Provenance-Emu/Provenance

[Epic] NAS / Remote file loading

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#1,007 opened on Oct 12, 2018

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Description

Work in Progress ticket

Specifically for tvOS which has limited storage and no UIDocumentPicker

Requirements:

  • Expand PVFile to support lazy-loading of remote files
  • Temporary caching of files locally (requires whole file on disk most likely)
  • Should warn on large file copies, cancelable etc
  • Maybe use FileProvider ... more to fill in.

Maybe see what VLC and other projects do

https://github.com/videolan/vlc-ios/tree/master/Apple-TV

Contributor guide

Tech stack
cswift
Domain
mobile
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
5
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
blocked
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
familiarity with tvOS file systemunderstanding of PVFile classknowledge of remote file handling
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
10
Research direction
Review the PVFile class in the Provenance codebase to understand current file loading. Investigate how VLC iOS handles remote file loading on tvOS as referenced on videolan/vlc ios. Determine if FileProvider API is suitable for lazy loading. Consider caching strategy and user warnings for large file transfers.
[Epic] NAS / Remote file loading · Provenance-Emu/Provenance#1007 | Good First Issue