mon.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import sys
import time
import logging
from watchdog.observers import Observer
from watchdog.events import FileSystemEventHandler


class MyLoggingEventHandler(FileSystemEventHandler):
    """Logs all the events captured."""

    def __init__(self, logger=None):
        super().__init__()

        self.events = {}
        self.logger = logger or logging.root

    def on_moved(self, event):
        super().on_moved(event)

        what = 'directory' if event.is_directory else 'file'
        self.logger.info("Moved %s: from %s to %s", what, event.src_path,
                         event.dest_path)

    def on_created(self, event):
        super().on_created(event)

        what = 'directory' if event.is_directory else 'file'
        self.events[event.src_path] = "created"
        self.logger.info("Created %s: %s", what, event.src_path)

    def on_deleted(self, event):
        super().on_deleted(event)

        what = 'directory' if event.is_directory else 'file'
        self.events[event.src_path] = "deleted"
        self.logger.info("Deleted %s: %s", what, event.src_path)

    def on_modified(self, event):
        super().on_modified(event)

        what = 'directory' if event.is_directory else 'file'
        self.events[event.src_path] = "modified"
        self.logger.info("Modified %s: %s", what, event.src_path)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO,
                        format='%(asctime)s - %(message)s',
                        datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
    path = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else '.'
    event_handler = MyLoggingEventHandler()
    observer = Observer()
    observer.schedule(event_handler, path, recursive=True)
    observer.start()
    try:
        while True:
            time.sleep(1)
    finally:
        observer.stop()
        observer.join()
        print(event_handler.events)