import os

import time

import logging

import sys

# Configure logging

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')

def guard_directory(directory_path, interval=60):

"""

Guards execution of a directory for monitoring purposes.

Args:

directory_path (str): The path to the directory to guard.

interval (int): The monitoring interval in seconds.

"""

try:

# Ensure directory exists

if not os.path.isdir(directory_path):

raise ValueError(f"Directory '{directory_path}' does not exist.")

# Start monitoring loop

while True:

try:

# Check if directory has been modified

last_modified = os.path.getmtime(directory_path)

current_modified = os.path.getmtime(directory_path)

if current_modified > last_modified:

logging.info(f"Directory '{directory_path}' has been modified.")

else:

logging.info(f"Directory '{directory_path}' has not been modified.")

except OSError as e:

logging.error(f"Error accessing directory '{directory_path}': {e}")

time.sleep(interval)

except ValueError as ve:

logging.error(ve)

except Exception as e:

logging.exception(f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}")

if __name__ == '__main__':

if len(sys.argv) != 2:

print("Usage: python guard_directory.py <directory_path>")

sys.exit(1)

directory_to_guard = sys.argv[1]

guard_directory(directory_to_guard)