# Webfuse2 Protocol ## Scope This document describes the webfuse 2 communication protocol. The protocol is used to transfer messages between a `webfuse service` and a `webfuse provider`. In contrast to `legacy webfuse`, which is based on `JSON RPC` the `webfuse2 protocol` is a binary protocol. ## Definitions ### Webfuse Service A `webfuse service` is both, - a [websocket](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSocket) service providing the `webfuse` protocol - a [fuse](https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse) filesystem attached to a local mountpoint The `webfuse service` awaits incoming connections from a `webfuse provider`. Once connected, it communicates all the filesystem requests originated by the `libfuse` to the connected `webfuse provider` using the `websocket`-based `webfuse protocol`. By doing so, `webfuse` allows to inject a filesystem to a remote device. ### Webfuse Provider A `webfuse provider` provides a filesystem to a remote device using the `websocket`-based `webfuse protocol`. Therefore, a `webfuse provider` implements a `websocket` client. ## Websocket protocol name The webfuse2 protocol uses the following websocket protocol name: `webfuse2`. ## Message exchange Once connected, the `webfuse2 protocol` implements a strict request-response scheme, where - all requests are send by the `webfuse service`, - all requests require a response and - all responses are send by the `webfuse provider` Note that this communication is reversed the typical client-server-communication scheme. In `webfuse` the `webfuse service` (server) sends all the requests and the `webfuse provider` (client) sends the responses. For message transfer, the [websocket](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSocket) protocol is used. All messages are in binary form, plain text messages are never used by the `webfuse protocol`. ## Endianness All numeric data types are transferred in [Big Endian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness). For instance, the uint32 value 1 will be transferred as 00 00 00 01 ## Data Types ### Basic data types | Data Type | Width | Description | | --------- | ------ | ----------- | | bool | 8 bit | boolean value | | u8 | 8 bit | 8 bit unsigned integer | | u32 | 32 bit | 32 bit unsigned integer | | u64 | 64 bit | 64 bit unsigned integer | | i32 | 32 bit | 32 bit signed integer | ### Derrived integral types | Data Type | Base Type | Description | | --------- | --------- | ----------- | | uid | u32 | user ID | | gid | u32 | group ID | | dev | u64 | device ID | | handle | u64 | file handle | ### Flags and Enums | Data Type | Base Type | Description | | ------------ | --------- | ------------------------- | | result | i32 | result type of methods | | access_mode | u32 | mode of `access` method | | mode | u32 | file type and permissions | | open_flags | i32 | flags of `open` method | | rename_flags | u8 | flags of `rename` method | #### result | Value Range | Description | | -------------- | ---------------------- | | 0 | method call succeed | | negative value | error code (see below) | | positive value | amount of bytes read or written (`read` and `write` only) | | Error Code | Value | Description | | ------------ | ----- | ----------- | | E2BIG | -7 | argument list too long | | EACCES | -13 | permission denied | | EAGAIN | -11 | resource temporarily unavailable | | EBADF | -9 | bad file descriptor | | EBUSY | -16 | device or resource busy | | EDESTADDRREQ | -89 | destination address required | | EDQUOT | -122 | disk quota exceeded | | EEXIST | -17 | file exists | | EFAULT | -14 | bad address | | EFBIG | -27 | file too large | | EINTR | -4 | interrupt function call | | EINVAL | -22 | invalid argument | | EIO | -5 | input / output error | | EISDIR | -21 | is a directory | ELOOP | -40 | too many levels of symbolic links | | EMFILE | -24 | too many open files | | EMLINK | -31 | too many links | | ENAMETOOLONG | -36 | filename too long | | ENFILE | -23 | too many open files in system | | ENODATA | -61 | the named attribute does not exist, or the process has not access to this attribute | | ENODEV | -19 | no such device | | ENOENT | -2 | no such file or directory | | ENOMEM | -12 | not enough space / cannot allocate memory | | ENOSPC | -28 | no space left on device | | ENOSYS | -38 | function not implemented | | ENOTDIR | -20 | not a directory | | ENOTEMPTY | -39 | directory not empty | | ENOTSUP | -95 | operation not supported | | ENXIO | -6 | no such device or address | | EOVERFLOW | -75 | value too large to be stored in data type | | EPERM | -1 | operation not permitted | | EPIPE | -32 | broken pipe | | ERANGE | -34 | result too large | | EROFS | -30 | read-only filesystem | | ETXTBSY | -26 | text file busy | | EXDEV | -18 | improper link | | EWOULDBLOCK | -11 | resource temporarily unavailable | #### access mode | Mode | Value | Description | | ---- | ----- | ----------- | | F_OK | 0 | Tests, whether the file exists | | X_OK | 1 | Tests, whether the file is executable | | W_OK | 2 | Tests, whether the file is writable | | R_OK | 4 | Tests, whether the file is readable | #### mode _Note that the following numbers are in `octal` notation._ | Fields and Flags | Mask | Description | | ---------------- | -------- | ----------- | | Protection mask | 0o000777 | Cointains the file protection flags (rwx for owner, group and others) | | Sticky mask | 0o007000 | Sticky bits | | S_ISVTX | 0o001000 | Sticky bit | | S_ISGID | 0o002000 | Set-Group-ID bit | | S_ISUID | 0o004000 | Set-User-ID bit | | Filetype mask | 0o170000 | Filetype mask | | S_IFREG | 0o100000 | regular file | | S_IFDIR | 0o040000 | directory | | S_IFCHR | 0o020000 | character device | | S_IFBLK | 0o060000 | block device | | S_IFIFO | 0o010000 | named pipe | | S_IFLNK | 0o120000 | link | | S_IFSOCK | 0o140000 | socket | #### open_flags _Note that the following numbers are in `octal` notation._ | Flags | Value | Description | | ---------------- | -------- | ----------- | | O_ACCMODE | 0o03 | Access mode mask | | O_RDONLY | 0o00 | open file read-only | | O_WRONLY | 0o01 | open file write-only | | O_RDWR | 0o02 | open file for reading and writing | | O_APPEND | 0o000002000 | open file in append mode | | O_ASYNC | 0o000020000 | enable signal-driven I/O | | O_CLOEXEC | 0o002000000 | enable close-on-exec | | O_CREAT | 0o000000100 | create file if path does not exists | | O_DIRECT | 0o000040000 | try to minimize cache effects on I/O | | O_DIRECTORY | 0o000200000 | open a directory | | O_DSYNC | 0o000010000 | write with synchronized I/O data integrity | | O_EXCL | 0o000000200 | ensure that file exists when specified in conjunction with O_CREATE | | O_LARGEFILE | 0o000100000 | allow large files to be opened | | O_NOATIME | 0o001000000 | do not update file last access time | | O_NOCTTY | 0o000000400 | make device the process's controlling terminal | | O_NOFOLLOW | 0o000400000 | fail to open, if basename is a symbolic link | | O_NONBLOCK | 0o000004000 | open in nonblocking mode | | O_NDELAY | 0o000004000 | open in nonblocking mode | | O_PATH | 0o010000000 | see manual entry of `open(2)` for details | | O_SYNC | 0o004010000 | write using synchronized I/O | | O_TMPFILE | 0o020200000 | create an unnamed temporary file | | O_TRUNC | 0o000001000 | truncate fole to length 0 | #### rename_flags | Flag | Value | Description | | ---------------- | ----- | ----------- | | RENAME_NOREPLACE | 1 | do not overwrite the new file | | RENAME_EXCHANGE | 2 | atomically exchange the files | ### Complex Types | Data Type | Description | | ---------- | --------------------- | | string | UTF-8 string | | strings | list of strings | | bytes | array of bytes | | timestamp | date and time | | attributes | file attributes | | statistics | filesystem statistics | #### string | Field | Data Type | Description | | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------- | | size | u32 | length of the string in bytes | | data | u8[] | string data (UTF-8) | #### strings | Field | Data Type | Description | | ----- | --------- | --------------------------------- | | size | u32 | count of the elements in the list | | data | string[] | strings | #### bytes | Field | Data Type | Description | | ----- | --------- | ------------------------ | | size | u32 | length of the byte array | | data | u8[] | array data | #### timestamp | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------- | --------- | ----------------------------- | | seconds | u64 | seconds sind epoch (1.1.1970) | | nsec | u32 | nano seconds | #### attributes | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | ---------- | -------------------------- | | inode | u64 | Inode value | | nlink | u64 | Number of hard links | | mode | mode (u32) | file mode flags | | uid | uid (u32) | user ID | | gid | gid (u32) | group ID | | rdev | dev (u64) | device ID | | size | u64 | file size | | blocks | u64 | number 512-byte blocks | | atime | timestamp | time of last access | | mtime | timestamp | time of last modification | | ctime | timestamp | time of last status change | #### statistics | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | ---------- | -------------------------- | | bsize | u64 | Filesystem block size | | frsize | u64 | Fragment size | | blocks | u64 | Size of the filesystem if `frsize` units | | bfree | u64 | Number of free blocks | | bavail | u64 | Number of free blocks for unprivileged users | | files | u64 | Number of inodes | | ffree | u64 | Number of free inodes | | namemax | u64 | Maximum filename length | ## Messages | Field | Type | Descripton | | ------- | ---- | ---------- | | id | u32 | Unique ID of the message | | type | u8 | Type of the message | | payload | u8[] | Payload according to the message type | The `id` is just a number without any meaning for the `webfuse provider`. It is set by the `webfuse service` of a request and is