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This package implements the Materials Commons File Server service. This service provides upload/download of datafiles from the Materials Commons repository.
The protocol for file uploads looks as follows:
The client sends the size, checksum and path. If the file is an existing file then it also sends the DataFileID for the file.
If the server receives a DataFileID it checks the size and checksum against what was sent. If the checksums match and the sizes are different then its a partially completed upload. If the checksums are different then its a new upload.
The server sends back the DataFileID. It will create a new DataFileID or send back an existing depending on whether its a new upload or an existing one.
The server will tell the client the offset to start sending data from. For a new upload this will be at position 0. For an existing one it will be the offset to restart the upload.
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