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# @push.rocks/smartbucket

A TypeScript library offering simple and cloud-agnostic object storage with advanced features like bucket creation, file and directory management, and data streaming.

## Install

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

```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.

## Usage

### 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)
6. [Cloud Agnosticism](#cloud-agnosticism)

### Setting Up

Start by setting up `@push.rocks/smartbucket` in a TypeScript file, ensuring your project uses ECMAScript modules:

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

const mySmartBucket = new SmartBucket({
  accessKey: "yourAccessKey",
  accessSecret: "yourSecretKey",
  endpoint: "yourEndpointURL",
  port: 443,
  useSsl: true
});
```

Replace `"yourAccessKey"`, `"yourSecretKey"`, and `"yourEndpointURL"` with appropriate values for your cloud storage service.

### Working with Buckets

#### Creating a New Bucket

To create a new bucket, use the `createBucket` method. Remember that bucket names must be unique across the storage service:

```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);
  }
}

createBucket("myNewBucket");
```

#### Listing Buckets

SmartBucket allows you to manage buckets but relies on the cloud provider's SDK for listing them. 

#### Deleting Buckets

You can delete a bucket using the `removeBucket` method:

```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);
  }
}

deleteBucket("myNewBucket");
```

### File Operations in Buckets

#### Uploading Files

To upload a file to a bucket, use the `fastPut` method:

```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 ${bucketName} at ${filePath}`);
}

uploadFile("myBucket", "example.txt", "This is a sample file content.");
```

#### Downloading Files

Retrieve files using the `fastGet` method:

```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());
}

downloadFile("myBucket", "example.txt");
```

#### Streaming Files

For large files, use streams:

```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."));
}

streamFile("myBucket", "largefile.txt");
```

#### Deleting Files

Remove files with the `fastRemove` method:

```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 from ${bucketName}.`);
}

deleteFile("myBucket", "example.txt");
```

### Directory Operations

#### Listing Directories and Files

You can navigate and list files in directories within a bucket:

```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);

  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");
```

#### Managing Files in Directories

Upload, download, and manage files using directory abstractions:

```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;

  await directory.fastPut({ path: fileName, contents: content });
  console.log(`File ${fileName} created in ${directoryPath}`);

  const fileContent = await directory.fastGet({ path: fileName });
  console.log(`Content of ${fileName}: ${fileContent.toString()}`);
}

manageFilesInDirectory("myBucket", "myDir", "example.txt", "File content here");
```

### Advanced Features

#### Bucket Policies

SmartBucket facilitates bucket policy management, depending on the cloud SDK's capabilities.

#### Metadata Management

You can retrieve and manipulate object metadata, employing it for additional data storage:

```typescript
async function handleMetadata(bucketName: string, filePath: string) {
  const bucket: Bucket = await mySmartBucket.getBucketByName(bucketName);
  const meta = await bucket.smartbucketRef.s3Client.send(new plugins.s3.HeadObjectCommand({
    Bucket: bucket.name,
    Key: filePath,
  }));
  console.log("Metadata:", meta.Metadata);
}

handleMetadata("myBucket", "example.txt");
```

#### File Locking

Lock files to prevent changes:

```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");
```

### Cloud Agnosticism

`@push.rocks/smartbucket` supports multiple cloud providers, enhancing flexibility in cloud strategies without significant code changes. Adjust configurations as necessary for different providers, as services like AWS S3 or Google Cloud Storage might offer unique features beyond SmartBucket's unified interface.

This guide demonstrates various operations with `@push.rocks/smartbucket`. Always refer to the comprehensive documentation and cloud provider details to fully leverage the library's capabilities.
```

This readme provides detailed documentation on using the `@push.rocks/smartbucket` module, demonstrating its capabilities through comprehensive examples and use cases. Each section is designed to guide a user through basic to more complex operations, ensuring a complete presentation of the library's features.

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