[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [Tahoe-LAFS] #1029: download a subtree as an archive

[Tahoe-LAFS]

#1029: download a subtree as an archive
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:
  nejucomo               |
         Type:           |     Status:  new
  enhancement            |
     Priority:  major    |  Milestone:  undecided
    Component:  code-    |    Version:  1.6.1
  frontend-web           |   Keywords:  usability docs test performance
   Resolution:           |  unicode i18n
Launchpad Bug:           |
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Changes (by lpirl):

 * cc: tahoe-lafs.org@… (added)


Old description:

> For some use cases it may be useful to retrieve an entire directory tree
> as an archive.  Perhaps the wapi call would look like:
>
> {{{
> GET /uri/$DIRCAP?t=archive&archive_format=tgz
> }}}
>
> -to retrieve a gzipped tarball.
>
> Issues:
>
> Should the action parameter be {{{t=}}} or some other name such as
> {{{output=}}} ?
>
> How will the browser name this file?
>
> What if the directory structure contains loops?
>
> What if the full directory tree is huge?

New description:

 For some use cases it may be useful to retrieve an entire directory tree
 as an archive.  Perhaps the wapi call would look like:

 {{{
 GET /uri/$DIRCAP?t=archive&archive_format=tgz
 }}}

 -to retrieve a gzipped tarball.

 Issues:

 Should the action parameter be {{{t=}}} or some other name such as
 {{{output=}}} ?

 How will the browser name this file?

 What if the directory structure contains loops?

 What if the full directory tree is huge?

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Ticket URL: <https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/1029#comment:5>
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