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kaish_vfs/
traits.rs

1//! Core VFS traits and types.
2
3use async_trait::async_trait;
4use std::io;
5use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
6use std::time::SystemTime;
7
8// DirEntry and DirEntryKind live in kaish-types.
9pub use kaish_types::{DirEntry, DirEntryKind};
10
11/// Abstract filesystem interface.
12///
13/// All operations use paths relative to the filesystem root.
14/// For example, if a `LocalFs` is rooted at `/home/amy/project`,
15/// then `read("src/main.rs")` reads `/home/amy/project/src/main.rs`.
16#[async_trait]
17pub trait Filesystem: Send + Sync {
18    /// Read the entire contents of a file.
19    async fn read(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>>;
20
21    /// Write data to a file, creating it if it doesn't exist.
22    ///
23    /// Returns `Err` if the filesystem is read-only.
24    async fn write(&self, path: &Path, data: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()>;
25
26    /// List entries in a directory.
27    async fn list(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<Vec<DirEntry>>;
28
29    /// Get metadata for a file or directory.
30    async fn stat(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<DirEntry>;
31
32    /// Create a directory (and parent directories if needed).
33    ///
34    /// Returns `Err` if the filesystem is read-only.
35    async fn mkdir(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<()>;
36
37    /// Remove a file or empty directory.
38    ///
39    /// Returns `Err` if the filesystem is read-only.
40    async fn remove(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<()>;
41
42    /// Set the modification time of an existing path.
43    ///
44    /// The default errors with `Unsupported`. Writable filesystems that track
45    /// timestamps override this; read-only mounts reject. There is deliberately
46    /// **no silent no-op** — a `touch` that cannot record the time must say so
47    /// rather than report success it didn't deliver.
48    async fn set_mtime(&self, path: &Path, mtime: SystemTime) -> io::Result<()> {
49        let _ = mtime;
50        Err(io::Error::new(
51            io::ErrorKind::Unsupported,
52            format!("set_mtime not supported for {}", path.display()),
53        ))
54    }
55
56    /// Returns true if this filesystem is read-only.
57    fn read_only(&self) -> bool;
58
59    /// Memory-resident content bytes this filesystem is holding, if it
60    /// tracks them.
61    ///
62    /// Memory-backed filesystems (`MemoryFs`, `OverlayFs` and its base
63    /// snapshots) keep an exact net counter — an overwrite charges the
64    /// delta, a remove credits — and return `Some`. Disk-backed filesystems
65    /// keep the default `None`: disk residency is the host's concern (page
66    /// cache, `df`); this counter is about RAM. Counts file content only,
67    /// not directory/symlink metadata. Feeds per-mount introspection and
68    /// eviction decisions.
69    fn resident_bytes(&self) -> Option<u64> {
70        None
71    }
72
73    /// Check if a path exists.
74    async fn exists(&self, path: &Path) -> bool {
75        self.stat(path).await.is_ok()
76    }
77
78    /// Rename (move) a file or directory.
79    ///
80    /// This is an atomic operation when source and destination are on the same
81    /// filesystem. The default implementation falls back to copy+delete, which
82    /// is not atomic.
83    ///
84    /// Returns `Err` if the filesystem is read-only.
85    async fn rename(&self, from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
86        // Default implementation: copy then delete (not atomic)
87        let entry = self.stat(from).await?;
88        if entry.is_dir() {
89            // For directories, we'd need recursive copy - just error for now
90            return Err(io::Error::new(
91                io::ErrorKind::Unsupported,
92                "rename directories not supported by this filesystem",
93            ));
94        }
95        let data = self.read(from).await?;
96        self.write(to, &data).await?;
97        self.remove(from).await?;
98        Ok(())
99    }
100
101    /// Get the real filesystem path for a VFS path.
102    ///
103    /// Returns `Some(path)` for backends backed by the real filesystem (like LocalFs),
104    /// or `None` for virtual backends (like MemoryFs).
105    ///
106    /// This is needed for tools like `git` that must use real paths with external libraries.
107    fn real_path(&self, path: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
108        let _ = path;
109        None
110    }
111
112    /// Read the target of a symbolic link without following it.
113    ///
114    /// Returns the path the symlink points to. Use `stat` to follow symlinks.
115    async fn read_link(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
116        let _ = path;
117        Err(io::Error::new(
118            io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
119            "symlinks not supported by this filesystem",
120        ))
121    }
122
123    /// Create a symbolic link.
124    ///
125    /// Creates a symlink at `link` pointing to `target`. The target path
126    /// is stored as-is (may be relative or absolute).
127    async fn symlink(&self, target: &Path, link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
128        let _ = (target, link);
129        Err(io::Error::new(
130            io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
131            "symlinks not supported by this filesystem",
132        ))
133    }
134
135    /// Get metadata for a path without following symlinks.
136    ///
137    /// Unlike `stat`, this returns metadata about the symlink itself,
138    /// not the target it points to.
139    async fn lstat(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<DirEntry> {
140        // Default: same as stat (for backends that don't support symlinks)
141        self.stat(path).await
142    }
143}