linuxboot / linuxboot/fiano

Add flag to table visitor for sorting by size

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enhancement
Dominant language
Go
Stars
373
Forks
59
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

It would be nice if we could sort files in a FV by size. This would let us target big files easily for removal

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Locate the table visitor and its existing flag handling, then read how it enumerates files in an FV. Add a size-sorting option that lets users order files by size, and verify that the visitor produces the requested ordering.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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