v4.0.1

fix(plugins): Use explicit node: imports for native path and stream modules in ts/plugins.ts
v4.0.0
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--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-# gitzone ci_default
-image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
-
-cache:
-  paths:
-    - .npmci_cache/
-  key: '$CI_BUILD_STAGE'
-
-stages:
-  - security
-  - test
-  - release
-  - metadata
-
-before_script:
-  - npm install -g @shipzone/npmci
-
-# ====================
-# security stage
-# ====================
-mirror:
-  stage: security
-  script:
-    - npmci git mirror
-  only:
-    - tags
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - notpriv
-
-auditProductionDependencies:
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
-  stage: security
-  script:
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci command npm install --production --ignore-scripts
-    - npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
-    - npmci command npm audit --audit-level=high --only=prod --production
-  tags:
-    - docker
-  allow_failure: true
-
-auditDevDependencies:
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
-  stage: security
-  script:
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci command npm install --ignore-scripts
-    - npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
-    - npmci command npm audit --audit-level=high --only=dev
-  tags:
-    - docker
-  allow_failure: true
-
-# ====================
-# test stage
-# ====================
-
-testStable:
-  stage: test
-  script:
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci node install stable
-    - npmci npm install
-    - npmci npm test
-  coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
-  tags:
-    - docker
-
-testBuild:
-  stage: test
-  script:
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci node install stable
-    - npmci npm install
-    - npmci command npm run build
-  coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
-  tags:
-    - docker
-
-release:
-  stage: release
-  script:
-    - npmci node install stable
-    - npmci npm publish
-  only:
-    - tags
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - notpriv
-
-# ====================
-# metadata stage
-# ====================
-codequality:
-  stage: metadata
-  allow_failure: true
-  only:
-    - tags
-  script:
-    - npmci command npm install -g typescript
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci npm install
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - priv
-
-trigger:
-  stage: metadata
-  script:
-    - npmci trigger
-  only:
-    - tags
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - notpriv
-
-pages:
-  stage: metadata
-  script:
-    - npmci node install lts
-    - npmci command npm install -g @git.zone/tsdoc
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci npm install
-    - npmci command tsdoc
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - notpriv
-  only:
-    - tags
-  artifacts:
-    expire_in: 1 week
-    paths:
-      - public
-  allow_failure: true
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,148 @@
 # Changelog

+## 2025-11-20 - 4.0.1 - fix(plugins)
+Use explicit node: imports for native path and stream modules in ts/plugins.ts
+
+- Replaced imports of 'path' and 'stream' with 'node:path' and 'node:stream' in ts/plugins.ts.
+- Ensures correct ESM resolution of Node built-ins when package.json type is 'module' and avoids accidental conflicts with userland packages.
+
+## 2025-11-20 - 4.0.0 - BREAKING CHANGE(core)
+Make API strict-by-default: remove *Strict variants, throw on not-found/exists conflicts, add explicit exists() methods, update docs/tests and bump deps
+
+- Breaking: Core API methods are strict by default and now throw errors instead of returning null when targets are missing or already exist (e.g. getBucketByName, getFile, getSubDirectoryByName, fastPut, fastPutStream).
+- Removed *Strict variants: fastPutStrict, getBucketByNameStrict, getFileStrict, getSubDirectoryByNameStrict — use the base methods which are now strict.
+- Added explicit existence checks: bucketExists (SmartBucket), fileExists (Directory/fileExists), directoryExists (Directory.directoryExists), and fastExists (Bucket.fastExists) to allow non-throwing checks before operations.
+- Return type updates: fastPut now returns Promise<File> (no null), getBucketByName/getFile/getSubDirectoryByName now return the respective objects or throw.
+- Improved error messages to guide callers (e.g. suggest setting overwrite:true on fastPut when object exists).
+- Updated README, changelog and tests to reflect the new strict semantics and usage patterns.
+- Developer/runtime dependency bumps: @git.zone/tsbuild, @git.zone/tsrun, @git.zone/tstest, @aws-sdk/client-s3, @push.rocks/smartstring, @tsclass/tsclass (version bumps recorded in package.json).
+- Major version bump to 4.0.0 to reflect breaking API changes.
+
+## 2025-11-20 - 4.0.0 - BREAKING: Strict by default + exists methods
+Complete API overhaul: all methods throw by default, removed all *Strict variants, added dedicated exists methods
+
+**Breaking Changes:**
+
+**Putters (Write Operations):**
+- `fastPut`: Return type `Promise<File | null>` → `Promise<File>`, throws when file exists and overwrite is false
+- `fastPutStream`: Now throws when file exists and overwrite is false (previously returned silently)
+- `fastPutStrict`: **Removed** - use `fastPut` directly
+
+**Getters (Read Operations):**
+- `getBucketByName`: Return type `Promise<Bucket | null>` → `Promise<Bucket>`, throws when bucket not found
+- `getBucketByNameStrict`: **Removed** - use `getBucketByName` directly
+- `getFile`: Return type `Promise<File | null>` → `Promise<File>`, throws when file not found
+- `getFileStrict`: **Removed** - use `getFile` directly
+- `getSubDirectoryByName`: Return type `Promise<Directory | null>` → `Promise<Directory>`, throws when directory not found
+- `getSubDirectoryByNameStrict`: **Removed** - use `getSubDirectoryByName` directly
+
+**New Methods (Existence Checks):**
+- `bucket.fastExists({ path })` - ✅ Already existed
+- `directory.fileExists({ path })` - **NEW** - Check if file exists
+- `directory.directoryExists(name)` - **NEW** - Check if subdirectory exists
+- `smartBucket.bucketExists(name)` - **NEW** - Check if bucket exists
+
+**Benefits:**
+- ✅ **Simpler API**: Removed 4 redundant *Strict methods
+- ✅ **Type-safe**: No nullable returns - `Promise<T>` not `Promise<T | null>`
+- ✅ **Fail-fast**: Errors throw immediately with precise stack traces
+- ✅ **Consistent**: All methods behave the same way
+- ✅ **Explicit**: Use exists() to check, then get() to retrieve
+- ✅ **Better debugging**: Error location is always precise
+
+**Migration Guide:**
+
+```typescript
+// ============================================
+// Pattern 1: Check then Get (Recommended)
+// ============================================
+
+// Before (v3.x):
+const bucket = await smartBucket.getBucketByName('my-bucket');
+if (bucket) {
+  // use bucket
+}
+
+// After (v4.0):
+if (await smartBucket.bucketExists('my-bucket')) {
+  const bucket = await smartBucket.getBucketByName('my-bucket'); // guaranteed to exist
+  // use bucket
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Pattern 2: Try/Catch
+// ============================================
+
+// Before (v3.x):
+const file = await directory.getFile({ path: 'file.txt' });
+if (!file) {
+  // Handle not found
+}
+
+// After (v4.0):
+try {
+  const file = await directory.getFile({ path: 'file.txt' });
+  // use file
+} catch (error) {
+  // Handle not found
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// Pattern 3: Remove *Strict calls
+// ============================================
+
+// Before (v3.x):
+const file = await directory.getFileStrict({ path: 'file.txt' });
+
+// After (v4.0):
+const file = await directory.getFile({ path: 'file.txt' }); // already strict
+
+// ============================================
+// Pattern 4: Write Operations
+// ============================================
+
+// Before (v3.x):
+const file = await bucket.fastPutStrict({ path: 'file.txt', contents: 'data' });
+
+// After (v4.0):
+const file = await bucket.fastPut({ path: 'file.txt', contents: 'data' }); // already strict
+```
+
+## 2025-08-18 - 3.3.10 - fix(helpers)
+Normalize and robustly parse S3 endpoint configuration; use normalized descriptor in SmartBucket and update dev tooling
+
+- Add normalizeS3Descriptor to ts/helpers.ts: robust endpoint parsing, coercion of useSsl/port, sanitization, warnings for dropped URL parts, and canonical endpoint URL output.
+- Update SmartBucket (ts/classes.smartbucket.ts) to use the normalized endpoint, region, credentials and forcePathStyle from normalizeS3Descriptor.
+- Adjust dev tooling: bump @git.zone/tsbuild -> ^2.6.7, @git.zone/tstest -> ^2.3.4, @push.rocks/qenv -> ^6.1.3 and update test script to run tstest with --verbose --logfile --timeout 60.
+- Add .claude/settings.local.json containing local assistant/CI permission settings (local config only).
+
+## 2025-08-15 - 3.3.9 - fix(docs)
+Revise README with detailed usage examples and add local Claude settings
+
+- Revamped README: reorganized content, added emojis and clearer headings for install, getting started, bucket/file/directory operations, streaming, metadata, trash/recovery, locking, and advanced configuration.
+- Added many concrete code examples for SmartBucket, Bucket, Directory, File, streaming (node/web), RxJS replay subjects, metadata handling, trash workflow, file locking, magic-bytes detection, JSON operations, and cleaning bucket contents.
+- Included testing instructions (pnpm test) and a Best Practices section with recommendations for strict mode, streaming, metadata, trash usage, and locking.
+- Added .claude/settings.local.json to include local Claude configuration and tool permissions.
+- No source code or public API changes; documentation and local tooling config only.
+
+## 2025-08-15 - 3.3.8 - fix(tests)
+Update tests to use @git.zone/tstest, upgrade dependencies, remove GitLab CI and add local CI/workspace config
+
+- Tests: replace imports from @push.rocks/tapbundle with @git.zone/tstest/tapbundle and switch tap.start() to export default tap.start()
+- Dependencies: bump @aws-sdk/client-s3 and several @push.rocks packages; upgrade @tsclass/tsclass to a newer major
+- DevDependencies: upgrade @git.zone/tsbuild, @git.zone/tstest, @push.rocks/qenv, and @push.rocks/tapbundle
+- CI/config: remove .gitlab-ci.yml, add .claude/settings.local.json
+- Workspace: add pnpm-workspace.yaml and packageManager field in package.json
+
+## 2024-12-02 - 3.3.7 - fix(package)
+Update author field in package.json
+
+- Corrected the author field from 'Lossless GmbH' to 'Task Venture Capital GmbH' in the package.json file.
+
+## 2024-12-02 - 3.3.6 - fix(package)
+Fix license field in package.json to reflect MIT licensing
+
+
 ## 2024-11-25 - 3.3.5 - fix(test)
 Refactor trash test to improve metadata validation

