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+package dev.adamko.kafkatorio.processor.misc
+
+import dev.adamko.kafkatorio.processor.KafkatorioTopology
+import java.io.File
+import java.nio.file.FileSystems
+import java.nio.file.Files
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds.ENTRY_CREATE
+import java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds.ENTRY_DELETE
+import java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds.ENTRY_MODIFY
+import java.nio.file.WatchEvent
+import java.nio.file.WatchKey
+import java.nio.file.WatchService
+import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
+import kotlin.io.path.isReadable
+import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineExceptionHandler
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineName
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.BufferOverflow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableSharedFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharedFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.cancellable
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.debounce
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filter
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flatMapConcat
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.mapNotNull
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.runningFold
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.update
+import kotlinx.coroutines.isActive
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.yield
+
+
+fun File.fileEventsFlow() = FileEventsFlow(
+  root = this.toPath(),
+)
+
+fun Path.fileEventsFlow() = FileEventsFlow(
+  root = this,
+)
+
+
+/** [SharedFlow] wrapper for Java's [WatchService] */
+class FileEventsFlow private constructor(
+  private val root: Path,
+  private val fileEvents: MutableSharedFlow<KWatchEvent>,
+) : SharedFlow<KWatchEvent> by fileEvents, CoroutineScope {
+
+  constructor(root: Path) : this(root, MutableSharedFlow(0, Int.MAX_VALUE, BufferOverflow.SUSPEND))
+
+  override val coroutineContext: CoroutineContext =
+    CoroutineName("FileEventsFlow") +
+        KafkatorioTopology.rootJob +
+        Dispatchers.Unconfined +
+        CoroutineExceptionHandler { _, e ->
+          println("handling exception in FileEventsFlow")
+          e.printStackTrace()
+          watchService.close()
+          watchKeys.update {
+            it.cancelAll()
+            emptyList()
+          }
+        }
+
+
+  private val watchService: WatchService = FileSystems.getDefault().newWatchService()
+
+  private val watchKeys: MutableStateFlow<List<WatchKey>> = MutableStateFlow(emptyList())
+
+
+  init {
+    println("launching FileEventsFlow... $root")
+    registerPaths()
+    pollFileEvents()
+
+    launch {
+      fileEvents.emit(KWatchEvent.Initialized)
+    }
+
+    println("launched FileEventsFlow $root")
+
+    root.toFile().walk()
+//      .filter { it.isFile }
+      .onEach {
+        launch {
+          fileEvents.emit(KWatchEvent.Created(it.toPath()))
+        }
+      }
+      .count()
+      .let {
+        println("initializing KWatchEvent.Created $it")
+      }
+  }
+
+
+  /** Watch for any file tree changes and re-register the [watchKeys] */
+  private fun registerPaths() = launch {
+    println("launching registerPaths")
+    fileEvents
+//      .onEach { println("file event! $it") }
+      .filter { event ->
+        when (event) {
+          is KWatchEvent.Initialized -> true
+
+          is KWatchEvent.Created     -> event.path.isDirectory
+          is KWatchEvent.Deleted     -> event.path.isDirectory
+
+          is KWatchEvent.Modified    -> false
+        }
+      }.debounce(1.seconds)
+      .runningFold(emptyList<WatchKey>()) { previousKeys, directoryTreeAlteredEvent ->
+        println("re-registering paths $directoryTreeAlteredEvent")
+
+        previousKeys.cancelAll()
+
+        root.toFile().walk()
+          .filter { it.isDirectory }
+          .map {
+//            println("re-registering watch on $it")
+            it.toPath().register(watchService, ENTRY_CREATE, ENTRY_MODIFY, ENTRY_DELETE)
+          }
+          .toList()
+          .also {
+            println("${it.count()} registered watches")
+          }
+      }
+      .cancellable()
+      .collect(watchKeys)
+  }
+
+
+  /** Poll [watchService] for updates while [coroutineContext] is active. */
+  private fun pollFileEvents() = launch {
+    flow<WatchKey> {
+      while (coroutineContext.isActive) {
+        emit(
+          withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { watchService.take() }
+        )
+        println("emitted watchService.take()")
+        yield()
+      }
+    }.mapNotNull { monitorKey ->
+      when (val keyPath = monitorKey.watchable()) {
+        is Path -> monitorKey to keyPath
+        else    -> null
+      }
+    }.filter { it.second.isReadable() }
+      .flatMapConcat { (monitorKey: WatchKey, keyPath: Path) ->
+      val events = monitorKey.pollEvents()
+      monitorKey.reset()
+      events
+        .onEach { println("monitorKey event $it") }
+        .filter { it.context() as? Path != null }
+        .mapNotNull { event ->
+          val eventPath = keyPath.resolve(event.context() as Path)
+
+          when (event.kind()) {
+            ENTRY_CREATE -> KWatchEvent.Created(eventPath)
+            ENTRY_DELETE -> KWatchEvent.Deleted(eventPath)
+            ENTRY_MODIFY -> KWatchEvent.Modified(eventPath)
+            else         -> null
+          }
+        }.asFlow()
+    }.cancellable()
+      .collect(fileEvents)
+  }
+
+  companion object {
+    private val Path.isDirectory: Boolean get() = Files.isDirectory(this)
+
+    private fun List<WatchKey>.cancelAll() = forEach { it.cancel(); it.pollEvents() }
+  }
+}
+
+/** Wrapper around [WatchEvent] that comes with properly resolved absolute path */
+sealed interface KWatchEvent {
+
+  object Initialized : KWatchEvent
+
+  sealed interface PathEvent : KWatchEvent {
+    /** path of modified file or directory */
+    val path: Path
+  }
+
+  data class Created(override val path: Path) : PathEvent
+  data class Modified(override val path: Path) : PathEvent
+  data class Deleted(override val path: Path) : PathEvent
+
+}