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Move

Moving Files and/or Directories

URL Path: /secured/filesystem/move

This endpoint delegates to data-info's /mover endpoint.

HTTP Method: POST

Error codes: ERR_NOT_A_FOLDER, ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST, ERR_NOT_WRITEABLE, ERR_EXISTS, ERR_TOO_MANY_PATHS, ERR_NOT_A_USER

The ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST error code pops up when the destination directory does not exist and when one of the "sources" directories does not exist. The ERR_EXISTS code pops up when one of the new destination directories already exists. The ERR_TOO_MANY_PATHS error code is returned when all of the "sources" and the items and sub-directories under them exceed the maximum number of paths that can be processed by this endpoint.

Request Query Parameters:

Request Body:

{
    "sources" : [
        "/tempZone/home/rods/test1"
    ],
    "dest" : "/tempZone/home/rods/test"
}

"sources" can contain a mix of files and directories.

Response:

{
    "dest":"/tempZone/home/rods/test",
    "sources":[
        "/tempZone/home/rods/test1"
    ]
}

Curl Command:

curl -H "$AUTH_HEADER" -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d '{"sources" : ["/tempZone/home/rods/test1"],"dest" :"/tempZone/home/rods/test"}' http://127.0.0.1:3000/secured/filesystem/move

Moving all items in a Directory

URL Path: /secured/filesystem/move-contents

This endpoint delegates to data-info's /data/:data-id/children/dir endpoint, after looking up the source's UUID.

HTTP Method: POST

Error codes: ERR_NOT_A_FOLDER, ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST, ERR_NOT_WRITEABLE, ERR_EXISTS, ERR_TOO_MANY_PATHS, ERR_NOT_A_USER

The ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST error code is returned when the "destination" directory does not exist and when the "source" directory does not exist. The ERR_EXISTS error code is returned when one of the new destination directories or files already exists. The ERR_TOO_MANY_PATHS error code is returned when all items in the "source" directory and its sub-directories exceed the maximum number of paths that can be processed by this endpoint.

Request Query Parameters:

Request Body:

{
    "source": "/tempZone/home/rods/test1",
    "dest": "/tempZone/home/rods/test"
}

Response:

{
    "dest":"/tempZone/home/rods/test",
    "sources":[
        "/tempZone/home/rods/test1/test2",
        "/tempZone/home/rods/test1/test3"
    ]
}

Example ERR_TOO_MANY_PATHS Error Response:

{
    "error_code": "ERR_TOO_MANY_PATHS",
    "count": 250,
    "limit": 100
}

Curl Command:

curl -H "$AUTH_HEADER" -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d '{"source": "/tempZone/home/rods/test1","dest": "/tempZone/home/rods/test"}' http://127.0.0.1:3000/secured/filesystem/move-contents