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require_relative '../runners/base'

module Processing
  # A sketch loader, observer, and reloader, to tighten
  # the feedback between code and effect.
  class Watcher
    # Sic a new Processing::Watcher on the sketch
    def initialize
      reload_files_to_watch
      @time = Time.now
      start_watching
    end

    # Kicks off a thread to watch the sketch, reloading Ruby-Processing
    # and restarting the sketch whenever it changes.
    def start_watching
      start_runner
      loop do
        if @files.find { |file| File.exist?(file) && File.stat(file).mtime > @time }
          puts 'reloading sketch...'
          $app && $app.close
          @time = Time.now
          java.lang.System.gc
          start_runner
          reload_files_to_watch
        end
        sleep 0.33
      end
    end

    # Convenience function to report errors when loading and running a sketch,
    # instead of having them eaten by the thread they are loaded in.
    def report_errors
      yield
    rescue Exception => e
      warn "Exception occured while running sketch #{File.basename SKETCH_PATH}..."
      puts "Backtrace:\n\t#{e.backtrace.join("\n\t")}"
    end

    def start_runner
      @runner.kill if @runner && @runner.alive?
      @runner = Thread.start do
        report_errors do
          Processing.load_and_run_sketch
        end
      end
    end

    def reload_files_to_watch
      @files = ([SKETCH_PATH] + Dir.glob(File.dirname(SKETCH_PATH) + '/*.rb')).uniq
    end
  end
end

Processing::Watcher.new

Version data entries

3 entries across 3 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
ruby-processing-2.6.2	lib/ruby-processing/runners/watch.rb
ruby-processing-2.6.1	lib/ruby-processing/runners/watch.rb
ruby-processing-2.6.0	lib/ruby-processing/runners/watch.rb