@smythos/sre 1.6.0 → 1.6.8

package/src/subsystems/IO/Storage.service/connectors/LocalStorage.class.ts

@@ -1,327 +1,327 @@
-//==[ SRE: LocalStorage ]======================
-
-import { Logger } from '@sre/helpers/Log.helper';
-import { StorageConnector } from '@sre/IO/Storage.service/StorageConnector';
-import { ACL } from '@sre/Security/AccessControl/ACL.class';
-import { IAccessCandidate, IACL, TAccessLevel, TAccessResult, TAccessRole } from '@sre/types/ACL.types';
-import { StorageData, StorageMetadata } from '@sre/types/Storage.types';
-//import { SmythRuntime } from '@sre/Core/SmythRuntime.class';
-import { AccessRequest } from '@sre/Security/AccessControl/AccessRequest.class';
-import { SecureConnector } from '@sre/Security/SecureConnector.class';
-import fs, { existsSync } from 'fs';
-import os from 'os';
-import path from 'path';
-import { findSmythPath } from '../../../..';
-
-const console = Logger('LocalStorage');
-
-export type LocalStorageConfig = {
-    /**
-     * The folder to use for the local storage.
-     *
-     * If not provided, the default folder will be used.
-     * The default folder is ~/.smyth/storage
-     */
-    folder?: string;
-};
-
-//TODO : detect and store ContentType metadata when saving
-
-export class LocalStorage extends StorageConnector {
-    public name = 'LocalStorage';
-    private folder: string;
-    private storagePrefix = 'local';
-    private metadataPrefix = '.local.metadata';
-    private isInitialized = false;
-
-    constructor(protected _settings?: LocalStorageConfig) {
-        super(_settings);
-        //if (!SmythRuntime.Instance) throw new Error('SRE not initialized');
-
-        this.folder = this.findStorageFolder(_settings?.folder);
-        this.initialize();
-        if (!fs.existsSync(this.folder)) {
-            //throw new Error('Invalid folder provided');
-            console.error(`Invalid folder provided: ${this.folder}`);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private findStorageFolder(folder) {
-        let _storageFolder = folder;
-
-        if (fs.existsSync(_storageFolder)) {
-            return _storageFolder;
-        }
-
-        _storageFolder = findSmythPath('storage');
-
-        if (fs.existsSync(_storageFolder)) {
-            console.warn('Using alternative storage folder found in : ', _storageFolder);
-            return _storageFolder;
-        }
-
-        console.warn('!!! All attempts to find an existing storage folder failed !!!');
-        console.warn('!!! I will use this folder: ', _storageFolder);
-        return _storageFolder;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Reads an object from the local storage.
-     *
-     * @param {string} resourceId - The key of the object to be read.
-     * @returns {Promise<any>} - A promise that resolves with the object data.
-     */
-
-    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
-    public async read(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string) {
-        if (!this.isInitialized) {
-            await this.initialize();
-        }
-        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
-        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
-        try {
-            const filePath = this.getStorageFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId);
-            if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) return undefined;
-            const data = fs.readFileSync(filePath, null);
-            return data;
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error(`Error reading object from local storage`, error.name, error.message);
-            throw error;
-        }
-    }
-
-    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
-    async getMetadata(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string): Promise<StorageMetadata | undefined> {
-        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
-        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
-
-        try {
-            const metadataFilePath = this.getMetadataFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId);
-            if (!fs.existsSync(metadataFilePath)) return undefined;
-            const data = fs.readFileSync(metadataFilePath, 'utf-8');
-            return this.deserializeMetadata(JSON.parse(data)) as StorageMetadata;
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error(`Error reading metadata from LocalStorage`, error.name, error.message);
-            throw error;
-        }
-    }
-
-    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
-    async setMetadata(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string, metadata: StorageMetadata) {
-        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
-        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
-
-        try {
-            let fileMetadata = await this.getMetadata(acRequest, resourceId);
-            if (!fileMetadata) fileMetadata = {};
-
-            fileMetadata = { ...fileMetadata, ...metadata };
-
-            //now we can write the metadata
-            const metadataFilePath = this.getMetadataFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId, true);
-            const serializedMetadata = this.serializeMetadata(fileMetadata);
-            fs.writeFileSync(metadataFilePath, JSON.stringify(serializedMetadata));
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error(`Error setting metadata in local storage`, error.name, error.message);
-            throw error;
-        }
-    }
-    /**
-     * Writes an object to the local storage.
-     *
-     * @param {string} resourceId - The key of the object to be written.
-     * @param {any} value - The value of the object to be written.
-     * @param {Metadata} metadata - Optional metadata to be associated with the object.
-     * @returns {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the object has been written.
