hi christian,
On 10/6/06, UpAndGone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi all,
I would like to use an existing storage server that has a REST interface. So
storing files is basically writing its contents to a HTTP stream. Would it
be possible to implement this form of a file system for jackrabbit?
theoretically, yes. however, IMO it wouldn't make sense. jackrabbit uses
the FileSystem abstraction for persisting internal repository state (e.g.
custom node type defininitions, registered namespaces etc.). some
persistence managers use the FileSystem for persisting serialized item
state (ObjectPersistenceManager, XMLPersistenceManager).
see http://jackrabbit.apache.org/faq.html#whats-pm
if you'd use such an http based FileSystem with one of these persistence
managers performance would be painfully slow, at best.
I briefly looked at the FileSystem interface. Problems I see with
getRandomAccessOutputStream() and length() on remote files. Is implementing
this interface the only thing I need to worry about? Also I remember I read
somewhere on the jackrabbit website that writing a PM for an existing data
store is not encouraged, is it?
correct, see http://jackrabbit.apache.org/faq.html#pm-abuse
cheers
stefan
Many Thanks
Christian M.
