Windows service to GCP

Question

I was looking for resources on how to create a simple background service using C# that checks a specific folder for FLAC files and sends them to a GCP bucket, once the file is uploaded successfully the file is erased or moved to another folder. Where can I find something to read about this kind of thing?

Answer 1

To move a file to another location using c# you can use the move method. The Move method moves an existing file to a new location with the same or a different file name.The Move method moves an existing file to a new location with the same or a different file name in File Move. The Move method takes two parameters. The Move method deletes the original file. The method that renames files is called File.Move Example:

{  
    File.Move(sourceFile, destinationFile);  
}  
catch (IOException iox)  
{  
    Console.WriteLine(iox.Message);  
}

If you need more examples about File.Move method please follow this link

Adding to that, you can use the Directory.GetFiles method to select the file extension, like in the example below.

This is the original thread where the example was posted

Example:

//Assume user types .txt into textbox 
string fileExtension = "*" + textbox1.Text; 
string[] txtFiles = Directory.GetFiles("Source Path", fileExtension); 
foreach (var item in txtFiles) 
{ 
File.Move(item, Path.Combine("Destination Directory", Path.GetFileName(item))); 
}

If you want to know more about Directory.GetFiles method follow this link

And concerning GCP,using Cloud Storage Transfer Service you can move or backup data to a Cloud Storage bucket either from other cloud storage providers or from your on-premises storage. Storage Transfer Service provides options that make data transfers and synchronization easier. For example, you can:

• Schedule one-time transfer operations or recurring transfer operations.
• Delete existing objects in the destination bucket if they do not have a corresponding object in the source.
• Delete data source objects after transferring them.
• Schedule periodic synchronization from a data source to a data sink with advanced filters based on file creation dates, file-names, and the times of day you prefer to import data.

If you want to know more about GCP Cloud Storage Transfer Service follow this link

If you want to know more about how to create storage buckets follow this link