Goals for drupal 4.8 file handling…
sink all file related DB activity to fileapi
introduce hook_file
drop temp files… either upload it or dont. No more messy previews.
files are associated to a uid not a node.
limit base file api to four functions (upload, copy, move, delete).
fast path private file downloads.
// download key is created and prefixed to path when url is themed.
touch /tmp/dlkeys/keyfiles
// get url parses key,
if (is_file(tmp/dlkeys/key)) { send file }
else { check file extension and send appropriate denied file }all filepaths relative to either private files root, or public files root.
flexible file attributes tables
attribute/query driven file browser.