--- a/deno.lock
+++ b/deno.lock
--- a/19
+++ b/19
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Copyright (c) 2014 Task Venture Capital GmbH (hello@task.vc)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
  "name": "@push.rocks/smartbucket",
-  "version": "3.3.5",
+  "version": "3.3.10",
  "lockfileVersion": 3,
  "requires": true,
  "packages": {
    "": {
      "name": "@push.rocks/smartbucket",
-      "version": "3.3.5",
+      "version": "3.3.10",
      "license": "UNLICENSED",
      "dependencies": {
        "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^5.0.18",
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 {
  "name": "@push.rocks/smartbucket",
-  "version": "3.3.5",
+  "version": "4.0.1",
  "description": "A TypeScript library providing a cloud-agnostic interface for managing object storage with functionalities like bucket management, file and directory operations, and advanced features such as metadata handling and file locking.",
  "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
  "typings": "dist_ts/index.d.ts",
  "type": "module",
-  "author": "Lossless GmbH",
-  "license": "UNLICENSED",
+  "author": "Task Venture Capital GmbH",
+  "license": "MIT",
  "scripts": {
-    "test": "(tstest test/)",
+    "test": "(tstest test/ --verbose --logfile --timeout 60)",
    "build": "(tsbuild --web --allowimplicitany)"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
-    "@git.zone/tsbuild": "^2.1.84",
-    "@git.zone/tsrun": "^1.2.49",
-    "@git.zone/tstest": "^1.0.90",
-    "@push.rocks/qenv": "^6.1.0",
-    "@push.rocks/tapbundle": "^5.5.3"
+    "@git.zone/tsbuild": "^3.1.0",
+    "@git.zone/tsrun": "^2.0.0",
+    "@git.zone/tstest": "^3.0.1",
+    "@push.rocks/qenv": "^6.1.3",
+    "@push.rocks/tapbundle": "^6.0.3"
  },
  "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.699.0",
+    "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.936.0",
    "@push.rocks/smartmime": "^2.0.4",
-    "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^5.0.18",
-    "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.0.4",
-    "@push.rocks/smartrx": "^3.0.7",
+    "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^6.0.0",
+    "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.2.3",
+    "@push.rocks/smartrx": "^3.0.10",
    "@push.rocks/smartstream": "^3.2.5",
-    "@push.rocks/smartstring": "^4.0.15",
+    "@push.rocks/smartstring": "^4.1.0",
    "@push.rocks/smartunique": "^3.0.9",
-    "@tsclass/tsclass": "^4.1.2"
+    "@tsclass/tsclass": "^9.3.0"
  },
  "private": false,
  "files": [
@@ -71,5 +71,6 @@
  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
    "url": "https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartbucket.git"
-  }
+  },
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.14.0+sha512.ad27a79641b49c3e481a16a805baa71817a04bbe06a38d17e60e2eaee83f6a146c6a688125f5792e48dd5ba30e7da52a5cda4c3992b9ccf333f9ce223af84748"
 }
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+onlyBuiltDependencies:
+  - esbuild
+  - mongodb-memory-server
+  - puppeteer
--- a/readme.hints.md
+++ b/readme.hints.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 * The project uses the official s3 client, not the minio client.
-* notice the difference between *Strict methods and the normal methods.
+* **All methods throw by default** (strict mode):  - Put operations: `fastPut`, `fastPutStream` throw when file exists and overwrite is false  - Get operations: `getBucketByName`, `getFile`, `getSubDirectoryByName` throw when not found
+* **Use exists() methods to check before getting**: `bucketExists`, `fileExists`, `directoryExists`, `fastExists`
+* **No *Strict methods**: All removed (fastPutStrict, getBucketByNameStrict, getFileStrict, getSubDirectoryByNameStrict)
 * metadata is handled though the MetaData class. Important!
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,280 +1,468 @@
-```markdown
-# @push.rocks/smartbucket
+# @push.rocks/smartbucket 🪣

-A comprehensive TypeScript library for cloud-agnostic object storage offering bucket management, file operations, and advanced data streaming.
+> A powerful, cloud-agnostic TypeScript library for object storage with advanced features like file locking, metadata management, and intelligent trash handling.

-## Install
+## Install 📦

-To install `@push.rocks/smartbucket`, ensure you have Node.js and npm installed. Then, run the following command in your project directory:
+To install `@push.rocks/smartbucket`, run:

 ```bash
 npm install @push.rocks/smartbucket --save
 ```

-This command will add `@push.rocks/smartbucket` to your project's dependencies and install it along with its requirements in the `node_modules` directory.
+Or if you're using pnpm (recommended):

-## Usage
+```bash
+pnpm add @push.rocks/smartbucket
+```
+
+## Usage 🚀

 ### Introduction

-`@push.rocks/smartbucket` provides a robust set of features to manage cloud storage operations in a cloud-agnostic manner. By leveraging this library, you can seamlessly interact with object storage services like AWS S3, without being tied to any vendor-specific implementations. This library not only abstracts basic file operations but also integrates advanced capabilities such as metadata management, data streaming, file locking, and bucket policies, all through a simplified API.
+`@push.rocks/smartbucket` provides a unified, cloud-agnostic API for object storage operations across major providers like AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, MinIO, and more. It abstracts away provider-specific complexities while offering advanced features like metadata management, file locking, streaming operations, and intelligent trash management.

