Dropbox

This is a basic Dropbox clone to sync files across multiple remote folders.

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Features

Required

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• Client can make GET requests to get file or directory contents
• Client can download a directory as an archive
• Client can make HEAD request to get just the GET headers
• Client can make PUT POST requests to create new directories and files with content
• Client can make POST PUT requests to update the contents of a file
• Client can make DELETE requests to delete files and folders
• Server will serve from --dir or cwd as root
• Note: will not implement since this requirement confict with following requirement. Server will sync HTTP modifications over TCP to the Client
• Server will sync watched file modifications (e.g., fs.watch) over TCP to the Client

Optional

• Client supports multiple connected clients
• Client does not need to make additional GET request on "write" update
• Client and User will be redirected from HTTP to HTTPS
• Client will sync back to Server over TCP
• Client will preserve a 'Conflict' file when pushed changes preceeding local edits
• Client can stream and scrub video files (e.g., on iOS)
• Client can create a directory with an archive
• User can connect to the server using an FTP client

Walkthrough

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dropbox client