[S3 backend] Support for empty folders & storage space usage

[jaimedelano]

Quotaless (quotaless.cloud) is a cloud storage provider compatible with S3.
It works with the existing S3 backend, but it also has additional features that are not available in it: creation of empty folders (it isn't directory markers), and getting information about space used (support for "about").

I've created a patch that adds these features, and it's working as expected.
My question is: will those commits be accepted in the S3 backend?
Or should I create a new backend?
The latter option seems pointless, as it would be mainly duplicate code.

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

hi,

@jaimedelano

I've created a patch

what did you patch, the rclone s3 source code at github?

@jaimedelano

creation of empty folders (it isn't directory markers)

i could not find the api documention.
can you post the weblink for their api?

[jaimedelano]

I've patched a local copy of the Rclone source code.

Quotaless runs on top of Pydio Cells:
https://pydio.com/en/docs/developer-guide/post-atreecreate

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

@jaimedelano

My question is: will those commits be accepted in the S3 backend?

i do not know for sure.
hopefully, can add quotaless as a new provider.

fwiw, might open a new issue at github. then post the link into this topic.

[ncw (Nick Craig-Wood)]

@jaimedelano

I've created a patch that adds these features, and it's working as expected.
My question is: will those commits be accepted in the S3 backend?

Possibly if they don't make the s3 backend code untidy! Send a pull request and I'll take a look.

[jaimedelano]

@jaimedelano

getting information about space used

Done!

S3: add support for empty folders and space usage on Quotaless