Example #1
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 public function read()
 {
     // should just call $this->len(), but copy-paste
     // here to reduce one function call since the logic
     // in len() is simple
     if (inotify_queue_len($this->inotify) < 1) {
         return false;
     }
     // should just call $this->wait(), but copy-paste
     // here to reduce one function call since the logic
     // in wait() is simple
     return inotify_read($this->inotify);
 }
Example #2
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<?php

// Open an inotify instance
$fd = inotify_init();
// Watch __FILE__ for metadata changes (e.g. mtime)
$watch_descriptor = inotify_add_watch($fd, __FILE__, IN_ATTRIB);
// generate an event
touch(__FILE__);
// Read events
$events = inotify_read($fd);
print_r($events);
// The following methods allows to use inotify functions without blocking on inotify_read():
// - Using stream_select() on $fd:
$read = array($fd);
$write = null;
$except = null;
stream_select($read, $write, $except, 0);
// - Using stream_set_blocking() on $fd
stream_set_blocking($fd, 0);
inotify_read($fd);
// Does no block, and return false if no events are pending
// - Using inotify_queue_len() to check if event queue is not empty
$queue_len = inotify_queue_len($fd);
// If > 0, inotify_read() will not block
// Stop watching __FILE__ for metadata changes
inotify_rm_watch($fd, $watch_descriptor);
// Close the inotify instance
// This may have closed all watches if this was not already done
fclose($fd);