instance method tail

Ruby on Rails 2.2.3

Since v2.2.3 Last seen in v2.2.3

Signature

tail(log_file)

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Parameters

log_file req
Source
# File railties/lib/commands/servers/base.rb, line 1
def tail(log_file)
  cursor = File.size(log_file)
  last_checked = Time.now
  tail_thread = Thread.new do
    File.open(log_file, 'r') do |f|
      loop do
        f.seek cursor
        if f.mtime > last_checked
          last_checked = f.mtime
          contents = f.read
          cursor += contents.length
          print contents
        end
        sleep 1
      end
    end
  end
  tail_thread
end

Defined in railties/lib/commands/servers/base.rb line 1 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

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