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# FolderWatcher Binding

This binding is intended to monitor FTP and local folder and its subfolders and notify of new files

# Supported Things

Currently the binding support two types of things: ftpfolder and localfolder.

# Thing Configuration

The ftpfolder thing has the following configuration options:

Parameter Name Description Required Default value
ftpAddress FTP server IP address of FTP server yes n/a
ftpPort FTP port Port of FTP server yes 21
secureMode FTP Security FTP Security yes None
ftpUsername Username FTP user name yes n/a
ftpPassword Password FTP password yes n/a
ftpDir RootDir Root directory to be watched yes n/a
listRecursiveFtp List Sub Folders Allow listing of sub folders yes No
listHidden List Hidden Allow listing of hidden files yes false
connectionTimeout Connection timeout, s Connection timeout for FTP request yes 30
pollInterval Polling interval, s Interval for polling folder changes yes 60
diffHours Time stamp difference, h How many hours back to analyze yes 24

The localfolder thing has the following configuration options:

Parameter Name Description Required Default value
localDir Local Directory Local directory to be watched yes n/a
listHiddenLocal List Hidden Allow listing of hidden files yes No
pollIntervalLocal Polling interval, s Interval for polling folder changes yes 60
listRecursiveLocal List Sub Folders Allow listing of sub folders yes No

# Events

This binding currently supports the following events:

Channel Type ID Item Type Description
newftpfile String A new file name discovered on FTP
newlocalfile String A new file name discovered on in local folder

# Full Example

Thing configuration:

folderwatcher:localfolder:myLocalFolder [ localDir="/myfolder", pollIntervalLocal=60, listHiddenLocal="false", listRecursiveLocal="false" ]
folderwatcher:ftpfolder:myLocalFolder [ ftpAddress="X.X.X.X", ftpPort=21, secureMode="EXPLICIT", ftpUsername="username", ftpPassword="password",ftpDir="/myfolder/",listHidden="true",listRecursiveFtp="true",connectionTimeout=33,pollInterval=66,diffHours=25]

# Using in a rule:

FTP example:

rule "New FTP file"
when 
    Channel 'folderwatcher:ftpfolder:XXXXX:newfile' triggered
then

    logInfo('NewFTPFile', receivedEvent.toString())

end

Local folder example:

rule "New Local file"
when 
    Channel 'folderwatcher:localfolder:XXXXX:newfile' triggered
then

    logInfo('NewLocalFile', receivedEvent.toString())

end
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