NFS emulation: what is the difference between fetch() and open()

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What is the purpose of the MutableData NFS emulation fetch() and how does it differ from open()?

EDIT: I’ve partly answered my own question…

fetch() gets an NFS file object if it exists, while create() is used to get one for a new file.

After that, you can use open() etc.

So my remaining question is can fetch() be used and then allow access to file metadata?

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@happybeing, so as you’ve seen. fetch simply returns the File object. whereas open can be used to open and modify a file (using the openMode argument):

CONSTANTS.NFS_FILE_MODE_OVERWRITE: Replaces the entire content of the file when writing data.

CONSTANTS.NFS_FILE_MODE_APPEND: Appends to existing data in the file.

CONSTANTS.NFS_FILE_MODE_READ: Open file to read.

can fetch() be used and then allow access to file metadata?

Yup, so fetch() should return a File object: http://docs.maidsafe.net/safe_app_nodejs/#file

Such that you could do:

// myfile is a previously fetched File object.

console.log( myfile.modified ); // date <myfile> was modified in UTC
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