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 /// Check if a path exists.
60 async fn exists(&self, path: &Path) -> bool {
61 self.stat(path).await.is_ok()
62 }
63
64 /// Rename (move) a file or directory.
65 ///
66 /// This is an atomic operation when source and destination are on the same
67 /// filesystem. The default implementation falls back to copy+delete, which
68 /// is not atomic.
69 ///
70 /// Returns `Err` if the filesystem is read-only.
71 async fn rename(&self, from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
72 // Default implementation: copy then delete (not atomic)
73 let entry = self.stat(from).await?;
74 if entry.is_dir() {
75 // For directories, we'd need recursive copy - just error for now
76 return Err(io::Error::new(
77 io::ErrorKind::Unsupported,
78 "rename directories not supported by this filesystem",
79 ));
80 }
81 let data = self.read(from).await?;
82 self.write(to, &data).await?;
83 self.remove(from).await?;
84 Ok(())
85 }
86
87 /// Get the real filesystem path for a VFS path.
88 ///
89 /// Returns `Some(path)` for backends backed by the real filesystem (like LocalFs),
90 /// or `None` for virtual backends (like MemoryFs).
91 ///
92 /// This is needed for tools like `git` that must use real paths with external libraries.
93 fn real_path(&self, path: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
94 let _ = path;
95 None
96 }
97
98 /// Read the target of a symbolic link without following it.
99 ///
100 /// Returns the path the symlink points to. Use `stat` to follow symlinks.
101 async fn read_link(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
102 let _ = path;
103 Err(io::Error::new(
104 io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
105 "symlinks not supported by this filesystem",
106 ))
107 }
108
109 /// Create a symbolic link.
110 ///
111 /// Creates a symlink at `link` pointing to `target`. The target path
112 /// is stored as-is (may be relative or absolute).
113 async fn symlink(&self, target: &Path, link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
114 let _ = (target, link);
115 Err(io::Error::new(
116 io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
117 "symlinks not supported by this filesystem",
118 ))
119 }
120
121 /// Get metadata for a path without following symlinks.
122 ///
123 /// Unlike `stat`, this returns metadata about the symlink itself,
124 /// not the target it points to.
125 async fn lstat(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<DirEntry> {
126 // Default: same as stat (for backends that don't support symlinks)
127 self.stat(path).await
128 }
129}