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

Steven Allen

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

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

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

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.

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?)

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

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.

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

go get github.com/ipfs/go-unixfs

PRs are welcome!

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