On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:36:05 +0200, Szymon Gatner <szymon.gatner@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Szymon,
I am going through code of directory monitor ASIO extension by Boris Schäling (http://www.highscore.de/boost/dir_monitor.zip) and I am wondering: what is the benefit of making this piece of code / library an ASIO extension.
Keith has already answered your question. :) I just want to let you know that others have continued working on the directory monitor. There is for example this project at GitHub: <https://github.com/berkus/dir_monitor> Please note that the directory monitor (it's from 2008) can be implemented much better today. For example, have a look at this implementation (from 2011): <https://github.com/boostcon/2011_presentations/blob/master/wed/asio_extensions/directory_monitor.cpp> The directory monitor from 2008 uses a background thread. The (Windows-only) implementation from 2011 is integrated into Boost.Asio's event loop and uses no extra thread anymore. Boris