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Sandro Martini commented on PIVOT-864:
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For using FTP (as a Client), in Java, you have two way: the integrated FTP
support (in URLs, via protocol handlers), or a more robust approach (with retry
when lost connection, etc) using an external library.
Many time ago I used the latest Apache Commons-Net, take a look here:
http://commons.apache.org/net/api-3.1/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClient.html
And a small sample for example here:
http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/Network-Protocol/UsetheFTPClient.htm
Of course the problem here is to see how to handle this in a transparent way
for the FileBrowser/Sheet, if possible.
Otherwise extend it. But I think it would be better to not introduce in core
Pivot a dependency on commons-net, so a provider option could be the best, but
of course we could need to adjust the api to make it work.
A first approach could be using integrated features of Java, and see if
depending on your neeeds if this is enough.
An article on this:
http://java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/protocolhandlers/
An interesting article on extending all this:
http://server.pramati.com/blog/2010/07/21/extending-java-urls-to-support-your-own-protocol/
There should be some library even to handle SSH (and maybe even listing on
remote folders over ssh) ...
> Add a pluggable file system architecture to FileBrowser so remote browsing
> can be done
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: PIVOT-864
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIVOT-864
> Project: Pivot
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Components: wtk
> Affects Versions: 2.0.2
> Environment: Windows, Linux, OSX
> Reporter: Roger Whitcomb
> Assignee: Roger Whitcomb
> Labels: filebrowser
> Fix For: 2.1
>
> Original Estimate: 336h
> Remaining Estimate: 336h
>
> Our application requires the ability to be able to browse (for instance) a
> Linux machine from the Windows desktop. For this I would like to add
> (somehow) a pluggable file system architecture so that I could (for instance)
> implement an FTP protocol underneath the FileBrowser so that I can browse
> through directories and files on something other than the local machine. We
> would also need to be able to type in a host name or TCP/IP address to start
> browsing the remote machine.
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