 ### Table of Contents

-1. [Setting Up](#setting-up)
-2. [Working with Buckets](#working-with-buckets)
-    - [Creating a New Bucket](#creating-a-new-bucket)
-    - [Listing Buckets](#listing-buckets)
-    - [Deleting Buckets](#deleting-buckets)
-3. [File Operations in Buckets](#file-operations-in-buckets)
-    - [Uploading Files](#uploading-files)
-    - [Downloading Files](#downloading-files)
-    - [Streaming Files](#streaming-files)
-    - [Deleting Files](#deleting-files)
-4. [Directory Operations](#directory-operations)
-    - [Listing Directories and Files](#listing-directories-and-files)
-    - [Managing Files in Directories](#managing-files-in-directories)
-5. [Advanced Features](#advanced-features)
-    - [Bucket Policies](#bucket-policies)
-    - [Metadata Management](#metadata-management)
-    - [File Locking](#file-locking)
-    - [Trash Management](#trash-management)
-6. [Cloud Agnosticism](#cloud-agnosticism)
+1. [🏁 Getting Started](#-getting-started)
+2. [🗂️ Working with Buckets](#️-working-with-buckets)
+3. [📁 File Operations](#-file-operations)
+4. [📂 Directory Management](#-directory-management)
+5. [🌊 Streaming Operations](#-streaming-operations)
+6. [🔒 File Locking](#-file-locking)
+7. [🏷️ Metadata Management](#️-metadata-management)
+8. [🗑️ Trash & Recovery](#️-trash--recovery)
+9. [⚡ Advanced Features](#-advanced-features)
+10. [☁️ Cloud Provider Support](#️-cloud-provider-support)

-### Setting Up
+### 🏁 Getting Started

-Begin by importing the necessary classes from the `@push.rocks/smartbucket` package into your TypeScript file. Create an instance of `SmartBucket` with your storage configuration:
+First, set up your storage connection:

 ```typescript
-import {
-  SmartBucket,
-  Bucket,
-  Directory,
-  File
-} from '@push.rocks/smartbucket';
+import { SmartBucket } from '@push.rocks/smartbucket';

-const mySmartBucket = new SmartBucket({
-  accessKey: "yourAccessKey",
-  accessSecret: "yourSecretKey",
-  endpoint: "yourEndpointURL",
+// Initialize with your cloud storage credentials
+const smartBucket = new SmartBucket({
+  accessKey: 'your-access-key',
+  accessSecret: 'your-secret-key',
+  endpoint: 's3.amazonaws.com', // Or your provider's endpoint
  port: 443,
-  useSsl: true
+  useSsl: true,
+  region: 'us-east-1' // Optional, defaults to 'us-east-1'
 });
 ```

-Replace `"yourAccessKey"`, `"yourSecretKey"`, and `"yourEndpointURL"` with actual data specific to your cloud provider.
+### 🗂️ Working with Buckets

-### Working with Buckets
-
-#### Creating a New Bucket
-
-Creating a bucket involves invoking the `createBucket` method. Note that bucket names are unique and follow the rules of the cloud provider:
+#### Creating Buckets

 ```typescript
-async function createBucket(bucketName: string) {
-  try {
-    const newBucket: Bucket = await mySmartBucket.createBucket(bucketName);
-    console.log(`Bucket ${bucketName} created successfully.`);
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error creating bucket:", error);
+// Create a new bucket
+const myBucket = await smartBucket.createBucket('my-awesome-bucket');
+console.log(`✅ Bucket created: ${myBucket.name}`);
+```
+
+#### Getting Existing Buckets
+
+```typescript
+// Get a bucket reference
+const existingBucket = await smartBucket.getBucketByName('existing-bucket');
+
+// Or use strict mode (throws if bucket doesn't exist)
+const bucketStrict = await smartBucket.getBucketByNameStrict('must-exist-bucket');
+```
+
+#### Removing Buckets
+
+```typescript
+// Delete a bucket (must be empty)
+await smartBucket.removeBucket('old-bucket');
+console.log('🗑️ Bucket removed');
+```
+
+### 📁 File Operations
+
+#### Upload Files
+
+```typescript
+const bucket = await smartBucket.getBucketByName('my-bucket');
+
+// Simple file upload (returns File object)
+const file = await bucket.fastPut({
+  path: 'documents/report.pdf',
+  contents: Buffer.from('Your file content here')
+});
+
+// Upload with string content
+await bucket.fastPut({
+  path: 'notes/todo.txt',
+  contents: 'Buy milk\nCall mom\nRule the world'
+});
+
+// Upload with overwrite control
+const uploadedFile = await bucket.fastPut({
+  path: 'images/logo.png',
+  contents: imageBuffer,
+  overwrite: true // Set to true to replace existing files
+});
+
+// Error handling: fastPut throws if file exists and overwrite is false
+try {
+  await bucket.fastPut({
+    path: 'existing-file.txt',
+    contents: 'new content'
+  });
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error('Upload failed:', error.message);
+  // Error: Object already exists at path 'existing-file.txt' in bucket 'my-bucket'. Set overwrite:true to replace it.
+}
+```
+
+#### Download Files
+
+```typescript
+// Get file as Buffer
+const fileContent = await bucket.fastGet({
+  path: 'documents/report.pdf'
+});
+console.log(`📄 File size: ${fileContent.length} bytes`);
+
+// Get file as string
+const textContent = fileContent.toString('utf-8');
+```
+
+#### Check File Existence
+
+```typescript
+const exists = await bucket.fastExists({
+  path: 'documents/report.pdf'
+});
+console.log(`File exists: ${exists ? '✅' : '❌'}`);
+```
+
+#### Delete Files
+
+```typescript
+// Permanent deletion
+await bucket.fastRemove({
+  path: 'old-file.txt'
+});
+```
+
+#### Copy & Move Files
+
+```typescript
+// Copy file within bucket
+await bucket.fastCopy({
+  sourcePath: 'original/file.txt',
+  destinationPath: 'backup/file-copy.txt'
+});
+
+// Move file (copy + delete original)
+await bucket.fastMove({
+  sourcePath: 'temp/draft.txt',
+  destinationPath: 'final/document.txt'
+});
+```
+
+### 📂 Directory Management
+
+SmartBucket provides powerful directory-like operations for organizing your files:
+
+```typescript
+// Get base directory
+const baseDir = await bucket.getBaseDirectory();
+
+// List directories and files
+const directories = await baseDir.listDirectories();
+const files = await baseDir.listFiles();
+
+console.log(`📁 Found ${directories.length} directories`);
+console.log(`📄 Found ${files.length} files`);
+
+// Navigate subdirectories
+const subDir = await baseDir.getSubDirectoryByName('projects/2024');
+
+// Create nested file
+await subDir.fastPut({
+  path: 'report.pdf',
+  contents: reportBuffer
+});
+
+// Get directory tree structure
+const tree = await subDir.getTreeArray();
+console.log('🌳 Directory tree:', tree);
+
+// Create empty file as placeholder
+await subDir.createEmptyFile('placeholder.txt');
+```
+
+### 🌊 Streaming Operations
+
+Handle large files efficiently with streaming:
+
+#### Download Streams
+
+```typescript
+// Node.js stream
+const nodeStream = await bucket.fastGetStream(
+  { path: 'large-video.mp4' },
+  'nodestream'
+);
+nodeStream.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('local-video.mp4'));
+
+// Web stream (for modern environments)
+const webStream = await bucket.fastGetStream(
+  { path: 'large-file.zip' },
+  'webstream'
+);
+```
+
+#### Upload Streams
+
+```typescript
+// Stream upload from file
+const readStream = fs.createReadStream('big-data.csv');
+await bucket.fastPutStream({
+  path: 'uploads/big-data.csv',
+  stream: readStream,
+  metadata: {
+    contentType: 'text/csv',
+    userMetadata: {
+      uploadedBy: 'data-team',
+      version: '2.0'
+    }
  }
-}
-
-createBucket("myNewBucket");
+});
 ```

