Apache Oozie ( the workflow / coordination tool for Hadoop) has a feature similar to this.
Take a look at http://incubator.apache.org/oozie/docs/3.2.0-incubating/docs/CoordinatorFunctionalSpec.html- there are triggers which allow you to perform actions when new data appears on the filesystem in a specified location. On 26 July 2012 03:08, Sandeep Reddy P <sandeepreddy.3...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Is it possible to implement triggers or listeners or observers in hadoop > filesystem. Some change in hadoop filesystem notify to client > application???-- > > Thanks, > sandeep >