GVfs

What is GVfs?

GVfs is a userspace virtual filesystem implementation that provides a diverse set of backends, enabling seamless access to various file storage systems. Leveraging the GIO library within the GLib framework, GVfs offers a unified interface for interacting with a wide range of file protocols, including trash support, SFTP, SMB, HTTP, and DAV, among others. Beyond file access, GVfs also contains modules that implement volume monitoring and persistent metadata storage, further enhancing the user experience. For applications not utilizing the GIO library, GVfs offers limited FUSE support, allowing them to access the GVfs filesystems

Highlights

• Diverse file protocol support: GVfs provides backends for a wide range of file storage systems, including SFTP, SMB, HTTP, and DAV, enabling access to a variety of file sources
• Volume monitoring and metadata storage: GVfs includes modules that monitor volumes and manage persistent metadata, enhancing the overall file management experience
• FUSE support: GVfs offers limited FUSE support, allowing non-GIO applications to access the GVfs filesystems
• Userspace implementation: GVfs operates in the userspace, leveraging the GIO library within the GLib framework, providing a unified interface for file system interactions.