package main import ( "fmt" "log" "os" "path" "github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify" ) func watchForConfigChanges() { watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher() if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } defer watcher.Close() done := make(chan bool) go func() { for { select { case event := <-watcher.Events: log.Println("event: ", event) if event.Op&fsnotify.Write == fsnotify.Write { log.Println("modified file:", event.Name) } case err := <-watcher.Errors: log.Println("error:", err) } } }() // The configuration file need to be in the same directory as the binary. // Later on, we can add other paths, where the file can be placed (like as a // dotfile in the home directory or in the .config/n3rdpad/ folder or other // places where windows will put it). config_path, err := os.Getwd() config_file := path.Join(config_path, "keymap.conf") err = watcher.Add(config_file) if err != nil { log.Fatal("Can't find the 'keymap.conf' configuration file. Please create one.") } <-done } func main() { fmt.Printf("Ready\n") watchForConfigChanges() }