How can Apache Camel be used to monitor file changes?

Question

I would like to monitor all of the files in a given directory for changes, ie an updated timestamp. This use case seems natural for Camel using the file component, but I can

Answer 1

If you want monitor file changes in camel, use file-watch component.

Example -> RECURSIVE WATCH ALL EVENTS (FILE CREATION, FILE DELETION, FILE MODIFICATION):

from("file-watch://some-directory")
.log("File event: ${header.CamelFileEventType} occurred on file ${header.CamelFileName} at ${header.CamelFileLastModified}");

You can see the complete documentation here: Camel file-watch component