File Upload System [PLAN]

Why we need it?

Sometimes, a user needs to transfer some files to the container to use them later inside that container.

How it will look like?

Temporary Idea: The user will have an area to drag and drop a file. Also, a button to select files from user's machine. Upload button which will upload files and Progress Bar to track the progress of uploading files. And user needs to specify the path in the container (or select the directory from the directory tree of a container NOTE: I don't have a clear idea on how to get the file system of a container yet).

The best and easiest ways that I can think of

• Call Wrap the scp command
  • Pros: Easy to implement, need only UI
  • Cons: Lack of feedback from commands
• Use opensource libraries:
  • https://github.com/lvklabs/QSsh
  • Pros: All is implemented
  • Cons: Hard to debug and support someone else code
• Use libssh2 to scp files. Examples:
  • https://www.libssh2.org/examples/scp_write.html
  • https://www.libssh2.org/examples/sftp_mkdir.html
  • Pros: Tray already has libssh2 [for updating rh and rhm in Peers]
  • Cons: Seems, it is buggy and hard to implement

Questions that I have

• Do users need file download system? or only the upload is enough?