enhanced version, not using slice in chan

Author: pablodz

.version

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v0.0.4

example/watcher.go

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-package example
+package main
 
-import "github.com/pablodz/inotifywaitgo/inotifywaitgo"
+import (
+	"fmt"
 
-func Example() {
-	dir := "./safasfsas"
-	files := make(chan []byte)
-	errors := make(chan []byte)
+	"github.com/pablodz/inotifywaitgo/inotifywaitgo"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	dir := "./"
+	files := make(chan string)
+	errors := make(chan error)
 
 	go inotifywaitgo.WatchPath(&inotifywaitgo.Settings{
 		Dir:       dir,
@@ -23,9 +27,9 @@ loopFiles:
 	for {
 		select {
 		case file := <-files:
-			println(string(file))
+			fmt.Printf("File: %s\n", file)
 		case err := <-errors:
-			println(string(err))
+			fmt.Printf("Error: %s\n", err)
 			break loopFiles
 		}
 	}

go.mod

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/pablodz/inotifywaitgo
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21

inotifywaitgo/models.go

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ type Settings struct {
 	// Directory to watch
 	Dir string
 	// Channel to send the file name to
-	OutFiles chan []byte
+	OutFiles chan string
 	// Channel to send errors to
-	ErrorChan chan []byte
+	ErrorChan chan error
 	// Options for inotifywait
 	Options *OptionsInotify
 	// Kill other inotifywait processes

inotifywaitgo/watcher.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package inotifywaitgo
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
@@ -12,14 +13,14 @@ func WatchPath(s *Settings) {
 	// Check if inotifywait is installed
 	ok, err := checkDependencies()
 	if !ok || err != nil {
-		s.ErrorChan <- []byte(NOT_INSTALLED)
+		s.ErrorChan <- fmt.Errorf(NOT_INSTALLED)
 		return
 	}
 
 	// check if dir exists
 	_, err = os.Stat(s.Dir)
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		s.ErrorChan <- []byte(DIR_NOT_EXISTS)
+		s.ErrorChan <- fmt.Errorf(DIR_NOT_EXISTS)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -31,19 +32,19 @@ func WatchPath(s *Settings) {
 	// Generate bash command
 	cmdString, err := GenerateBashCommands(s)
 	if err != nil {
-		s.ErrorChan <- []byte(err.Error())
+		s.ErrorChan <- err
 		return
 	}
 
 	// Start inotifywait in the input directory and watch for close_write events
 	cmd := exec.Command(cmdString[0], cmdString[1:]...)
 	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
-		s.ErrorChan <- []byte(err.Error())
+		s.ErrorChan <- err
 		return
 	}
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
-		s.ErrorChan <- []byte(err.Error())
+		s.ErrorChan <- err
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -53,14 +54,14 @@ func WatchPath(s *Settings) {
 		line := scanner.Text()
 		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
 		if len(parts) < 2 {
-			s.ErrorChan <- []byte(INVALID_OUTPUT)
+			s.ErrorChan <- fmt.Errorf(INVALID_OUTPUT)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// Extract the input file name from the inotifywait output
 		prefix := parts[0]
 		file := parts[len(parts)-1]
 		// Send the file name to the channel
-		s.OutFiles <- []byte(prefix + file)
+		s.OutFiles <- fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", prefix, file)
 	}
 }