copied by the `webfuse provider` to the response. A `webfuse service` implementation might choose to keep track on pending requests using the `id`. ### Erroneous Responses Most responses contain a `result` encoding the status of the operation. While successful responses may contain additional data, erroneous responses must not be decoded by a `webfuse service` implementation beyond the `result` value. ### Unknown requests There are two reserved message types: - **0x00:** Unknown request - **0x80:** Unknown response A `webfuse service` may send a request of type `unknown request` for conformance testing reasons. Since each request requires a response, a `webfuse provider` must respond to any unknown requests with a message of `unknown response` type. This allows to add new request types in future. ### Accept additional data in requests Both, a `webfuse provider` and a `webfuse service` must accept messages that contain more data than specified. This allows to add optional fields to existing requests and / or responses in future. _Note there are no optional fields in the current revision of the `webfuse2 protocol` yet._ ### Message Types _Note that the following numbers are in `hexadecimal` notation._ | Method | Request | Response | | -------- | ------- | -------- | | access | 0x01 | 0x81 | | getattr | 0x02 | 0x82 | | readlink | 0x03 | 0x83 | | symlink | 0x04 | 0x84 | | link | 0x05 | 0x85 | | rename | 0x06 | 0x86 | | chmod | 0x07 | 0x87 | | chown | 0x08 | 0x88 | | truncate | 0x09 | 0x89 | | fsync | 0x0a | 0x8a | | open | 0x0b | 0x8b | | mknod | 0x0c | 0x8c | | create | 0x0d | 0x8d | | release | 0x0e | 0x8e | | unlink | 0x0f | 0x8f | | read | 0x10 | 0x90 | | write | 0x11 | 0x91 | | mkdir | 0x12 | 0x92 | | readdir | 0x13 | 0x93 | | rmdir | 0x14 | 0x94 | | statfs | 0x15 | 0x95 | | utimens | 0x16 | 0x96 | | getcreds | 0x17 | 0x97 | ## Methods Since `webfuse` aims to communicate the `libfuse API` over a `websocket` connection, `webfuse` methods are tightly connected to [fuse operations](https://libfuse.github.io/doxygen/structfuse__operations.html) which itself have a tight connection to `posix filesystem operations`. Therefore, additional information about most `webfuse` operations can be found in the [fuse operations documentation](https://libfuse.github.io/doxygen/structfuse__operations.html) and / or the [man pages](https://man7.org/index.html). ### access Checks the user's permissions for a file (see [man access(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/access.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ----- | ---------------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x01) | | path | string | path of file to check | | mode | access_mode (i8) | access mode to check | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x81) | | result | result | operation status | ### getattr Retrieve file attributes (see [man getattr(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/getxattr.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x02) | | path | string | path | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | --------- | ---------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x82) | | result | result | operation status | | attibutes | attributes | attributes of file | ### readlink Read value of a symbolik link (see [man readlink(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/readlink.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x03) | | path | string | path of link | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | -------- | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x83) | | result | result | operation status | | resolved | string | resolved path | ### symlink Make a new name of a file (see [man symlink(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/symlink.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | -------- | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x04) | | target | string | target of link | | linkpath | string | name of the link | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x84) | | result | result | operation status | ### link Make a new name for a file (see [man link(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/link.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | -------- | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x05) | | old_path | string | path of the existing file | | new_path | string | new name of the file | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x85) | | result | result | operation status | ### rename Change the name of a file (see [man rename(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/rename.