access to file of event (e.g. echo "${file}")
• Improve trigger event options to minimize command runs (e.g. only run once a minute)

License & Authors

• Author:: Florian Schlosser

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2018 Florian Schlosser

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