update sensors on file change

compose.yaml

@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ services:
       - PUBLISH_INTERVAL_SECONDS=300
     command: >
       sh -c "
-        pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt &&
+        pip install --no-cache-dir watchdog &&
         python main.py
       "

main.py

@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 import asyncio
 import aiomqtt
 import re
+from watchdog.observers import Observer
+from watchdog.events import FileSystemEventHandler
+
+
+class DBChangeHandler(FileSystemEventHandler):
+    def __init__(self, publisher):
+        self.publisher = publisher
+
+    def on_modified(self, event):
+        if event.src_path == self.publisher.db_path:
+            asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
+                self.publisher.publish_steps_data(self.publisher.get_steps_data()),
+                asyncio.get_event_loop(),
+            )
 
 
 class GadgetbridgeMQTTPublisher:
@@ -261,14 +275,21 @@ class GadgetbridgeMQTTPublisher:
             ) as client:
                 self.mqtt_client = client
                 await self.setup_home_assistant_entities()
-                while True:
-                    steps_data = self.get_steps_data()
-                    if steps_data:
-                        await self.publish_steps_data(steps_data)
-                    self.logger.info(
-                        f"Sleeping for {self.publish_interval} seconds before next publish..."
-                    )
-                    await asyncio.sleep(self.publish_interval)
+
+                # Watch for DB changes
+                event_handler = DBChangeHandler(self)
+                observer = Observer()
+                observer.schedule(
+                    event_handler, path=os.path.dirname(self.db_path), recursive=False
+                )
+                observer.start()
+
+                try:
+                    while True:
+                        await asyncio.sleep(1)
+                finally:
+                    observer.stop()
+                    observer.join()
         except Exception as e:
             self.logger.error(f"Failed to connect to MQTT broker: {e}")