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | -------- | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x06) | | old_path | string | old name of the file | | new_path | string | new name of the file | | flags | rename_flags (u8) | flags to control the rename operation | The following `flags` are defined: - **0x00:** move the file from `old_path` to `new_path` - **0x01 (RENAME_NOREPLACE):** do not override `new_path` This results in an error, when `new_path` already exists. - **0x02 (RENAME_EXCHANGE):** atomically exchange the files #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x86) | | result | result | operation status | ### chmod Change permissions of a file (see [man chmod(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/chmod.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | ---------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x07) | | path | string | path of the file | | mode | mode (u32) | new file permissions | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x87) | | result | result | operation status | ### chown Change ownership of a file (see [man chown(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/chown.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x08) | | path | string | path of the file | | uid | uid (u32) | user id of the new owner | | gid | gid (u32) | group id of the new owning group | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x88) | | result | result | operation status | ### truncate Truncate a file to a specified length (see [man truncate(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/truncate64.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | ------------ | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x09) | | path | string | path of the file | | size | u64 | new file size | | handle | handle (u64) | handle of the file | _Note that handle might be invalid (-1), even if the file is open._ #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x89) | | result | result | operation status | ### fsync Sychronize a file's in-core state with storage device (see [man fsync(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/fsync.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x0a) | | path | string | path of the file | | is_datasync | bool | if true, sync only user data | | handle | handle (u64) | handle of the file | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x8a) | | result | result | operation status | ### open Open and possibly create a file ([man open(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/open.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x0b) | | path | string | path of the file | | flags | open_flags (i32) | flags | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x8b) | | result | result | operation status | | handle | handle (u64) | handle of the file | ### mknod Create a special or ordinary file (see [man mknod(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/mknod.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x0c) | | path | string | path of the file | | mode | mode (u32) | mode of the file | | dev | dev (64) | device type | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x8c) | | result | result | operation status | ### create Create a new file or rewrite an existing one (see [man creat(3p)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/creat.3p.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x0d) | | path | string | path of the file | | mode | mode (u32) | mode of the file | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x8d) | | result | result | operation status | | handle | handle (u64) | handle of the file | ### release Releases a file handle (see [man close(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/close.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x0e) | | path | string | path of the file | | handle | handle (u64) | handle of the file | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x8e) | | result | result | operation status | ### unlink Delete a name and possibly the file it refers to ([man unlink(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/unlink.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x0f) | | path | string | path of the file | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x8f) | | result | result | operation status | ### read Read from a file description (see [man read(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/read.2.html), [man pread(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/pread.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x10) | | path | string | path of the file | | buffer_size | u32 | max. amount of bytes requested | | offset | u64 | offset of the file | | handle | handle (u64) | handle of the file | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x90) | | result | result | amount of byte read or error code | | data | bytes | requested data | _Note that results returns the amount of bytes read on success._ ### write Write to a file (see [man write(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/write.2.html), [man pread(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/pread.