-#### Listing Buckets
-
-While the library uses cloud-provider capabilities like AWS SDK to list existing buckets, `smartbucket` is aimed at simplifying content management within them.
-
-#### Deleting Buckets
-
-To delete a bucket, simply call the `removeBucket` function:
+#### Reactive Streams with RxJS

 ```typescript
-async function deleteBucket(bucketName: string) {
-  try {
-    await mySmartBucket.removeBucket(bucketName);
-    console.log(`Bucket ${bucketName} deleted successfully.`);
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error deleting bucket:", error);
-  }
-}
+// Get file as ReplaySubject for reactive programming
+const replaySubject = await bucket.fastGetReplaySubject({
+  path: 'data/sensor-readings.json',
+  chunkSize: 1024
+});

-deleteBucket("anotherBucketName");
+replaySubject.subscribe({
+  next: (chunk) => processChunk(chunk),
+  complete: () => console.log('✅ Stream complete')
+});
 ```

-### File Operations in Buckets
+### 🔒 File Locking

-SmartBucket offers a unified API to execute file-based operations efficiently.
-
-#### Uploading Files
-
-Upload a file using the `fastPut` method, specifying the bucket name, file path, and content:
+Prevent accidental modifications with file locking:

 ```typescript
-async function uploadFile(bucketName: string, filePath: string, fileContent: Buffer | string) {
-  const bucket: Bucket = await mySmartBucket.getBucketByName(bucketName);
-  await bucket.fastPut({ path: filePath, contents: fileContent });
-  console.log(`File uploaded to ${filePath}`);
+const file = await bucket.getBaseDirectory()
+  .getFileStrict({ path: 'important-config.json' });
+
+// Lock file for 10 minutes
+await file.lock({ timeoutMillis: 600000 });
+console.log('🔒 File locked');
+
+// Try to modify locked file (will throw error)
+try {
+  await file.delete();
+} catch (error) {
+  console.log('❌ Cannot delete locked file');
 }

-uploadFile("myBucket", "example.txt", "This is a sample file content.");
+// Unlock when done
+await file.unlock();
+console.log('🔓 File unlocked');
 ```

-#### Downloading Files
+### 🏷️ Metadata Management

-Download files using `fastGet`. It retrieves the file content as a buffer:
+Attach and manage metadata for your files:

 ```typescript
-async function downloadFile(bucketName: string, filePath: string) {
-  const bucket: Bucket = await mySmartBucket.getBucketByName(bucketName);
-  const content: Buffer = await bucket.fastGet({ path: filePath });
-  console.log("Downloaded content:", content.toString());
-}
+const file = await bucket.getBaseDirectory()
+  .getFileStrict({ path: 'document.pdf' });

-downloadFile("myBucket", "example.txt");
+// Get metadata handler
+const metadata = await file.getMetaData();
+
+// Set custom metadata
+await metadata.setCustomMetaData({
+  key: 'author',
+  value: 'John Doe'
+});
+
+await metadata.setCustomMetaData({
+  key: 'department',
+  value: 'Engineering'
+});
+
+// Retrieve metadata
+const author = await metadata.getCustomMetaData({ key: 'author' });
+console.log(`📝 Author: ${author}`);
+
+// Get all metadata
+const allMeta = await metadata.getAllCustomMetaData();
+console.log('📋 All metadata:', allMeta);
 ```

-#### Streaming Files
+### 🗑️ Trash & Recovery

-For large-scale applications, stream files without loading them fully into memory:
+SmartBucket includes an intelligent trash system for safe file deletion:

 ```typescript
-async function streamFile(bucketName: string, filePath: string) {
-  const bucket: Bucket = await mySmartBucket.getBucketByName(bucketName);
-  const stream = await bucket.fastGetStream({ path: filePath }, "nodestream");
-  stream.on('data', chunk => console.log("Chunk:", chunk.toString()));
-  stream.on('end', () => console.log("Download completed."));
-}
+const file = await bucket.getBaseDirectory()
+  .getFileStrict({ path: 'important-data.xlsx' });

-streamFile("myBucket", "largefile.txt");
+// Move to trash instead of permanent deletion
+await file.delete({ mode: 'trash' });
+console.log('🗑️ File moved to trash');
+
+// Access trash
+const trash = await bucket.getTrash();
+const trashDir = await trash.getTrashDir();
+const trashedFiles = await trashDir.listFiles();
+console.log(`📦 ${trashedFiles.length} files in trash`);
+
+// Restore from trash
+const trashedFile = await bucket.getBaseDirectory()
+  .getFileStrict({ 
+    path: 'important-data.xlsx',
+    getFromTrash: true
+  });
+
+await trashedFile.restore({ useOriginalPath: true });
+console.log('♻️ File restored successfully');
+
+// Permanent deletion from trash
+await trash.emptyTrash();
+console.log('🧹 Trash emptied');
 ```

-#### Deleting Files
+### ⚡ Advanced Features

-Delete files with precision using `fastRemove`:
+#### File Statistics

 ```typescript
-async function deleteFile(bucketName: string, filePath: string) {
-  const bucket: Bucket = await mySmartBucket.getBucketByName(bucketName);
-  await bucket.fastRemove({ path: filePath });
-  console.log(`File ${filePath} deleted.`);
-}
-
-deleteFile("myBucket", "example.txt");
+// Get detailed file statistics
+const stats = await bucket.fastStat({ path: 'document.pdf' });
+console.log(`📊 Size: ${stats.size} bytes`);
+console.log(`📅 Last modified: ${stats.lastModified}`);
+console.log(`🏷️ ETag: ${stats.etag}`);
 ```

-### Directory Operations
-
-Leverage directory functionalities to better organize and manage files within buckets.
-
-#### Listing Directories and Files
-
-Listing contents showcases a directory’s structure and file contents:
+#### Magic Bytes Detection

 ```typescript
-async function listDirectory(bucketName: string, directoryPath: string) {
-  const bucket: Bucket = await mySmartBucket.getBucketByName(bucketName);
-  const baseDirectory: Directory = await bucket.getBaseDirectory();
-  const targetDirectory = await baseDirectory.getSubDirectoryByName(directoryPath);
+// Read first bytes for file type detection
+const magicBytes = await bucket.getMagicBytes({
+  path: 'mystery-file',
+  length: 16
+});

-  console.log('Directories:');
-  (await targetDirectory.listDirectories()).forEach(dir => console.log(dir.name));
-
-  console.log('Files:');
-  (await targetDirectory.listFiles()).forEach(file => console.log(file.name));
-}
-
-listDirectory("myBucket", "path/to/directory");
+// Or from a File object
+const file = await bucket.getBaseDirectory()
+  .getFileStrict({ path: 'image.jpg' });
+const magic = await file.getMagicBytes({ length: 4 });
+console.log(`🔮 Magic bytes: ${magic.toString('hex')}`);
 ```

