Re: notification when device change in /dev
Re: notification when device change in /dev
- Subject: Re: notification when device change in /dev
- From: Kyle Sluder <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:06:24 -0800
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014, at 03:19 PM, Roland King wrote:
> Is there an NSNotification or some other kind of notification you can
> subscribe to when there's a change in /dev? I'm dealing with an old
> USB-serial device which creates a cu/tty when inserted (and removed when
> removed) and I'd like to get a notification when that happens so I can
> update UI.
>
> I've hunted around the docs but clearly haven't found the right one yet.
> I wish there were a master list of all system notifications somewhere,
> would be handy to find them, or rule out that they exist.
Use IOKitLib to hear about devices straight from the kernel, then work
out what /dev node they got mapped to.
See Finding and Accessing Devices in the Accessing Hardware from
Applications documentation, particularly the "Setting Up a Matching
Dictionary to Find Device Files" section:
<https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/devicedrivers/conceptual/AccessingHardware/AH_Finding_Devices/AH_Finding_Devices.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000379-BAJDAJDJ>
--Kyle Sluder
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