rest-fs
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rest-fs
=====
restful interface to a filesystem
usage
=====
`npm install rest-fs`
to install
`npm start`
starts fileserver on port 3000
`npm test`
runs various file and folder test
`npm start`
starts server on port 3000 of your entire system
`LOG=true`
for access log
`DEBUG=*`
for debug info
```
app = require('express')();
restfs = require('rest-fs')
restfs(app);
app.listen(3000)
```
To use programmatically, pass in the app into restfs and it will add the routes.
you can attach a function to modifyOut to manipulate file output.
the function has one argument which is the full filepath and should return path to return
## ETags
rest-fs supports ETags by default. Each api endpoint will return a *strict* `ETag` header
that clients can utilize when making subsequent requests. Please see
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_ETag](this article) for more information on using ETags.
API
===
GET /path/to/dir/
-----------------
list contents of directory
*optional*<br>
?recursive = list recursively default false
returns: list of full file or folder paths (trailing slash tells if dir)
```
res.body = [ { "fullDirPath" }, ... ]
```
#### File Stats
?stats = Return file stats for the directory instead of file listing.
```
res.body = {
dev: 16777220,
mode: 16877,
nlink: 31,
uid: 501,
gid: 20,
rdev: 0,
blksize: 4096,
ino: 604862,
size: 1054,
blocks: 0,
atime: Thu Mar 05 2015 11:38:47 GMT-0800 (PST),
mtime: Thu Mar 05 2015 10:52:41 GMT-0800 (PST),
ctime: Thu Mar 05 2015 10:52:41 GMT-0800 (PST)
}
```
GET /path/to/file
-----------------
returns contents of file<br>
if dir, redirect to dir path
*optional*<br>
?encoding = default utf8
returns:
res.body = { "file content" }
#### File Stats
?stats = Return file stats for the file instead of file's contents.
```
res.body = {
dev: 16777220,
mode: 16877,
nlink: 31,
uid: 501,
gid: 20,
rdev: 0,
blksize: 4096,
ino: 604862,
size: 1054,
blocks: 0,
atime: Thu Mar 05 2015 11:38:47 GMT-0800 (PST),
mtime: Thu Mar 05 2015 10:52:41 GMT-0800 (PST),
ctime: Thu Mar 05 2015 10:52:41 GMT-0800 (PST)
}
```
POST /path/to/file/or/dir
-------------------------
creates or overwrites file<br>
creates dir if it does not exist.<br>
renames or moves file if newPath exists<br>
*optional*<br>
body.newpath = if exist, move/rename file to this location.<br>
body.clobber = if true will overwrite dest files (default false)<br>
body.mkdirp = if true will create path to new location (default false)<br>
body.mode = permissions of file (defaults: file 438(0666) dir 511(0777))<br>
body.encoding = default utf8
*optional for stream*<br>
query.clobber = overwrite if exist
query.mode = permissions of file (defaults: file 438(0666) dir 511(0777))<br>
query.encoding = default utf8
returns: modified resource. (trailing slash tells if dir)
```
req.body = { "fullFileOrDirPath" }
```
PUT /path/to/file
-----------------
creates file
*optional*<br>
body.mode = permissions of file (438 default 0666 octal)<br>
body.encoding = default utf8
returns: modified resource (trailing slash tells if dir)
```
req.body = { "fullFilePath" }
```
DEL /path/to/dir/
-----------------
deletes folder<br>
if file returns error
returns:
```
req.body = {}
```
DEL /path/to/file
-----------------
deletes file<br>
if folder returns error
returns:
```
req.body = {}
```