Magic Folder design for remote-to-local sync
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-*Scope*
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In this Objective we will design remote-to-local synchronization:
.. _otf-magic-folder-objective4: https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/query?status=!closed&keywords=~otf-magic-folder-objective4
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+Representing the Magic Folder in Tahoe-LAFS
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*Glossary*
Object: a file or directory
Subfolder: a folder that is a descendant of a magic folder
Subpath: the path from a magic folder to one of its descendants
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-*Detecting remote changes*
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Unlike the local case where we use inotify or ReadDirectoryChangesW to
detect filesystem changes, we have no mechanism to register a monitor for
changes to a Tahoe-LAFS directory. Therefore, we must periodically poll