From 1483812c3b9100112fb026c191a748ef5d902a0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Tomasz=20Fr=C4=85tczak?= <tomasz.fratczak@pm.me>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:22:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add filter function to the dispatcher

---
 notescriber/dispatcher.py | 14 ++++++++++++--
 notescriber/picker.py     | 11 -----------
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/notescriber/dispatcher.py b/notescriber/dispatcher.py
index 3b57348..b7d2eb6 100644
--- a/notescriber/dispatcher.py
+++ b/notescriber/dispatcher.py
@@ -1,16 +1,26 @@
 import threading
+import os
 
 class Dispatcher:
 
     threads = []
     callbackExecutor = None
+    extensionFilter = None
 
     def __init__(self, callbackExecutor):
         self.callbackExecutor = callbackExecutor
 
+    def apply_filter(self, audio_file):
+        # TODO: return True if audio file is valid, based on name, extension, and other criteria
+        if os.path.isdir(audio_file):
+            return False
+        return True
+
     def execute(self, audio_file):
-        thread = threading.Thread(target=self._execute_thread, args=(audio_file.pathname,))
-        thread.start()
+        if self.apply_filter(audio_file.pathname):
+            self.threads.append(threading.Thread(target=self._execute_thread, args=(audio_file.pathname,)))
+            self.threads[-1].start()
+            # TODO: we need to have a way to wipe old threads, otherwise we will have a memory leak
 
     def _execute_thread(self, audio_file):
         self.callbackExecutor.execute(audio_file)
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diff --git a/notescriber/picker.py b/notescriber/picker.py
index d08f1c7..834b091 100644
--- a/notescriber/picker.py
+++ b/notescriber/picker.py
@@ -21,14 +21,3 @@ class Picker:
 
         print(f'Watching {self.directory} for changes...')
         notifier.loop()
-
-# def observe_directory(directory):
-#     wm = pyinotify.WatchManager()
-#     notifier = pyinotify.Notifier(wm, EventHandler())
-#     wm.add_watch(directory, pyinotify.IN_CREATE)
-
-#     print(f'Watching {directory} for changes...')
-#     notifier.loop()
-
-# Use the function
-# observe_directory('/home/octopusx/Code/test')