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x17) | | data | bytes | data to write | | offset | u64 | offset to write to | | handle | handle (u64) | handle of the file | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x91) | | result | result | amount of bytes written or error code | _Note that results returns the amount of bytes written on success._ ### mkdir Create a directory (see [man mkdir(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/mkdir.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x12) | | path | string | path of the directory | | mode | mode (u32) | directory permissions | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x92) | | result | result | operation status | ### readdir Reads the contents of a directory. #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x13) | | path | string | path of the directory | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x93) | | result | result | operation status | | items | strings | names of the directory entries | ### rmdir Delete a directory (see [man rmdir(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/rmdir.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x14) | | path | string | path of the directory | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x94) | | result | result | operation status | ### statfs Get filesystem statistics (see [man statvfs(3)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/statvfs.3.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x15) | | path | string | path of the file | #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x95) | | result | result | operation status | | statistics | statistics | filesystem statistics | ### utimens Change the file timestamps with nanosecond precision ([man utimesat(2)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/utimensat.2.html)). #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x16) | | path | string | path of the file | | atime | timestamp | new last access time | | mtime | timestamp | new last modified time | | handle | handle (u64) | handle of the file | _Note that handle might be invalid (-1), even if the file is open._ #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x96) | | result | result | operation status | ### getcreds Query credentials. When authentication is active and the in-protocol authentication mechanism is used, this is the first request a webfuse service sends to a provider. #### Request | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x17) | _Note that handle might be invalid (-1), even if the file is open._ #### Response | Field | Data Type | Description | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | | id | u32 | message id | | type | u8 | message type (0x97) | | creds | str | credentials | ## Examples ### Get file attributes ```` service -> provider: 00 00 00 01 # message id = 1 02 # message type = getattr request 00 00 00 01 # path.size = 1 '/' # path = "/" provider -> service: 00 00 00 01 # message id = 1 82 # message type = getattr response 00 00 00 00 # result = 0 (OK) 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 # attributes.inode = 1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 # attributes.nlink = 2 00 00 41 a4 # attributes.mode = 0o40644 (S_IDDIR | 0o0644) 00 00 03 e8 # attributes.uid = 1000 00 00 03 e8 # attributes.gid = 1000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # attributes.size = 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # attributes.blocks = 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # attrbites.atime.sec = 0 00 00 00 00 00 # attributs.atime.nsec = 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # attrbites.mtime.sec = 0 00 00 00 00 00 # attributs.mtime.nsec = 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # attrbites.ctime.sec = 0 00 00 00 00 00 # attributs.ctime.nsec = 0 ```` ### Get file attributes (Failure) _Note that attributs are skipped in case of an error._ ```` service -> provider: 00 00 00 01 # message id = 1 02 # message type = getattr request 00 00 00 04 # path.size = 4 "/foo" # path = "/foo" provider -> service: 00 00 00 01 # message id = 1 82 # message type = getattr response ff ff ff fe # result = -2 (ENOENT) ```` ### List directory contents _Note that '.' and '..' should not be included in the response._ ```` service -> provider: 00 00 00 02 # message id = 2 13 # message type = readdir request 00 00 00 04 # path.size = 4 '/dir' # path = "/dir" provider -> service: 00 00 00 02 # message id = 2 93 # message type = readdir response 00 00 00 00 # result = 0 (OK) 00 00 00 03 # items.size = 3 00 00 00 03 # items[0].size = 3 "foo" # items[0] = "foo" 00 00 00 03 # items[0].size = 3 "bar" # items[0] = "bar" 00 00 00 03 # items[0].size = 3 "baz" # items[0] = "baz" ```` ### Unknown request ```` service -> provider: 00 00 00 23 # message id = 0x23 42 # message type = ??? (not specified yet) ... # some more data provider -> service: 00 00 00 23 # message id = 0x23 80 # message type = unknown response ````