Module FileSystem 

FileSystem Module

RESPONSIBILITY

• File system abstraction and service providers
• File explorer view provider for the sidebar.
• Directory tree navigation and state management
• File and folder operations (create, rename, delete, copy, move)
• Symbolic link detection and handling
• File system watching and change notifications

ARCHITECTURAL ROLE

• Provides FileExplorerViewProvider for Environment/TreeViewProvider
• Integrates with Common::FileSystem traits for file operations
• Supplies file data to Wind/Sky explorer UI
• Handles file system events and notifications

DESIGN PATTERNS (Borrowed from VSCode)

• File System Service (vs/platform/files/)
• File Explorer View Provider (vs/workbench/contrib/files/)
• File System Provider interface pattern
• URI-based file identification

TODO

• Implement file system change watching (watchdog)
• Add file search and filtering capabilities
• Implement virtual file system support
• Add file system statistics and metrics
• Support for network file systems (SMB, FTP, SFTP)
• Implement file thumbnail previews
• Add file system quota and space management
• Support for compressed file navigation

Modules

FileExplorerViewProvider

FileExplorerViewProvider (FileSystem)