Fileseeker
Description
fileseeker is a WebDAV adapter for the resources available on Risorse.
It exposes all of Risorse’s content via a WebDAV server.
For more informations on the WebDAV protocol, see webdav.org.
The program is essentially structured into two main components:
- periodic updating of the filesystem’s resources
- exposing the filesystem via a WebDAV server
For security reasons, the filesystem is read-only.
Any request using methods other than GET, HEAD, OPTION, PROPFIND
will be rejected.
Usage
Obtaining any resource via fileseeker is very simple. Below is an example request to download the solution for the Logic for Computer Science written exam from 2024-02-16.
curl -O https://dav.students.cs.unibo.it/logica-per-informatica/prove/scritto-2024-02-16-1-soluzione.pdf
The reason fileseeker was written (and the choice of WebDAV protocol) consists in the possibility
of accessing the remote filesystem directly from your own device, without having to access external websites.
This can be done via file manager or rclone.
Below is a Nextcloud guide for accessing remote file systems that make use of the WebDAV protocol: Guide
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