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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn | 17 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn index 8757c3ae2..461ec6dc4 100644 --- a/doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn +++ b/doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn @@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ all the other git clones, at both the git level and the key/value level. * transfer info for git-annex-shell **done** * update files as transfers proceed. See [[progressbars]] (updating for downloads is easy; for uploads is hard) -* add Transfer queue TChan +* add Transfer queue TChan **done** +* add TransferInfo Map to DaemonStatus for tracking transfers in progress. + **done** * enqueue Transfers (Uploads) as new files are added to the annex by Watcher. * enqueue Tranferrs (Downloads) as new dangling symlinks are noticed by Watcher. -* add TransferInfo Map to DaemonStatus for tracking transfers in progress. * Poll transfer in progress info files for changes (use inotify again! wow! hammer, meet nail..), and update the TransferInfo Map * Write basic Transfer handling thread. Multiple such threads need to be @@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ all the other git clones, at both the git level and the key/value level. signaling a change out of band. 4. Add a hook, so when there's a change to sync, a program can be run and do its own signaling. +5. --debug will show often unnecessary work being done. Optimise. +6. It would be nice if, when a USB drive is connected, + syncing starts automatically. Use dbus on Linux? ## data syncing @@ -83,13 +87,12 @@ anyway. that lack content. * Transfer threads started/stopped as necessary to move data. (May sometimes want multiple threads downloading, or uploading, or even both.) - - type TransferQueue = TChan [Transfer] - -- add (M.Map Transfer TransferInfo) to DaemonStatus - startTransfer :: Transfer -> Annex TransferID + startTransfer :: TransferQueue -> Transfer -> Annex () + startTransfer q transfer = error "TODO" - stopTransfer :: TransferID -> IO () + stopTransfer :: TransferQueue -> TransferID -> Annex () + stopTransfer q transfer = error "TODO" The assistant needs to find out when `git-annex-shell` is receiving or sending (triggered by another remote), so it can add data for those too. |