-#### Managing Files in Directories
-
-Additional functionalities allow file management, inclusive of handling sub-directories:
+#### JSON Data Operations

 ```typescript
-async function manageFilesInDirectory(bucketName: string, directoryPath: string, fileName: string, content: string) {
-  const bucket: Bucket = await mySmartBucket.getBucketByName(bucketName);
-  const baseDirectory: Directory = await bucket.getBaseDirectory();
-  const directory = await baseDirectory.getSubDirectoryByName(directoryPath) ?? baseDirectory;
+const file = await bucket.getBaseDirectory()
+  .getFileStrict({ path: 'config.json' });

-  await directory.fastPut({ path: fileName, contents: content });
-  console.log(`File ${fileName} created in ${directoryPath}`);
+// Read JSON data
+const config = await file.getJsonData();
+console.log('⚙️ Config loaded:', config);

-  const fileContent = await directory.fastGet({ path: fileName });
-  console.log(`Content of ${fileName}: ${fileContent.toString()}`);
-}
-
-manageFilesInDirectory("myBucket", "myDir", "example.txt", "File content here");
+// Update JSON data
+config.version = '2.0';
+config.updated = new Date().toISOString();
+await file.writeJsonData(config);
+console.log('💾 Config updated');
 ```

-### Advanced Features
-
-The library’s advanced features streamline intricate cloud storage workflows.
-
-#### Bucket Policies
-
-The library offers tools for maintaining consistent bucket policies across storage providers, assisting in defining access roles and permissions.
-
-#### Metadata Management
-
-Easily manage and store metadata by using the `MetaData` utility:
+#### Directory & File Type Detection

 ```typescript
-async function handleMetadata(bucketName: string, filePath: string) {
-  const bucket: Bucket = await mySmartBucket.getBucketByName(bucketName);
-  const meta = await bucket.fastStat({ path: filePath });
-  console.log("Metadata:", meta.Metadata);
-}
+// Check if path is a directory
+const isDir = await bucket.isDirectory({ path: 'uploads/' });

-handleMetadata("myBucket", "example.txt");
+// Check if path is a file
+const isFile = await bucket.isFile({ path: 'uploads/document.pdf' });
+
+console.log(`Is directory: ${isDir ? '📁' : '❌'}`);
+console.log(`Is file: ${isFile ? '📄' : '❌'}`);
 ```

-#### File Locking
-
-Prevent accidental writes by locking files:
+#### Clean Bucket Contents

 ```typescript
-async function lockFile(bucketName: string, filePath: string) {
-  const bucket: Bucket = await mySmartBucket.getBucketByName(bucketName);
-  const file: File = await bucket.getBaseDirectory().getFileStrict({ path: filePath });
-  await file.lock({ timeoutMillis: 600000 }); // Lock for 10 minutes
-  console.log(`File ${filePath} locked.`);
-}
-
-lockFile("myBucket", "example.txt");
+// Remove all files and directories (use with caution!)
+await bucket.cleanAllContents();
+console.log('🧹 Bucket cleaned');
 ```

-#### Trash Management
+### ☁️ Cloud Provider Support

-SmartBucket enables a safe deletion mode where files can be moved to a recycling bin, allowing for restoration:
+SmartBucket works seamlessly with:
+
+- ✅ **AWS S3** - Full compatibility with S3 API
+- ✅ **Google Cloud Storage** - Via S3-compatible API
+- ✅ **MinIO** - Self-hosted S3-compatible storage
+- ✅ **DigitalOcean Spaces** - S3-compatible object storage
+- ✅ **Backblaze B2** - Cost-effective cloud storage
+- ✅ **Wasabi** - High-performance S3-compatible storage
+- ✅ **Any S3-compatible provider**
+
+The library automatically handles provider quirks and optimizes operations for each platform while maintaining a consistent API.
+
+### 🔧 Advanced Configuration

 ```typescript
-async function trashAndRestoreFile(bucketName: string, filePath: string) {
-  const bucket: Bucket = await mySmartBucket.getBucketByName(bucketName);
-  const file: File = await bucket.getBaseDirectory().getFileStrict({ path: filePath });
+// Configure with custom options
+const smartBucket = new SmartBucket({
+  accessKey: process.env.S3_ACCESS_KEY,
+  accessSecret: process.env.S3_SECRET_KEY,
+  endpoint: process.env.S3_ENDPOINT,
+  port: 443,
+  useSsl: true,
+  region: 'eu-central-1',
+  // Additional S3 client options can be passed through
+});

-  // Move the file to trash
-  await file.delete({ mode: 'trash' });
-  console.log(`File ${filePath} moved to trash.`);
+// Environment-based configuration
+import { Qenv } from '@push.rocks/qenv';
+const qenv = new Qenv('./', './.nogit/');

-  // Retrieve the file from the trash
-  const trashFile = await bucket.getTrash().getTrashedFileByOriginalName({ path: filePath });
-  await trashFile.restore();
-  console.log(`File ${filePath} restored from trash.`);
-}
-
-trashAndRestoreFile("myBucket", "example.txt");
+const smartBucket = new SmartBucket({
+  accessKey: await qenv.getEnvVarOnDemandStrict('S3_ACCESS_KEY'),
+  accessSecret: await qenv.getEnvVarOnDemandStrict('S3_SECRET'),
+  endpoint: await qenv.getEnvVarOnDemandStrict('S3_ENDPOINT'),
+});
 ```

-### Cloud Agnosticism
+### 🧪 Testing

-`@push.rocks/smartbucket` supports a multitude of cloud providers, enhancing flexibility in adopting different cloud strategies without the need for extensive code rewrite. It offers a uniform interface allowing to perform operations seamlessly between different storage solutions such as AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, and more. This aspect empowers organizations to align their storage decisions with business needs rather than technical constraints.
+SmartBucket is thoroughly tested. Run tests with:

