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Bug 40811: Implement dual API for file transports with simplified auto-management
This patch implements a dual API design for Koha::File::Transport, providing
both a simplified auto-managing API and a traditional explicit API for maximum
flexibility and ease of use.

DUAL API DESIGN
===============

Simplified API (Recommended):
  - Automatic connection management (no connect/disconnect needed)
  - Flexible per-operation directory control via options hashref
  - Stateless operations safe for concurrent usage

  Example:
    $transport->upload_file($local, $remote, { path => '/custom/' });
    $transport->download_file($remote, $local);  # Uses download_directory
    $transport->list_files({ path => '/incoming/' });

Traditional API (Explicit Control):
  - Manual connection/directory management when needed
  - Stateful directory operations via change_directory()
  - Ideal for multiple operations in the same directory

  Example:
    $transport->change_directory('/work/');
    $transport->upload_file($local, 'file1.txt');
    $transport->upload_file($local, 'file2.txt');
    my $files = $transport->list_files();

The APIs can be mixed - calling change_directory() explicitly switches to
manual mode and disables auto-management for subsequent operations.

STANDARDIZED TEMPLATE METHOD PATTERN
=====================================

All transport methods now follow a consistent pattern with clear separation
between public API (parent class) and protocol implementation (subclasses).

Public methods in Koha::File::Transport:
  - connect()          → Resets directory state, calls _connect()
  - disconnect()       → Resets directory state, calls _disconnect()
  - change_directory() → Sets manual mode flag, calls _change_directory()
  - upload_file()      → Manages connection/directory, calls _upload_file()
  - download_file()    → Manages connection/directory, calls _download_file()
  - list_files()       → Manages connection/directory, calls _list_files()
  - rename_file()      → Ensures connection, calls _rename_file()

Subclass responsibilities (SFTP/FTP/Local):
  - Implement _connect() - Protocol-specific connection logic
  - Implement _disconnect() - Protocol-specific disconnection logic
  - Implement _change_directory() - Protocol-specific directory change
  - Implement _upload_file() - Protocol-specific upload logic
  - Implement _download_file() - Protocol-specific download logic
  - Implement _list_files() - Protocol-specific listing logic
  - Implement _rename_file() - Protocol-specific rename logic
  - Implement _is_connected() - Protocol-specific connection check

