| 1 | # Unifile, unified access to cloud storage services.
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| 3 | Nodejs library to access cloud storage services with a common API.
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| 5 | [](https://npmjs.org/package/unifile)
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| 7 | Currently supported services
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| 9 | * FTP
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| 10 | * SFTP
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| 11 | * Dropbox
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| 12 | * GitHub: use git as a cloud with repository and branches as folder
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| 13 | * [RemoteStorage](https://remotestorage.io/)
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| 14 | * WebDAV
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| 15 | * Local filesystem (might be useful to copy from your drive to your cloud)
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| 17 | # Motivation
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| 19 | With the rise of cloud services and the need to be independant of such or such provider, we decided to create a common tool to access a lot of online plateform.
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| 21 | This aim to give the user of your app the liberty of choosing where they want to store their data.
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| 24 | # Use
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| 26 | Requirements
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| 28 | * [Node.js](http://nodejs.org/) > 6.0.0
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| 30 | # Use in your Node.js project
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| 32 | Add unifile lib to your project
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| 34 | ```
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| 35 | $ npm install unifile --save
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| 36 | ```
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| 38 | ## Vanilla Node.js
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| 40 | Unifile use an API similar to the native `fs` module but with Bluebird Promises instead of callbacks.
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| 42 | You can find the whole API documentation on the [project page](https://silexlabs.github.io/unifile/).
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| 44 | ## With Express
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| 46 | Then write a small Node.js server [like this one](./samples/simple-api-server.js). Or play with the sample:
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| 48 | ```
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| 49 | $ cd samples
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| 50 | $ npm install
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| 51 | $ node simple-api-server.js
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| 52 | ```
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| 54 | Then open `http://localhost:6805/` and play with your cloud storages.
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| 56 | ## CloudExplorer
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| 58 | You could also take a look at the UI called [CloudExplorer](https://github.com/lexoyo/CloudExplorer2): here's a [live demo](https://cloud-explorer2.herokuapp.com/).
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| 60 | # Privacy
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| 62 | Most of the service in Unifile uses [OAuth 2](http://wiki.oauth.net/w/page/25236487/OAuth%202) to connect the user into the service. This means Unifile doesn't have the user credential at any time.
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| 64 | For the server that doesn't support OAuth, like FTP, the credentials are never stored.
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| 66 | In all case, Unifile never uses any data of the user.
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| 68 | # License
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| 70 | [license: MIT](./LICENSE)
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| 72 | # Developer guide
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| 74 | ## Add a service
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| 76 | Unifile works with plugins to connect with more and more services. To find all the plugins available, you can follow the [unifile tag](https://github.com/topics/unifile) on GitHub. Or you can browse this non-exhaustive list:
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| 77 | * [Unifile WebDAV](https://github.com/silexlabs/unifile-webdav)
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| 80 | Unifile is built on modularity, meaning you can create a connector to a service a plug it in Unifile withouth modifying Unifile. So feel free to add any services you need! Don't forget to let us know about it so we could tell everyone :wink:
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| 82 | Here is a list of services which could be useful
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| 84 | * Google Drive
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| 85 | * Amazon S3
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| 86 | * CozyCloud, BTSync
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| 87 | * SkyDrive, RapidShare, CloudMine, FilesAnywhere
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| 88 | * SugarSync
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| 89 | * Facebook (if possibe?)
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| 90 | * a random list of other cloud storage services: Amazon Cloud Drive, Bitcasa, Box, DollyDrive, iCloud Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, SpiderOak, SugarSync, Wuala
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| 92 | ## Roadmap
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| 94 | **Let's discuss [this list of issues which set the future of unifile](https://github.com/silexlabs/unifile/labels/enhancement)**
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