-By following this guide, you should be well-equipped to handle cloud storage operations using the `@push.rocks/smartbucket` library. Diligently constructed code examples elucidate the extensive functionalities offered by the library, aligned with best practices in cloud storage. For a deeper dive into any specific feature, refer to the comprehensive documentation provided with the library and the official documentation of the cloud providers you are integrating with.
+```bash
+pnpm test
 ```

+### 🤝 Best Practices
+
+1. **Always use strict mode** for critical operations to catch errors early
+2. **Implement proper error handling** for network and permission issues
+3. **Use streaming** for large files to optimize memory usage
+4. **Leverage metadata** for organizing and searching files
+5. **Enable trash mode** for important data to prevent accidental loss
+6. **Lock files** during critical operations to prevent race conditions
+7. **Clean up resources** properly when done
+
 ## License and Legal Information

 This repository contains open-source code that is licensed under the MIT License. A copy of the MIT License can be found in the [license](license) file within this repository. 
@@ -292,4 +480,4 @@ Registered at District court Bremen HRB 35230 HB, Germany

 For any legal inquiries or if you require further information, please contact us via email at hello@task.vc.

-By using this repository, you acknowledge that you have read this section, agree to comply with its terms, and understand that the licensing of the code does not imply endorsement by Task Venture Capital GmbH of any derivative works.
+By using this repository, you acknowledge that you have read this section, agree to comply with its terms, and understand that the licensing of the code does not imply endorsement by Task Venture Capital GmbH of any derivative works.
--- a/test/test.metadata.node+deno.ts
+++ b/test/test.metadata.node+deno.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+
+tap.test('test metadata functionality', async () => {
+
+})
+
+export default tap.start();
--- a/test/test.metadata.ts
+++ b/test/test.metadata.ts
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import { tap, expect } from '@push.rocks/tapbundle';
-
-tap.test('test metadata functionality', async () => {
-
-})
-
-tap.start();
--- a/test/test.node+deno.ts
+++ b/test/test.node+deno.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { expect, expectAsync, tap } from '@push.rocks/tapbundle';
+import { expect, tap } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
 import { Qenv } from '@push.rocks/qenv';

 import * as smartbucket from '../ts/index.js';
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ tap.test('should create a valid smartbucket', async () => {
    endpoint: await testQenv.getEnvVarOnDemandStrict('S3_ENDPOINT'),
  });
  expect(testSmartbucket).toBeInstanceOf(smartbucket.SmartBucket);
-  myBucket = await testSmartbucket.getBucketByNameStrict(await testQenv.getEnvVarOnDemandStrict('S3_BUCKET'),);
+  myBucket = await testSmartbucket.getBucketByName(await testQenv.getEnvVarOnDemandStrict('S3_BUCKET'),);
  expect(myBucket).toBeInstanceOf(smartbucket.Bucket);
  expect(myBucket.name).toEqual('test-pushrocks-smartbucket');
 });
@@ -126,4 +126,4 @@ tap.test('clean up directory style tests', async () => {
  await myBucket.fastRemove({ path: 'file1.txt' });
 });

-tap.start();
+export default tap.start();
--- a/test/test.trash.node+deno.ts
+++ b/test/test.trash.node+deno.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { expect, expectAsync, tap } from '@push.rocks/tapbundle';
+import { expect, tap } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
 import { jestExpect } from '@push.rocks/tapbundle/node';
 import { Qenv } from '@push.rocks/qenv';

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ tap.test('should create a valid smartbucket', async () => {
    endpoint: await testQenv.getEnvVarOnDemandStrict('S3_ENDPOINT'),
  });
  expect(testSmartbucket).toBeInstanceOf(smartbucket.SmartBucket);
-  myBucket = await testSmartbucket.getBucketByNameStrict(await testQenv.getEnvVarOnDemandStrict('S3_BUCKET'),);
+  myBucket = await testSmartbucket.getBucketByName(await testQenv.getEnvVarOnDemandStrict('S3_BUCKET'),);
  expect(myBucket).toBeInstanceOf(smartbucket.Bucket);
  expect(myBucket.name).toEqual('test-pushrocks-smartbucket');
 });
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ tap.test('should clean all contents', async () => {

 tap.test('should delete a file into the normally', async () => {
  const path = 'trashtest/trashme.txt';
-  const file = await myBucket.fastPutStrict({
+  const file = await myBucket.fastPut({
    path,
    contents: 'I\'m in the trash test content!',
  });
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ tap.test('should delete a file into the normally', async () => {

 tap.test('should put a file into the trash', async () => {
  const path = 'trashtest/trashme.txt';
-  const file = await myBucket.fastPutStrict({
+  const file = await myBucket.fastPut({
    path,
    contents: 'I\'m in the trash test content!',
  });
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ tap.test('should put a file into the trash', async () => {

 tap.test('should restore a file from trash', async () => {
  const baseDirectory = await myBucket.getBaseDirectory();
-  const file = await baseDirectory.getFileStrict({
+  const file = await baseDirectory.getFile({
    path: 'trashtest/trashme.txt',
    getFromTrash: true
  });
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 */
 export const commitinfo = {
  name: '@push.rocks/smartbucket',
-  version: '3.3.5',
+  version: '4.0.1',
  description: 'A TypeScript library providing a cloud-agnostic interface for managing object storage with functionalities like bucket management, file and directory operations, and advanced features such as metadata handling and file locking.'
 }
--- a/ts/classes.bucket.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.bucket.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { Trash } from './classes.trash.js';
 * operate in S3 basic fashion on blobs of data.
 */
 export class Bucket {
-  public static async getBucketByName(smartbucketRef: SmartBucket, bucketNameArg: string) {
+  public static async getBucketByName(smartbucketRef: SmartBucket, bucketNameArg: string): Promise<Bucket> {
    const command = new plugins.s3.ListBucketsCommand({});
    const buckets = await smartbucketRef.s3Client.send(command);
    const foundBucket = buckets.Buckets!.find((bucket) => bucket.Name === bucketNameArg);
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ export class Bucket {
      console.log(`Taking this as base for new Bucket instance`);
      return new this(smartbucketRef, bucketNameArg);
    } else {
-      console.log(`did not find bucket by name: ${bucketNameArg}`);
-      return null;
+      throw new Error(`Bucket '${bucketNameArg}' not found.`);
    }
  }

@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ export class Bucket {
    }
    const checkPath = await helpers.reducePathDescriptorToPath(pathDescriptorArg);
    const baseDirectory = await this.getBaseDirectory();
-    return await baseDirectory.getSubDirectoryByNameStrict(checkPath, {
+    return await baseDirectory.getSubDirectoryByName(checkPath, {
      getEmptyDirectory: true,
    });
  }
@@ -88,15 +87,16 @@ export class Bucket {
      contents: string | Buffer;
      overwrite?: boolean;
    }
-  ): Promise<File | null> {
+  ): Promise<File> {
    try {
      const reducedPath = await helpers.reducePathDescriptorToPath(optionsArg);
      const exists = await this.fastExists({ path: reducedPath });

      if (exists && !optionsArg.overwrite) {
-        const errorText = `Object already exists at path '${reducedPath}' in bucket '${this.name}'.`;
-        console.error(errorText);
-        return null;
+        throw new Error(
+          `Object already exists at path '${reducedPath}' in bucket '${this.name}'. ` +
+          `Set overwrite:true to replace it.`
+        );
      } else if (exists && optionsArg.overwrite) {
        console.log(
          `Overwriting existing object at path '${reducedPath}' in bucket '${this.name}'.`
@@ -129,13 +129,6 @@ export class Bucket {
    }
  }

-  public async fastPutStrict(...args: Parameters<Bucket['fastPut']>) {
-    const file = await this.fastPut(...args);
-    if (!file) {
-      throw new Error(`File not stored at path '${args[0].path}'`);
-    }
-    return file;
-  }

  /**
   * get file
@@ -259,10 +252,10 @@ export class Bucket {
      const exists = await this.fastExists({ path: optionsArg.path });

