Pennington.Data.IDataFile

namespace Pennington.Data;

/// Non-generic facade over a single registered data file. Used by DataFiles to enumerate every DataFileEntry the container has registered without reflecting over the closed generic types. Reloads through IFileWatchAware.
public interface IDataFile
{
    /// Returns the current loaded value, refreshed if the underlying file has changed since last access.
    
public object GetValue()
;

    /// Logical name supplied at registration; lookup key for Get.
    
public string Name { get; }


    /// Called on the file-watcher thread for every watched change. Must be quick and thread-safe.
    
public FileWatchResponse OnFileChanged(FileChangeNotification change)
;

    /// The closed generic type the entry was registered with.
    
public Type ValueType { get; }


    /// Directories needing an OS-level watcher. Empty (the default) for aggregators that ride notifications other watchers already produce.
    
public IReadOnlyList<FileWatchScope> WatchScopes { get; }

}