Directory Monitoring with Callback using Watchdog Library

The code defines a function named `monitor_directory` that monitors file changes in a specified directory and calls the `callback` function when a file is modified. It uses the `Observer` and `FileSystemEventHandler` classes from the watchdog library.

Technology Stack : The code defines a function named `monitor_directory` that monitors file changes in a specified directory and calls the `callback` function when a file is modified. It uses the `Observer` and `FileSystemEventHandler` classes from the watchdog library.

Code Type : The type of code

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def monitor_directory(directory, callback):
    from watchdog.observers import Observer
    from watchdog.events import FileSystemEventHandler

    class MyHandler(FileSystemEventHandler):
        def on_modified(self, event):
            callback(event)

    event_handler = MyHandler()
    observer = Observer()
    observer.schedule(event_handler, directory, recursive=True)
    observer.start()
    try:
        while True:
            time.sleep(1)
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        observer.stop()
    observer.join()