messense / messense/dav-server-rs

Open files without mounting webdav fs

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Description

Hi!
Is it possible to use the library for opening files (r/w) by clients directly from webdav server without mounting it as remote file system?
My task is to provide an user of a web-application a link to a file on webdav server for editing using native application (i.e. LibreOffice Writer). This client supports webdav protocol, however it fails to open files from dav-server (on actix_web).

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No files or tests are named. Start by reproducing the LibreOffice client failure against the actix_web DAV server and identify the WebDAV behavior required for direct file access; done means clients can open files for reading and writing without mounting the server.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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