Avoid detecting incomplete files when watching a directory for changes in java

Question

I am watching a directory for incoming files (using FileAlterationObserver from apache commons).

class Example implements FileAlterationListener {
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Answer 1

You can check the size of the file 2 or more times in a couple of seconds and if the size is not changing, then you can decide the file change has completed and proceed with your own execution.