Test plan:
  prove t/db_dependent/Koha/File/Transports.t

Signed-off-by: Kyle M Hall <kyle@bywatersolutions.com>
Signed-off-by: Tomás Cohen Arazi <tomascohen@theke.io>
Signed-off-by: Lucas Gass <lucas@bywatersolutions.com>
2026-01-21 15:28:17 -07:00
.github/workflows Bug 40027: Use GitHub workflow to automatically close PRs opened on the Koha repo there 2025-10-06 09:15:26 -06:00
C4 Bug 41416: Add skip_fix_priority option to ModReserve 2026-01-16 14:07:18 -07:00
Koha Bug 40811: Implement dual API for file transports with simplified auto-management 2026-01-21 15:28:17 -07:00
acqui Bug 40680: Fix acqui scripts 2025-12-01 08:33:57 -07:00
admin Bug 41334: Move modified_holds tables column settings under Tools section 2026-01-16 14:07:17 -07:00
api Bug 29668: Add API route to add a basket 2026-01-21 15:28:09 -07:00
authorities Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
basket Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
bin Bug 40163: (follow-up) Fix wrong GNU links and update test 2025-09-24 09:25:04 -06:00
bookings Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
catalogue Bug 40777: Flatten arrays 2026-01-21 07:44:18 -07:00
cataloguing Bug 29733: MARC21: Link 7xx linking fields to marc21_linking_section.pl value builder 2025-11-07 10:54:14 -07:00
circ Bug 41229: Fix desk and register session persistence on library change 2025-12-01 08:34:05 -07:00
clubs Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
course_reserves Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
debian Bug 27115: Use start-stop-daemon to stop in koha-sip 2026-01-16 14:07:15 -07:00
docs Bug 41317: Add 25.11 maintainers 2025-12-16 06:44:46 -07:00
erm Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
errors Bug 28146: Respect ReplytoDefault in error pages 2025-10-09 14:58:41 -06:00
etc Bug 40993: (follow-up) Add changes to etc/koha-httpd.conf 2026-01-13 10:12:21 -07:00
ill Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
installer Bug 40391: DRRev 25.12.00.007 2026-01-12 10:53:30 -07:00
koha-tmpl Bug 40777: (follow-up) Use var instead of let when declaring specific_dt_errors 2026-01-21 13:32:02 -07:00
labels Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
lib Bug 38664: Tidy the whole codebase 2025-02-11 14:58:24 +01:00
members Bug 39014: (follow-up) Refactoring and renaming to can_be_guaranteed_by 2025-12-30 07:49:05 -07:00
misc Bug 40777: Move all biblio tests to the new package 2026-01-21 07:44:15 -07:00
offline_circ Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
opac Bug 41237: (QA follow-up): Utilize available logged in user object 2026-01-21 07:44:21 -07:00
patron_lists Bug 32176: Remove duplicated code to select patron from autocomplete 2025-10-31 15:26:25 -06:00
patroncards Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
plugins Bug 25952: Skip invalid repositories when searching for plugins 2025-11-21 08:41:52 -07:00
pos Bug 40625: Fix duplicate cashup records via POST/REDIRECT/GET pattern 2025-09-26 10:37:00 -06:00
preservation Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
recalls Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
reports Bug 40287: Fix untranslatable strings in more statistics wizards 2025-12-17 13:24:31 -07:00
reserve Bug 41416: Add skip_fix_priority option to ModReserve 2026-01-16 14:07:18 -07:00
reviews Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
rotating_collections Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
serials Bug 37796: (follow-up) Correct call in showpredictionpattern.pl 2025-12-17 13:24:24 -07:00
services Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
sip2 Bug 37893: Fix http links 2025-11-18 11:21:20 -07:00
skel
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suggestion Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
svc Bug 40680: Fix svc/virtualshelves/search 2025-12-01 08:33:59 -07:00
t Bug 40811: Implement dual API for file transports with simplified auto-management 2026-01-21 15:28:17 -07:00
tags Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
tools Bug 41438: Do not always unsuspend holds when using batch modify holds tool 2026-01-16 14:07:16 -07:00
virtualshelves Bug 40916: Fix another occurance 2025-10-06 09:15:22 -06:00
xt Bug 41167: Add test to compare both apache conf 2025-11-17 15:15:52 -07:00
.codespell-ignore Bug 40950: Add 'falsy' programming idiom to codespell dictionary 2025-10-06 09:15:23 -06:00
.editorconfig
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.git-blame-ignore-revs Bug 39096: Add 'tidy all' commits to a git blame ignore file 2025-02-17 13:10:25 +01:00
.gitignore Bug 40838: Add generated bookings CSS assets to gitignore 2025-09-19 08:42:47 -06:00
.htaccess
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.mailmap Bug 40041: (follow-up) Fix periods and add Robert Fox 2025-12-05 09:29:04 -07:00
.perlcriticrc
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.perltidyrc
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.prettierrc.js Bug 38664: Treat .vue files like other JS files 2025-02-11 14:58:25 +01:00
.proverc.dist
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.stylelintrc.json
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INSTALL
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Koha.pm Bug 40391: DRRev 25.12.00.007 2026-01-12 10:53:30 -07:00
LICENSE Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
MANIFEST.SKIP
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Makefile.PL Bug 37893: SIP2 VueJS module scaffolding 2025-11-18 11:20:45 -07:00
README
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README.md Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
README.robots
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SECURITY.md Bug 40527: Initial draft of SECURITY.md 2025-10-09 14:58:41 -06:00
about.pl Bug 41135: Convert About page Perl module table to DataTable 2026-01-12 10:53:31 -07:00
app.psgi Bug 40163: (follow-up) Fix wrong GNU links and update test 2025-09-24 09:25:04 -06:00
build-resources.PL Bug 40163: (follow-up) Fix wrong GNU links and update test 2025-09-24 09:25:04 -06:00
changelanguage.pl Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
cpanfile Bug 40663: Update GD::Barcode::QRcode to v2.01 2025-09-05 15:10:34 -06:00
cypress.config.ts Bug 41362: Allow Cypress tests to use KOHA_USER and KOHA_PASS as override 2026-01-06 07:45:35 -07:00
eslint.config.mjs
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fix-perl-path.PL Bug 40163: (follow-up) Fix wrong GNU links and update test 2025-09-24 09:25:04 -06:00
gulpfile.js Bug 41327: Silence Sass deprecation warnings 2026-01-21 07:35:36 -07:00
help.pl Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
kohaversion.pl Bug 38664: Tidy the whole codebase 2025-02-11 14:58:24 +01:00
mainpage.pl Bug 40163: Fix several http addresses in the code docs 2025-09-23 16:21:29 -06:00
package.json Bug 39320: (QA follow-up): Use localStorage instead of vue-cookies 2026-01-13 15:03:25 -07:00
rewrite-config.PL Bug 40163: (follow-up) Fix wrong GNU links and update test 2025-09-24 09:25:04 -06:00
rspack.config.js Bug 36674: (follow-up) Stop emitting Cypress API client source maps 2025-12-02 10:07:13 -07:00
tsconfig.json
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yarn.lock Bug 39320: Update yarn.lock 2026-01-13 15:03:38 -07:00

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