IPNS mount, <MISSING> writing a file being fetched to the mount point

[kvm2116]

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Type:

Bug

Description:

I have made some progress in fixing the bugs in IPNS mount. Specifically, as far as I know, there are two issues currently:

1. IPNS address is not resolved correctly.
2. The files being fetched from peers through the mount point are not written to the IPNS mount point.

For the first issue, I was able to identify and fix the issue. I will create a pull request so that the fix can be incorporated.

For the second issue, I am not sure how to implement it.
I would think the following to be the desired behavior of the IPNS mount point:

1. When a directory/file/tar is fetched from peers through the IPNS mount point, the file should be written under a new directory, whose name is that of peer-id (/ipns/PEER_ID/directory>.
2. This directory/file/tar should have the option to be edited locally. For example, if it is a directory, new files can be added or old files can be deleted. If it is a file, the user should be able to make changes locally to the file.

Any thoughts on how this should be implemented?

[djdv]

I've been working on a new variant of the ipfs mount command.
Discussion about it is taking place in #5003 and
ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core#30

The interface is still a WIP but if I understand this correctly it should allow you to implement a mountpoint that behaves in the way you listed.