SFTP System

The SFTP system provides file management capabilities over SSH.

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              SFTP UI Layer                  │
│  - File browser (remote)                    │
│  - File browser (local)                     │
│  - Transfer queue                           │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│          SFTP State Management              │
│  - sftpProvider                             │
│  - Path management                          │
│  - Operation queue                          │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│         SFTP Protocol Layer                 │
│  - SSH subsystem                            │
│  - File operations                          │
│  - Directory listing                        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│            SSH Transport                    │
│  - Secure channel                           │
│  - Data streaming                           │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Connection Establishment

SFTP Client Creation

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Future<SftpClient> createSftpClient(Spi spi) async {
  // 1. Get SSH client (reuse if available)
  final sshClient = await genClient(spi);

  // 2. Open SFTP subsystem
  final sftp = await sshClient.openSftp();

  return sftp;
}

Connection Reuse

SFTP reuses existing SSH connections:

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class ServerProvider {
  SSHClient? _sshClient;
  SftpClient? _sftpClient;

  Future<SftpClient> getSftpClient(String spiId) async {
    _sftpClient ??= await _sshClient!.openSftp();
    return _sftpClient!;
  }
}

File System Operations

Directory Listing

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Future<List<SftpFile>> listDirectory(String path) async {
  final sftp = await getSftpClient(spiId);

  // List directory
  final files = await sftp.listDir(path);

  // Sort based on settings
  files.sort((a, b) {
    switch (sortOption) {
      case SortOption.name:
        return a.name.toLowerCase().compareTo(b.name.toLowerCase());
      case SortOption.size:
        return a.size.compareTo(b.size);
      case SortOption.time:
        return a.modified.compareTo(b.modified);
    }
  });

  // Folders first if enabled
  if (showFoldersFirst) {
    final dirs = files.where((f) => f.isDirectory);
    final regular = files.where((f) => !f.isDirectory);
    return [...dirs, ...regular];
  }

  return files;
}

File Metadata

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class SftpFile {
  final String name;
  final String path;
  final int size;           // Bytes
  final int modified;       // Unix timestamp
  final String permissions;  // e.g., "rwxr-xr-x"
  final String owner;
  final String group;
  final bool isDirectory;
  final bool isSymlink;

  String get sizeFormatted => formatBytes(size);
  String get modifiedFormatted => formatDate(modified);
}

File Operations

Upload

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Future<void> uploadFile(
  String localPath,
  String remotePath,
) async {
  final sftp = await getSftpClient(spiId);

  // Create request
  final req = SftpReq(
    spi: spi,
    remotePath: remotePath,
    localPath: localPath,
    type: SftpReqType.upload,
  );

  // Add to queue
  _transferQueue.add(req);

  // Execute transfer with progress
  final file = File(localPath);
  final size = await file.length();
  final stream = file.openRead();

  await sftp.upload(
    stream: stream,
    toPath: remotePath,
    onProgress: (transferred) {
      _updateProgress(req, transferred, size);
    },
  );

  // Complete
  _transferQueue.remove(req);
}

Download

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Future<void> downloadFile(
  String remotePath,
  String localPath,
) async {
  final sftp = await getSftpClient(spiId);

  // Create local file
  final file = File(localPath);
  final sink = file.openWrite();

  // Download with progress
  final stat = await sftp.stat(remotePath);

  await sftp.download(
    fromPath: remotePath,
    toSink: sink,
    onProgress: (transferred) {
      _updateProgress(
        SftpReq(...),
        transferred,
        stat.size,
      );
    },
  );

  await sink.close();
}

Permission Editing

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Future<void> setPermissions(
  String path,
  String permissions,
) async {
  final sftp = await getSftpClient(spiId);

  // Parse permissions (e.g., "rwxr-xr-x" or "755")
  final mode = parsePermissions(permissions);

  // Set via SSH command (more reliable than SFTP)
  final ssh = await getSshClient(spiId);
  await ssh.exec('chmod $mode "$path"');
}

Path Management

Path Structure

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class PathWithPrefix {
  final String prefix;  // e.g., "/home/user"
  final String path;    // Relative or absolute

  String get fullPath {
    if (path.startsWith('/')) {
      return path;  // Absolute path
    }
    return '$prefix/$path';  // Relative path
  }

  PathWithPrefix cd(String subPath) {
    return PathWithPrefix(
      prefix: fullPath,
      path: subPath,
    );
  }
}

dart

class PathHistory {
  final List<String> _history = [];
  int _index = -1;

  void push(String path) {
    // Remove forward history
    _history.removeRange(_index + 1, _history.length);
    _history.add(path);
    _index = _history.length - 1;
  }

  String? back() {
    if (_index > 0) {
      _index--;
      return _history[_index];
    }
    return null;
  }

  String? forward() {
    if (_index < _history.length - 1) {
      _index++;
      return _history[_index];
    }
    return null;
  }
}

