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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
You really shouldn't download directly into that folder, instead download to another folder and move into the auto add folder.
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Ya, I know, that's the right way. It's also inconvenient. Most of the time, my work around works, and when it doesn't, I just delete the bad file from calibre and redownload.
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On non-windows platforms, there is no reliable way to know when a file is finished being downloaded, so calibre simply waits a few seconds and then processes the file.
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In linux, I think the inotify interface will let you know when nothing has the file open anymore. Or you could wait a few seconds after the file stops growing? inotify is also a good way to find out things have been added to the directory without polling it constantly.
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And as far as I know, file timestamps are not considered at all when deciding whether to add a file or not.
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It could be coincidence that files sat in the autoimport directory for 5 minutes and then were imported immediately after I touched them. Or maybe the timestamp is not relevant, but touching them somehow triggers calibre to do a rescan?