refactored monitor handler interaction to better allow differing event types in same system

core/correctness/validation.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from inspect import signature
 from os.path import sep, exists, isfile, isdir, dirname
 from typing import Any, _SpecialForm, Union, Tuple, get_origin, get_args
 
-from core.correctness.vars import VALID_PATH_CHARS, get_not_imp_msg
+from core.correctness.vars import VALID_PATH_CHARS, get_not_imp_msg, EVENT_TYPE
 
 def check_type(variable:Any, expected_type:type, alt_types:list[type]=[], 
         or_none:bool=False)->None:
@@ -178,3 +178,8 @@ def setup_debugging(print:Any=None, logging:int=0)->Tuple[Any,int]:
                 "'write' function")
 
     return print, logging
+
+def valid_event(event)->None:
+    check_type(event, dict)
+    if not EVENT_TYPE in event.keys():
+        raise KeyError(f"Events require key '{EVENT_TYPE}'")

core/correctness/vars.py

@@ -187,7 +187,14 @@ APPENDING_NOTEBOOK = {
  "nbformat_minor": 4
 }
 
-# events
+# meow events
+EVENT_TYPE = "meow_event_type"
+WATCHDOG_TYPE = "watchdog"
+WATCHDOG_SRC = "src_path"
+WATCHDOG_BASE = "monitor_base"
+WATCHDOG_RULE = "rule_name"
+
+# inotify events
 FILE_CREATE_EVENT = "file_created"
 FILE_MODIFY_EVENT = "file_modified"
 FILE_MOVED_EVENT = "file_moved"