## org.apache.log4j.helpers
Class FileWatchdog

    java.lang.Object
      java.lang.Thread
          org.apache.log4j.helpers.FileWatchdog

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Runnable

    public abstract class FileWatchdog

extends java.lang.Thread

Check every now and then that a certain file has not changed. If it has, then call the `doOnChange()` method.

Since:
  version 0.9.1
Author:
  Ceki Gülcü

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Thread
`java.lang.Thread.State, java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler`

Field Summary
`static long` `DEFAULT_DELAY` The default delay between every file modification check, set to 60 seconds.
`protected long` `delay` The delay to observe between every check.
`protected java.lang.String` `filename` The name of the file to observe for changes.

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread
`MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY`

Constructor Summary
`protected` `FileWatchdog(java.lang.String filename)`

Method Summary
`protected void` `checkAndConfigure()`
`protected abstract void` `doOnChange()`
`void` `run()`
`void` `setDelay(long delay)` Set the delay to observe between each check of the file changes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

`activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getAllStackTraces, getContextClassLoader, getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, getId, getName, getPriority, getStackTrace, getState, getThreadGroup, getUncaughtExceptionHandler, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, setName, setPriority, setUncaughtExceptionHandler, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### DEFAULT_DELAY

    public static final long DEFAULT_DELAY

  The default delay between every file modification check, set to 60 seconds.

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### filename

    protected java.lang.String filename

  The name of the file to observe for changes.

### delay

    protected long delay

  The delay to observe between every check. By default set `DEFAULT_DELAY`.

Constructor Detail

### FileWatchdog

    protected FileWatchdog(java.lang.String filename)

Method Detail

### setDelay

    public void setDelay(long delay)

  Set the delay to observe between each check of the file changes.

### doOnChange

    protected abstract void doOnChange()

### checkAndConfigure

    protected void checkAndConfigure()

### run

    public void run()

  Specified by:
    `run` in interface `java.lang.Runnable`
  Overrides:
    `run` in class `java.lang.Thread`

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