Monitor a file for changes and send an alert
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This flow monitors a file for changes of its content. If changed, an alert is sent out and you receive it as push, SMS or voice call on SIGNL4.
User cases:
- Log-file monitoring
- Monitoring of production data
- Integration with third-party systems via file interface
- Etc.
Sample file "alert-data.json":
{
"Body": "Alert in building A2.",
"Done": false,
"eventId": "2518088743722201372_4ee5617b-2731-4d38-8e16-e4148b8fb8a0"
}
Body: The alert text to be sent. Done: If false this is a new alert. If true this indicated the alert has been closed. eventId: Last SIGNL4 event ID written by SIGNL4.
This flow can be easily adapted for database monitoring as well.