Transfer System

Transfer Request

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class SftpReq {
  final Spi spi;
  final String remotePath;
  final String localPath;
  final SftpReqType type;
  final DateTime createdAt;

  int? totalBytes;
  int? transferredBytes;
  String? error;
}

Progress Tracking

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class TransferProgress {
  final SftpReq request;
  final int total;
  final int transferred;
  final DateTime startTime;

  double get percentage => (transferred / total) * 100;
  Duration get elapsed => DateTime.now().difference(startTime);

  String get speedFormatted {
    final bytesPerSecond = transferred / elapsed.inSeconds;
    return formatSpeed(bytesPerSecond);
  }
}

Queue Management

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class TransferQueue {
  final List<SftpReq> _queue = [];
  final Map<String, TransferProgress> _progress = {};
  int _concurrent = 3;  // Max concurrent transfers

  Future<void> process() async {
    final active = _progress.values.where((p) => p.isInProgress);
    if (active.length >= _concurrent) return;

    final pending = _queue.where((r) => !_progress.containsKey(r.id));
    for (final req in pending.take(_concurrent - active.length)) {
      _executeTransfer(req);
    }
  }

  Future<void> _executeTransfer(SftpReq req) async {
    try {
      _progress[req.id] = TransferProgress.inProgress(req);

      if (req.type == SftpReqType.upload) {
        await uploadFile(req.localPath, req.remotePath);
      } else {
        await downloadFile(req.remotePath, req.localPath);
      }

      _progress[req.id] = TransferProgress.completed(req);
    } catch (e) {
      _progress[req.id] = TransferProgress.failed(req, e);
    }
  }
}

Local Storage Pattern

Download Cache

Downloaded files stored at:

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String getLocalDownloadPath(String spiId, String remotePath) {
  final normalized = remotePath.replaceAll('/', '_');
  return 'Paths.file/$spiId/$normalized';
}

Example:

Remote: /var/log/nginx/access.log
spiId: server-123
Local: Paths.file/server-123/_var_log_nginx_access.log

File Editing

Edit Workflow

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Future<void> editFile(String path) async {
  final sftp = await getSftpClient(spiId);

  // 1. Check size
  final stat = await sftp.stat(path);
  if (stat.size > editorMaxSize) {
    showWarning('File too large for built-in editor');
    return;
  }

  // 2. Download to temp
  final temp = await downloadToTemp(path);

  // 3. Open in editor
  final content = await openEditor(temp.path);

  // 4. Upload back
  await uploadFile(temp.path, path);

  // 5. Cleanup
  await temp.delete();
}

External Editor Integration

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Future<void> editInExternalEditor(String path) async {
  final ssh = await getSshClient(spiId);

  // Open terminal with editor
  final editor = getSetting('sftpEditor', 'vim');
  await ssh.exec('$editor "$path"');

  // User edits in terminal
  // After save, refresh SFTP view
}

Error Handling

Permission Errors

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try {
  await sftp.upload(...);
} on SftpPermissionException {
  showError('Permission denied: ${stat.path}');
  showHint('Check file permissions and ownership');
}

Connection Errors

dart

try {
  await sftp.listDir(path);
} on SftpConnectionException {
  showError('Connection lost');
  await reconnect();
}

Space Errors

dart

try {
  await sftp.upload(...);
} on SftpNoSpaceException {
  showError('Disk full on remote server');
}

Performance Optimizations

Directory Caching

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class DirectoryCache {
  final Map<String, CachedDirectory> _cache = {};
  final Duration ttl = Duration(minutes: 5);

  Future<List<SftpFile>> list(String path) async {
    final cached = _cache[path];
    if (cached != null && !cached.isExpired) {
      return cached.files;
    }

    final files = await sftp.listDir(path);
    _cache[path] = CachedDirectory(files);
    return files;
  }
}

Lazy Loading

For large directories (>1000 items):

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List<SftpFile> loadPage(String path, int page, int pageSize) {
  final all = cache[path] ?? [];
  final start = page * pageSize;
  final end = start + pageSize;
  return all.sublist(start, end.clamp(0, all.length));
}

Pagination

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class PaginatedDirectory {
  static const pageSize = 100;

  Future<List<SftpFile>> getPage(int page) async {
    final offset = page * pageSize;
    return await sftp.listDir(
      path,
      offset: offset,
      limit: pageSize,
    );
  }
}

Architecture

Connection Establishment

SFTP Client Creation

Connection Reuse

File System Operations

Directory Listing

File Metadata

File Operations

Upload

Download

Permission Editing

Path Management

Path Structure

Navigation History

Transfer System

Transfer Request

Progress Tracking

Queue Management

Local Storage Pattern

Download Cache

File Editing

Edit Workflow

External Editor Integration

Error Handling

Permission Errors

Connection Errors

Space Errors

Performance Optimizations

Directory Caching

Lazy Loading

Pagination