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diff --git a/doc/devblog/day_87__external_special_remotes_done.mdwn b/doc/devblog/day_87__external_special_remotes_done.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b8bba606b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/devblog/day_87__external_special_remotes_done.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +The [[external_special_remote|special_remotes/external]] interface is now +done, and tested working great! Now we just need all the old hook special +remotes to be converted to use it.. + +I punted on per-special-remote, per-key state storage in the git-annex +branch for now. If I find an example of a remote that needs it (Tahoe-LAFS +may, but still TBD), I'll add it. Added suppport for using the same +credential storage that git-annex uses for S3 and WebDAV credentials. + +The main improvement I'd like to make is to add an interface for transferring +files where the file is streamed to/from the external special remote, +rather than using temp files as it does now. This would be more efficient +(sometimes) and make the progress bars better. But it needs to either use a +named pipe, which is complicated and non-portable, or serialize the file's +contents over a currently line-based protocol, which would be a pain. +Anyway, this can be added later, the protocol is extensible. |