php-doc-en/reference/ev/evstat/construct.xml

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 <refnamediv>
  <refname>EvStat::__construct</refname>
  <refpurpose>Constructs EvStat watcher object</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <modifier>public</modifier>
   <methodname>EvStat::__construct</methodname>
   <methodparam>
    <type>string</type>
    <parameter>path</parameter>
   </methodparam>
   <methodparam>
    <type>float</type>
    <parameter>interval</parameter>
   </methodparam>
   <methodparam>
    <type>callable</type>
    <parameter>callback</parameter>
   </methodparam>
   <methodparam
   choice="opt">
    <type>mixed</type>
    <parameter>data</parameter>
    <initializer>&null;</initializer>
   </methodparam>
   <methodparam
   choice="opt">
    <type>int</type>
    <parameter>priority</parameter>
    <initializer>0</initializer>
   </methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Constructs EvStat watcher object and starts the watcher automatically.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <variablelist>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>
     <parameter>path</parameter>
    </term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The path to wait for status changes on.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>
     <parameter>interval</parameter>
    </term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Hint on how quickly a change is expected to be detected and should
      normally be specified as
      <constant>0.0</constant>
      to let
      <emphasis>libev</emphasis>
      choose a suitable value.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>
     <parameter>callback</parameter>
    </term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      See
      <link linkend="ev.watcher-callbacks">Watcher callbacks</link>
      .
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>
     <parameter>data</parameter>
    </term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Custom data associated with the watcher.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>
     <parameter>priority</parameter>
    </term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      <link linkend="ev.constants.watcher-pri">Watcher priority</link>
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns EvStat watcher object on succes.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;

 <example>
   <title>Monitor changes of /var/log/messages</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// Use 10 second update interval.
$w = new EvStat("/var/log/messages", 8, function ($w) {
 echo "/var/log/messages changed\n";

 $attr = $w->attr();

 if ($attr['nlink']) {
  printf("Current size: %ld\n", $attr['size']);
  printf("Current atime: %ld\n", $attr['atime']);
  printf("Current mtime: %ld\n", $attr['mtime']);
 } else {
  fprintf(STDERR, "`messages` file is not there!");
  $w->stop();
 }
});

Ev::run();
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>
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