Filesystems: Addressing the Last-mile “problem” in Services-Oriented/Cloud Computing

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Abstract

We have designed and implemented RestFS, a software framework that provides a uniform, configurable connector layer for mapping remote web-based resources to local filesystem-based resources, recognizing the similarity between these two types of resources. Such mappings enable programmatic access to a resource, as well as composition of two or more resources, through the local operating system’s standard filesystem application programming interface (API), script-able file-based command-line utilities, and interprocess communication (IPC) mechanisms. The framework supports automatic and manual authentication.

As part of this talk, we demonstrate a new filesystem that interfaces to the SketchFab.com service to support 3D model visualization. For more information about the NOFS project, visit nofs.googlecode.com , where you can also download and use all of our reference filesystems.

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Dec 1 2012
EventScientific Software Days -
Duration: Dec 1 2012 → …

Conference

ConferenceScientific Software Days
Period12/1/12 → …

Keywords

  • cloud
  • filesystems
  • services
  • computing

Disciplines

  • Computer Sciences

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