ipfs/kubo

separate ipfs mount into its own separate binary

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#2,148 opened on Jan 2, 2016

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It might be nice to have ipfs-mount be a separate binary called through the same mechanism as ipfs update. I don't think we will hit any performance issues with all I/O being done through http rpc, but it might be worth the effort to separate out that code from the rest of the daemon.

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Research direction
Examine the current ipfs mount code in the repository and understand how the 'ipfs update' binary is separated. Identify the mount related code that can be extracted into a separate binary, and determine how to call it via HTTP RPC.
Tech stack
go
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Mostly clear
Prerequisites
GoIPFS architecture
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40