D-LAN

h1. FileManager

h2. Algorithms

* [[Algorithms#Searching]]

h2. Sharing

There is two type of shared directory :

# Readonly : The content will only be uploaded.

# Read and write : New downloaded file goes here.

* Two same directories cannot be shared.

* A shared directory can be a subdirectory of an existing share

* A shared directory can contains an existing share

Symlinks : pay attention ...

h3. Starting process

The process begin in @FileManager::FileManager()@.

# Load the cache (proto buff) -> *c*.

# Give *c* to the cache.

# The cache create shared directories (@SharedDirectory@) -> *S*, sub directories (@Directory@) and files (@File@) according *c*.

# For each *s* in *S* :

** @fileUpdater->addRoot(s)@ (via signals).

# @fileUpdater->start()@ // Start the file updater daemon (thread).

** For each *s* in *S* :

*** @scan(s)@ // Read all directories and files from the file system.

*** @restoreFromFile(s)@ // Give the known hashes from *c* to the corresponding files.