Questions tagged [virtualfilesystem]

Use virtualfilesystem for questions related to APIs which facilitate the creation of data abstractions which behave like real file systems, such as accessing database records as virtual file resources, accessing network files as local files, or accessing compressed files as uncompressed files.

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how to implement virtual filesystem with PHP and Flex?

I am creating an EDM (Electronic document Management) system which will use Flex for front-end , PHP at server side and Mysql as database . Since its an EDM a single file will have many versions old copies will be stored hence one to one files…
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How do I mount a virtual filesystem in a folder?

I implemented a virtual filesystem using Dokan. I tried to set the drive letter to C but it errors every time. I was wondering if there is a different virtual filesystem which will allow me to do that or if there is a way of fixing it. Is there some…
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How to create a virtual filesystem in Rust?

I am developing an application, which should mount a folder over the network. It should show up similiar to a folder mounted by SMB, only that the server does not use the SMB protocol. It is similiar to this: Server A is a HTTP server, that contains…
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How does Android Marshmallow libsqlite.so use ftruncate64 when the source calls ftruncate?

Our Android software uses a virtual file system (VFS) for SQLite, which has been working correctly. Once we began using it with Android 6 (Marshmallow) all sorts of weird errors started to occur with large negative offsets being passed to…
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Java's FileSystemProvider for user space file system?

Programs such as Truecrypt or Dropbox offer a comfortable way for file handling. At least under Windows Truecrypt mounts a new drive which feels natural, like a physical drive. Dropbox creates a new folder that can automatically upload/download…
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nosuchfileexception while walking files tree inside a zip using java nio

I'm getting an exception while walking a file tree of a VFS (virtual file system) of a zip file using java nio, here is my code: public static void list(String zipFilePath) throws IOException{ FileSystem fs =…
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virtual file? in c/c++ or C#

What I would like to do is modify all the files in a directory so they use a standard encryption, requiring a password and a 2nd layer of my own encryption. I would like have my application look at the directory and make a virtual, decrypted…
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Redirect all file IO in Windows

I'm using a virtual file system (PhysFS) and I'd like the entire application to do file IO through this VFS (that includes third-party libraries). How can I redirect all file IO operations (C FILE* objects and C++ streams) through this VFS in…
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Rename folder with overwrite deletes the source folder in Cloud Files API

I am creating a virtual file system using Cloud Files API. I am trying to implement rename/move and delete operations for folders. The rename folder with overwrite scenario (when the target folder exists) behavior is confusing. In Windows Explored I…
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Windows API behind "virtual files" in OneDrive

OneDrive folder can show files as-if present, but they are not on disk. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/save-disk-space-with-onedrive-files-on-demand-for-windows-10-0e6860d3-d9f3-4971-b321-7092438fb38e I'd like to create a similar folder…
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Whatefficient a simple way to lock access to specific resource in kotlin

We received an assignment where we have to create a distributed file system. This file-system should have multiple servers, each performing a certain function. This question relates to the lock-server, which is used to prevent two people from…
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How to create virtual file and put content (a Stream) into it with Platform.VirtualFileSystem?

Firstly I don't completely have a clue if the so-called Platform.VirtualFileSystem can do this. What I want for a virtual file system is somehow create a virtual file from a Stream (that I've already had). The system (OS) will be able to access that…
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Is there already FUSE filesystem that serialise each request to a stream?

Concept: nc -lp 1234 -e fusexmp_server nc 127.0.0.1 1234 -c "fusestream /mnt/tmp" Advantages: Easy implementation of servers in high level language (without need of any arch-dependent things like JNI or whatever) Simple ad-hoc networking…
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Virtual Filesystem for PHPUnit tests in Laravel 5.4

i'm having a bit of a problem with my PHPUnit integration tests, i have a method which handles a form upload for a video file as well as a preview image for that video. public function store($request) { /** @var Video $resource */ $resource…
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What is the point of using a virtual filesystem?

so I’m making this software that encrypts the files on a computer. A friend of mine (we're both students so don't be too hard on us) suggested I use a Virtual File System. I asked why, and what even is that, and they gave me some half assed answer…
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