Does object created from MMDB_open further detect mmdb file updates?

[nezdolik]

Hi, whenever an mmdb file used by a process has been initialized with MMDB_open call and the file has been modified in process, would those changes be detected for mmdb object? Or does one need to watch file for update events and to reload mmdb object with MMDB_open call on update event?

[oschwald]

No, it does not watch the file for changes. The application would need to watch if it wants hot-reloads of files.

If you are updating the the file while the application is running, I would recommend writing the file atomically so that the old file handle remains valid when the file is updated.

[nezdolik]

Thanks @oschwald!