About 3 years ago I've developed a small tool, very limited but can automate certain tasks based on the directory called Psycho Folder - http://code.google.com/p/psychofolder/
It's much more limited than this but still did the trick with the combination of CLI tools.
It watches directories and takes actions according to the created / modified file types in that directory.
Initially I used it for auto video conversion:
- Torrent downloads a mkv video
- Psycho folder detects the file unzips if necessary
- Launches video conversion tool (convert it to an encoding that my TV can stream)
- Launches subtitle encoding tool if there is a subtitle file
- Copies it to NAS so the TV can stream it from
In one point it was also part of my CI system, when a new release is there it would upload it to dropbox.
There are so many other possibilities, imagine creating thumbnails automatically when you drag & drop a picture to a directory, or maybe upload them to instagram etc.
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About 3 years ago I've developed a small tool, very limited but can automate certain tasks based on the directory called Psycho Folder - http://code.google.com/p/psychofolder/
It's much more limited than this but still did the trick with the combination of CLI tools.
It watches directories and takes actions according to the created / modified file types in that directory.
Initially I used it for auto video conversion: - Torrent downloads a mkv video - Psycho folder detects the file unzips if necessary - Launches video conversion tool (convert it to an encoding that my TV can stream) - Launches subtitle encoding tool if there is a subtitle file - Copies it to NAS so the TV can stream it from
In one point it was also part of my CI system, when a new release is there it would upload it to dropbox.
There are so many other possibilities, imagine creating thumbnails automatically when you drag & drop a picture to a directory, or maybe upload them to instagram etc.