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["Nick Luigi V. Eusebio" <kugi_igi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the quick explanation. 😄
We're looking forward for the storage framework.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2016 7:46:22 AM PHT, Michi Henning 
<michi.henning@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > - I would appreciate maybe a short overview of what storage 
> > framework is all about. My initial idea is for cloud syncing.
>
> The storage framework is basically a way to provide access to 
> arbitrary cloud storage services, such as Owncloud or Dropbox, 
> with a single API. It’s built as a client-server library that 
> provides a storage access API that clients can use to upload and 
> download files, navigate the contents of the cloud store, etc. 
> There is also a server-side API that allow new providers to be 
> added to the machinery. Basically, a provider implementation is 
> a piece of adapter code that receives requests for file access 
> from the storage framework runtime and then makes corresponding 
> requests using the cloud service’s REST API. We also plan to add 
> a local filesystem provider.
>
> With the storage framework, higher-level services, such as 
> backup or syncing, can be layered on top.
>
> It’s early days yet. The client-side API is still going through 
> changes, and the server-side API may also still end up with some 
> tweaks. Consider it alpha code for now.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michi.


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