      if (exists && !optionsArg.overwrite) {
-        console.error(
-          `Object already exists at path '${optionsArg.path}' in bucket '${this.name}'.`
+        throw new Error(
+          `Object already exists at path '${optionsArg.path}' in bucket '${this.name}'. ` +
+          `Set overwrite:true to replace it.`
        );
-        return;
      } else if (exists && optionsArg.overwrite) {
        console.log(
          `Overwriting existing object at path '${optionsArg.path}' in bucket '${this.name}'.`
@@ -460,7 +453,7 @@ export class Bucket {
        Range: `bytes=0-${optionsArg.length - 1}`,
      });
      const response = await this.smartbucketRef.s3Client.send(command);
-      const chunks = [];
+      const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
      const stream = response.Body as any; // SdkStreamMixin includes readable stream

      for await (const chunk of stream) {
--- a/ts/classes.directory.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.directory.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class Directory {
    path: string;
    createWithContents?: string | Buffer;
    getFromTrash?: boolean;
-  }): Promise<File | null> {
+  }): Promise<File> {
    const pathDescriptor = {
      directory: this,
      path: optionsArg.path,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class Directory {
      return trashedFile;
    }
    if (!exists && !optionsArg.createWithContents) {
-      return null;
+      throw new Error(`File not found at path '${optionsArg.path}'`);
    }
    if (!exists && optionsArg.createWithContents) {
      await File.create({
@@ -98,17 +98,26 @@ export class Directory {
    });
  }

+
  /**
-   * gets a file strictly
-   * @param args 
-   * @returns 
+   * Check if a file exists in this directory
   */
-  public async getFileStrict(...args: Parameters<Directory['getFile']>) {
-    const file = await this.getFile(...args);
-    if (!file) {
-      throw new Error(`File not found at path '${args[0].path}'`);
-    }
-    return file;
+  public async fileExists(optionsArg: { path: string }): Promise<boolean> {
+    const pathDescriptor = {
+      directory: this,
+      path: optionsArg.path,
+    };
+    return this.bucketRef.fastExists({
+      path: await helpers.reducePathDescriptorToPath(pathDescriptor),
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if a subdirectory exists
+   */
+  public async directoryExists(dirNameArg: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const directories = await this.listDirectories();
+    return directories.some(dir => dir.name === dirNameArg);
  }

  /**
@@ -206,7 +215,7 @@ export class Directory {
     * if the path is a file path, it will be treated as a file and the parent directory will be returned
     */
    couldBeFilePath?: boolean;
-  } = {}): Promise<Directory | null> {
+  } = {}): Promise<Directory> {

    const dirNameArray = dirNameArg.split('/').filter(str => str.trim() !== "");

@@ -253,16 +262,12 @@ export class Directory {
      wantedDirectory = await getDirectory(directoryToSearchIn, dirNameToSearch, counter === dirNameArray.length);
    }

-    return wantedDirectory || null;
+    if (!wantedDirectory) {
+      throw new Error(`Directory not found at path '${dirNameArg}'`);
+    }
+    return wantedDirectory;
  }

-  public async getSubDirectoryByNameStrict(...args: Parameters<Directory['getSubDirectoryByName']>) {
-    const directory = await this.getSubDirectoryByName(...args);
-    if (!directory) {
-      throw new Error(`Directory not found at path '${args[0]}'`);
-    }
-    return directory;
-  }

  /**
   * moves the directory
@@ -360,7 +365,7 @@ export class Directory {
     */
    mode?: 'permanent' | 'trash';
  }) {
-    const file = await this.getFileStrict({
+    const file = await this.getFile({
      path: optionsArg.path,
    });
    await file.delete({
--- a/ts/classes.file.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.file.ts
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export class File {

    // lets update references of this
    const baseDirectory = await this.parentDirectoryRef.bucketRef.getBaseDirectory();
-    this.parentDirectoryRef = await baseDirectory.getSubDirectoryByNameStrict(
+    this.parentDirectoryRef = await baseDirectory.getSubDirectoryByName(
      await helpers.reducePathDescriptorToPath(pathDescriptorArg),
      {
        couldBeFilePath: true,
--- a/ts/classes.metadata.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.metadata.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class MetaData {
    metaData.fileRef = optionsArg.file;

    // lets find the existing metadata file
-    metaData.metadataFile = await metaData.fileRef.parentDirectoryRef.getFileStrict({
+    metaData.metadataFile = await metaData.fileRef.parentDirectoryRef.getFile({
      path: metaData.fileRef.name + '.metadata',
      createWithContents: '{}',
    });
--- a/ts/classes.smartbucket.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.smartbucket.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@

 import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
 import { Bucket } from './classes.bucket.js';
+import { normalizeS3Descriptor } from './helpers.js';

 export class SmartBucket {
  public config: plugins.tsclass.storage.IS3Descriptor;
@@ -17,18 +18,14 @@ export class SmartBucket {
  constructor(configArg: plugins.tsclass.storage.IS3Descriptor) {
    this.config = configArg;

-    const protocol = configArg.useSsl === false ? 'http' : 'https';
-    const port = configArg.port ? `:${configArg.port}` : '';
-    const endpoint = `${protocol}://${configArg.endpoint}${port}`;
+    // Use the normalizer to handle various endpoint formats
+    const { normalized } = normalizeS3Descriptor(configArg);

    this.s3Client = new plugins.s3.S3Client({
-      endpoint,
-      region: configArg.region || 'us-east-1',
-      credentials: {
-        accessKeyId: configArg.accessKey,
-        secretAccessKey: configArg.accessSecret,
-      },
-      forcePathStyle: true, // Necessary for S3-compatible storage like MinIO or Wasabi
+      endpoint: normalized.endpointUrl,
+      region: normalized.region,
+      credentials: normalized.credentials,
+      forcePathStyle: normalized.forcePathStyle, // Necessary for S3-compatible storage like MinIO or Wasabi
    });
  }

@@ -45,11 +42,12 @@ export class SmartBucket {
    return Bucket.getBucketByName(this, bucketNameArg);
  }

-  public async getBucketByNameStrict(...args: Parameters<SmartBucket['getBucketByName']>) {
-    const bucket = await this.getBucketByName(...args);
-    if (!bucket) {
-      throw new Error(`Bucket ${args[0]} does not exist.`);
-    }
-    return bucket;
+  /**
+   * Check if a bucket exists
+   */
+  public async bucketExists(bucketNameArg: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const command = new plugins.s3.ListBucketsCommand({});
+    const buckets = await this.s3Client.send(command);
+    return buckets.Buckets?.some(bucket => bucket.Name === bucketNameArg) ?? false;
  }
 }
--- a/ts/classes.trash.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.trash.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class Trash {
    const trashDir = await this.getTrashDir();
    const originalPath = await helpers.reducePathDescriptorToPath(pathDescriptor);
    const trashKey = await this.getTrashKeyByOriginalBasePath(originalPath);
-    return trashDir.getFileStrict({ path: trashKey });
+    return trashDir.getFile({ path: trashKey });
  }

  public async getTrashKeyByOriginalBasePath (originalPath: string): Promise<string> {
--- a/ts/helpers.ts
+++ b/ts/helpers.ts
@@ -19,4 +19,236 @@ export const reducePathDescriptorToPath = async (pathDescriptorArg: interfaces.I
    returnPath = returnPath.substring(1);
  }
  return returnPath;
+}
+
+// S3 Descriptor Normalization
+export interface IS3Warning {
+  code: string;
+  message: string;
+}
+
+export interface INormalizedS3Config {
+  endpointUrl: string;
+  host: string;
+  protocol: 'http' | 'https';
+  port?: number;
+  region: string;
+  credentials: {
+    accessKeyId: string;
+    secretAccessKey: string;
+  };
+  forcePathStyle: boolean;
+}
+
+function coerceBooleanMaybe(value: unknown): { value: boolean | undefined; warning?: IS3Warning } {
+  if (typeof value === 'boolean') return { value };
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const v = value.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (v === 'true' || v === '1') {
+      return { 
+        value: true, 
+        warning: { 
+          code: 'SBK_S3_COERCED_USESSL', 
