ipfs/go-unixfs

Implementation of a unix-like filesystem on top of an ipld merkledag

go-unixfs

go-unixfs implements unix-like filesystem utilities on top of an ipld merkledag

❗ This repo is no longer maintained.

👉 We highly recommend switching to the maintained version at https://github.com/ipfs/boxo/tree/main/ipld/unixfs.

🏎️ Good news! There is tooling and documentation to expedite a switch in your repo.

⚠️ If you continue using this repo, please note that security fixes will not be provided (unless someone steps in to maintain it).

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Table of Contents

• Directory
• Install
• License

Package Directory

This package contains many subpackages, each of which can be very large on its own.

Top Level

The top level unixfs package defines the unixfs format datastructures, and some helper methods around it.

importers

The importer subpackage is what you'll use when you want to turn a normal file into a unixfs file.

io

The io subpackage provides helpers for reading files and manipulating directories. The DagReader takes a reference to a unixfs file and returns a file handle that can be read from and seeked through. The Directory interface allows you to easily read items in a directory, add items to a directory, and do lookups.

mod

The mod subpackage implements a DagModifier type that can be used to write to an existing unixfs file, or create a new one. The logic for this is significantly more complicated than for the dagreader, so its a separate type. (TODO: maybe it still belongs in the io subpackage though?)

hamt

The hamt subpackage implements a CHAMP hamt that is used in unixfs directory sharding.

archive

The archive subpackage implements a tar importer and exporter. The objects created here are not officially unixfs, but in the future, this may be integrated more directly.

test

The test subpackage provides several utilities to make testing unixfs related things easier.

Install

go get github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs

License

MIT © Juan Batiz-Benet