diff --git a/produksjonsystem.py b/produksjonsystem.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+import time
+
+from watchdog.observers import Observer
+from watchdog.events import PatternMatchingEventHandler
+from pathlib import Path
+
+if sys.version_info[0] != 3:
+    print("# This script requires Python version 3.x")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+class MyHandler(PatternMatchingEventHandler):
+    base = None
+    queue = []
+    
+    def __init__(self, base):
+        super(MyHandler, self).__init__()
+        self.base = base
+    
+    def process(self, event):
+        source_path = Path(event.src_path).relative_to(self.base)
+        dest_path = None
+        if hasattr(event, 'dest_path'):
+            dest_path = Path(event.dest_path).relative_to(self.base)
+        
+        if str(source_path) == ".":
+            return # ignore
+        
+        book = source_path.parts[0]
+        
+        nicetext = event.event_type + " " + book
+        if len(source_path.parts) > 1 or dest_path:
+            nicetext += ':'
+        if len(source_path.parts) > 1:
+            nicetext += ' directory ' if event.is_directory else ' file '
+            nicetext += '/'.join(source_path.parts[1:])
+        if dest_path:
+            nicetext += ' to '
+            if len(dest_path.parts) > 1:
+                nicetext += '/'.join(dest_path.parts[1:]) + ' in '
+            if source_path.parts[0] != dest_path.parts[0]:
+                nicetext += ' book '+dest_path.parts[0]
+        nicetext = " ".join(nicetext.split())
+        print(nicetext)
+        
+        book_event = {
+            'book': book,
+            'source': str(source_path),
+            'dest': str(dest_path),
+            'nicetext': nicetext,
+            'event_type': str(event.event_type),
+            'is_directory': event.is_directory
+        }
+        
+        book_in_queue = False
+        for queue_item in self.queue:
+            if queue_item['book'] == book:
+                book_in_queue = True
+                event_in_queue = False
+                for queue_event in queue_item['events']:
+                    if queue_event == book_event:
+                        event_in_queue = True
+                if not event_in_queue:
+                    queue_item['events'].append(book_event)
+                queue_item['last_event'] = int(time.time())
+                break
+        if not book_in_queue:
+            self.queue.append({
+                 'book': book,
+                 'events': [ book_event ],
+                 'last_event': int(time.time())
+            })
+    
+    def on_created(self, event):
+        self.process(event)
+    
+    def on_modified(self, event):
+        self.process(event)
+    
+    def on_moved(self, event):
+        self.process(event)
+    
+    def on_deleted(self, event):
+        self.process(event)
+    
+    def handle_book_events(self):
+        x = [b['book'] + ": " + str(int(time.time()) - b['last_event']) for b in self.queue]
+        
+        books = [b for b in self.queue if int(time.time()) - b['last_event'] > 10]
+        if not len(books):
+            return
+        book = books[0]
+        
+        new_queue = [b for b in self.queue if b is not book]
+        self.queue = new_queue
+        print("processing book: "+book['book'])
+        
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    args = sys.argv[1:]
+    myHandler = MyHandler(args[0])
+    observer = Observer()
+    observer.schedule(myHandler, path=myHandler.base if args else '.', recursive=True)
+    observer.start()
+    
+    try:
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(1)
+            myHandler.handle_book_events()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        observer.stop()
+
+    observer.join()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
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+watchdog==0.8.3
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
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+++ b/test.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# fail and exit on first error
+set -e
+
+# go to script dir
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+cd "$DIR"
+
+# make resource dir for testing and start produksjonsystem
+mkdir -p target/resources
+./produksjonsystem.py "$DIR/target/resources" &
+sleep 1
+
+# do some basic stuff
+cd target/resources
+touch foo.xml
+sleep 0.5
+echo bar >> foo.xml
+sleep 0.5
+mv foo.xml bar.xml
+sleep 0.5
+rm bar.xml
+sleep 2
+
+mkdir -p book1
+sleep 0.5
+touch book1/ncc.html
+sleep 0.5
+touch book1/audio1.mp3
+sleep 0.5
+touch book1/audio2.mp3
+sleep 0.5
+touch book1/content.html
+sleep 0.5
+touch book1/image.png
+sleep 2
+
+mkdir -p book2
+sleep 0.5
+touch book2/ncc.html
+sleep 0.5
+mv book1/image.png book2/image.png
+
+sleep 15
+
+rm * -r
+
+# stop produksjonsystem
+ps aux | grep produksjonsystem.py | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill
+wait 2>/dev/null
+sleep 1