+          message: `Coerced useSsl='${value}' (string) to boolean true.` 
+        } 
+      };
+    }
+    if (v === 'false' || v === '0') {
+      return { 
+        value: false, 
+        warning: { 
+          code: 'SBK_S3_COERCED_USESSL', 
+          message: `Coerced useSsl='${value}' (string) to boolean false.` 
+        } 
+      };
+    }
+  }
+  return { value: undefined };
+}
+
+function coercePortMaybe(port: unknown): { value: number | undefined; warning?: IS3Warning } {
+  if (port === undefined || port === null || port === '') return { value: undefined };
+  const n = typeof port === 'number' ? port : Number(String(port).trim());
+  if (!Number.isFinite(n) || !Number.isInteger(n) || n <= 0 || n > 65535) {
+    return { 
+      value: undefined, 
+      warning: { 
+        code: 'SBK_S3_INVALID_PORT', 
+        message: `Invalid port '${String(port)}' - expected integer in [1..65535].` 
+      } 
+    };
+  }
+  return { value: n };
+}
+
+function sanitizeEndpointString(raw: unknown): { value: string; warnings: IS3Warning[] } {
+  const warnings: IS3Warning[] = [];
+  let s = String(raw ?? '').trim();
+  if (s !== String(raw ?? '')) {
+    warnings.push({ 
+      code: 'SBK_S3_TRIMMED_ENDPOINT', 
+      message: 'Trimmed surrounding whitespace from endpoint.' 
+    });
+  }
+  return { value: s, warnings };
+}
+
+function parseEndpointHostPort(
+  endpoint: string, 
+  provisionalProtocol: 'http' | 'https'
+): { 
+  hadScheme: boolean; 
+  host: string; 
+  port?: number; 
+  extras: { 
+    droppedPath?: boolean; 
+    droppedQuery?: boolean; 
+    droppedCreds?: boolean 
+  } 
+} {
+  let url: URL | undefined;
+  const extras: { droppedPath?: boolean; droppedQuery?: boolean; droppedCreds?: boolean } = {};
+  
+  // Check if endpoint already has a scheme
+  const hasScheme = /^https?:\/\//i.test(endpoint);
+  
+  // Try parsing as full URL first
+  try {
+    if (hasScheme) {
+      url = new URL(endpoint);
+    } else {
+      // Not a full URL; try host[:port] by attaching provisional scheme
+      // Remove anything after first '/' for safety
+      const cleanEndpoint = endpoint.replace(/\/.*/, '');
+      url = new URL(`${provisionalProtocol}://${cleanEndpoint}`);
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(`Unable to parse endpoint '${endpoint}'.`);
+  }
+  
+  // Check for dropped components
+  if (url.username || url.password) extras.droppedCreds = true;
+  if (url.pathname && url.pathname !== '/') extras.droppedPath = true;
+  if (url.search) extras.droppedQuery = true;
+
+  const hadScheme = hasScheme;
+  const host = url.hostname; // hostnames lowercased by URL; IPs preserved
+  const port = url.port ? Number(url.port) : undefined;
+
+  return { hadScheme, host, port, extras };
+}
+
+export function normalizeS3Descriptor(
+  input: plugins.tsclass.storage.IS3Descriptor,
+  logger?: { warn: (msg: string) => void }
+): { normalized: INormalizedS3Config; warnings: IS3Warning[] } {
+  const warnings: IS3Warning[] = [];
+  const logWarn = (w: IS3Warning) => { 
+    warnings.push(w); 
+    if (logger) {
+      logger.warn(`[SmartBucket S3] ${w.code}: ${w.message}`);
+    } else {
+      console.warn(`[SmartBucket S3] ${w.code}: ${w.message}`);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Coerce and sanitize inputs
+  const { value: coercedUseSsl, warning: useSslWarn } = coerceBooleanMaybe((input as any).useSsl);
+  if (useSslWarn) logWarn(useSslWarn);
+  
+  const { value: coercedPort, warning: portWarn } = coercePortMaybe((input as any).port);
+  if (portWarn) logWarn(portWarn);
+
+  const { value: endpointStr, warnings: endpointSanWarnings } = sanitizeEndpointString((input as any).endpoint);
+  endpointSanWarnings.forEach(logWarn);
+
+  if (!endpointStr) {
+    throw new Error('S3 endpoint is required (got empty string). Provide hostname or URL.');
+  }
+
+  // Provisional protocol selection for parsing host:port forms
+  const provisionalProtocol: 'http' | 'https' = coercedUseSsl === false ? 'http' : 'https';
+
+  const { hadScheme, host, port: epPort, extras } = parseEndpointHostPort(endpointStr, provisionalProtocol);
+
+  if (extras.droppedCreds) {
+    logWarn({ 
+      code: 'SBK_S3_DROPPED_CREDENTIALS', 
+      message: 'Ignored credentials in endpoint URL.' 
+    });
+  }
+  if (extras.droppedPath) {
+    logWarn({ 
+      code: 'SBK_S3_DROPPED_PATH', 
+      message: 'Removed path segment from endpoint URL; S3 endpoint should be host[:port] only.' 
+    });
+  }
+  if (extras.droppedQuery) {
+    logWarn({ 
+      code: 'SBK_S3_DROPPED_QUERY', 
+      message: 'Removed query string from endpoint URL; S3 endpoint should be host[:port] only.' 
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Final protocol decision
+  let finalProtocol: 'http' | 'https';
+  if (hadScheme) {
+    // Scheme from endpoint wins
+    const schemeFromEndpoint = endpointStr.trim().toLowerCase().startsWith('http://') ? 'http' : 'https';
+    finalProtocol = schemeFromEndpoint;
+    if (typeof coercedUseSsl === 'boolean') {
+      const expected = coercedUseSsl ? 'https' : 'http';
+      if (expected !== finalProtocol) {
+        logWarn({ 
+          code: 'SBK_S3_SCHEME_CONFLICT', 
+          message: `useSsl=${String(coercedUseSsl)} conflicts with endpoint scheme '${finalProtocol}'; using endpoint scheme.` 
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    if (typeof coercedUseSsl === 'boolean') {
+      finalProtocol = coercedUseSsl ? 'https' : 'http';
+    } else {
+      finalProtocol = 'https';
+      logWarn({ 
+        code: 'SBK_S3_GUESSED_PROTOCOL', 
+        message: "No scheme in endpoint and useSsl not provided; defaulting to 'https'." 
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Final port decision
+  let finalPort: number | undefined = undefined;
+  if (coercedPort !== undefined && epPort !== undefined && coercedPort !== epPort) {
+    logWarn({ 
+      code: 'SBK_S3_PORT_CONFLICT', 
+      message: `Port in config (${coercedPort}) conflicts with endpoint port (${epPort}); using config port.` 
+    });
+    finalPort = coercedPort;
+  } else {
+    finalPort = (coercedPort !== undefined) ? coercedPort : epPort;
+  }
+
+  // Build canonical endpoint URL (origin only, no trailing slash)
+  const url = new URL(`${finalProtocol}://${host}`);
+  if (finalPort !== undefined) url.port = String(finalPort);
+  const endpointUrl = url.origin;
+
+  const region = input.region || 'us-east-1';
+
+  return {
+    normalized: {
+      endpointUrl,
+      host,
+      protocol: finalProtocol,
+      port: finalPort,
+      region,
+      credentials: {
+        accessKeyId: input.accessKey,
+        secretAccessKey: input.accessSecret,
+      },
+      forcePathStyle: true,
+    },
+    warnings,
+  };
 }
--- a/ts/plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/plugins.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // plugins.ts

 // node native
-import * as path from 'path';
-import * as stream from 'stream';
+import * as path from 'node:path';
+import * as stream from 'node:stream';

 export { path, stream };
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Juergen Kunz	b8e5d9a222	v4.0.1	2025-11-20 13:38:53 +00:00
Juergen Kunz	429375a643	fix(plugins): Use explicit node: imports for native path and stream modules in ts/plugins.ts	2025-11-20 13:38:53 +00:00
Juergen Kunz	e147a077f3	v4.0.0	2025-11-20 13:20:19 +00:00
Juergen Kunz	5889396134	BREAKING CHANGE(core): Make API strict-by-default: remove *Strict variants, throw on not-found/exists conflicts, add explicit exists() methods, update docs/tests and bump deps	2025-11-20 13:20:19 +00:00
Juergen Kunz	0c631383e1	3.3.10	2025-08-18 02:43:29 +00:00
Juergen Kunz	d852d8c85b	fix(helpers): Normalize and robustly parse S3 endpoint configuration; use normalized descriptor in SmartBucket and update dev tooling	2025-08-18 02:43:29 +00:00
Juergen Kunz	fa4c44ae04	3.3.9	2025-08-15 18:31:42 +00:00
Juergen Kunz	708b0b63b1	fix(docs): Revise README with detailed usage examples and add local Claude settings	2025-08-15 18:31:42 +00:00
Juergen Kunz	8554554642	3.3.8	2025-08-15 18:28:27 +00:00
Juergen Kunz	a04aabf78b	fix(tests): Update tests to use @git.zone/tstest, upgrade dependencies, remove GitLab CI and add local CI/workspace config	2025-08-15 18:28:27 +00:00
Philipp Kunz	47cf2cc2cb	3.3.7	2024-12-02 17:00:42 +01:00
Philipp Kunz	ef20e15d20	fix(package): Update author field in package.json	2024-12-02 17:00:42 +01:00
Philipp Kunz	39a4bd6ab7	3.3.6	2024-12-02 17:00:17 +01:00
Philipp Kunz	c2a30654c5	fix(package): Fix license field in package.json to reflect MIT licensing	2024-12-02 17:00:17 +01:00