PyFoam.Execution.BasicWatcher module

Watches the output of Foam-run

class PyFoam.Execution.BasicWatcher.BasicWatcher(filenames, silent=False, tailLength=1000, sleep=0.1, endTime=None, follow=True)

Bases: object

Base class for watching the output of commands

Works like the UNIX-command ‘tail -f <file>’: the last lines of the file are output. If the file grows then these lines are output as they arrive

addChangeFileHook(func)

changeFile(filename)

getSize(filename)

Returns:the current size (in bytes) of the file

lineHandle(line)

called every time a new line is read

start()

Reads the file and does the processing

startHandle()

to be called before the program is started

stopHandle()

called after the program has stopped

tailingHandle()

called when the first line is output