-     */
-    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
-    async write(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string, value: StorageData, acl?: IACL, metadata?: StorageMetadata): Promise<void> {
-        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
-        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
-        if (!this.isInitialized) {
-            await this.initialize();
-        }
-        const accessCandidate = acRequest.candidate;
-
-        let localACL = ACL.from(acl).addAccess(accessCandidate.role, accessCandidate.id, TAccessLevel.Owner).ACL;
-        let fileMetadata = {
-            ...metadata,
-            acl: localACL,
-        };
-
-        //now we can write the file
-        const filePath = this.getStorageFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId, true);
-        fs.writeFileSync(filePath, value as Buffer);
-        //now we can write the metadata
-        await this.setMetadata(acRequest, resourceId, fileMetadata);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Deletes an object from the local storage.
-     *
-     * @param {string} resourceId - The key of the object to be deleted.
-     * @returns {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the object has been deleted.
-     */
-    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
-    async delete(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string): Promise<void> {
-        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
-        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
-
-        try {
-            const filePath = this.getStorageFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId);
-            if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) fs.unlinkSync(filePath);
-
-            const metadataFilePath = this.getMetadataFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId);
-            if (fs.existsSync(metadataFilePath)) fs.unlinkSync(metadataFilePath);
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error(`Error deleting object from local storage`, error.name, error.message);
-            throw error;
-        }
-    }
-
-    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
-    async exists(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string): Promise<boolean> {
-        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
-        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
-        if (!this.isInitialized) {
-            await this.initialize();
-        }
-        const filePath = this.getStorageFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId);
-        return !!fs.existsSync(filePath);
-    }
-
-    //this determines the access rights for the requested resource
-    //the connector should check if the resource exists or not
-    //if the resource exists we read it's ACL and return it
-    //if the resource does not exist we return an write access ACL for the candidate
-    public async getResourceACL(resourceId: string, candidate: IAccessCandidate) {
-        if (!this.isInitialized) {
-            await this.initialize();
-        }
-        const metadataFilePath = this.getMetadataFilePath(candidate.id, resourceId);
-
-        if (!fs.existsSync(metadataFilePath)) return new ACL().addAccess(candidate.role, candidate.id, TAccessLevel.Owner);
-
-        const metadata = fs.readFileSync(metadataFilePath, 'utf-8');
-        const exists = metadata !== undefined; //undefined metadata means the resource does not exist
-
-        if (!exists) {
-            //the resource does not exist yet, we grant write access to the candidate in order to allow the resource creation
-            return new ACL().addAccess(candidate.role, candidate.id, TAccessLevel.Owner);
-        }
-        try {
-            let metadataObject = JSON.parse(metadata);
-            return ACL.from(metadataObject?.['acl'] as IACL);
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error(`Error parsing metadata in local storage`, error.name, error.message);
-            throw error;
-        }
-    }
-
-    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
-    async getACL(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string): Promise<ACL | undefined> {
-        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
-        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
-
-        try {
-            const fileMetadata = await this.getMetadata(acRequest, resourceId);
-            return ACL.from(fileMetadata?.['acl'] as IACL);
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error(`Error getting access rights in local storage`, error.name, error.message);
-            throw error;
-        }
-    }
-
-    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
-    async setACL(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string, acl: IACL) {
-        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
-        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
-
-        try {
-            let fileMetadata = await this.getMetadata(acRequest, resourceId);
-            if (!fileMetadata) fileMetadata = {};
-            //when setting ACL make sure to not lose ownership
-            fileMetadata['acl'] = ACL.from(acl).addAccess(acRequest.candidate.role, acRequest.candidate.id, TAccessLevel.Owner).ACL;
-            await this.setMetadata(acRequest, resourceId, fileMetadata);
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error(`Error setting access rights in local storage`, error);
-            throw error;
-        }
-    }
-
-    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
-    async expire(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string, ttl: number) {
-        console.warn(`LocalStorage.expire is not implemented, request will be ignored for resource ${resourceId} and ttl ${ttl}`);
-    }
-
-    private async initialize() {
-        const storageFolderPath = path.join(this.folder, this.storagePrefix);
-        if (!existsSync(storageFolderPath)) {
-            fs.mkdirSync(storageFolderPath, { recursive: true });
-        }
-        const metadataFolderPath = path.join(this.folder, this.metadataPrefix);
-        if (!existsSync(metadataFolderPath)) {
-            fs.mkdirSync(metadataFolderPath, { recursive: true });
-            fs.writeFileSync(
-                path.join(metadataFolderPath, 'README_IMPORTANT.txt'),
-                'This folder is used for smythOS metadata, do not delete it, it will break SmythOS local filesystem'
-            );
-        }
-        this.isInitialized = true;
-    }
-
-    private getStorageFilePath(candidateId: string, resourceId: string, createFoldersIfNotExists: boolean = false) {
-        const fullPath = path.join(this.folder, this.storagePrefix, resourceId);
-        const folder = path.dirname(fullPath);
-        if (createFoldersIfNotExists && !fs.existsSync(folder)) {
-            fs.mkdirSync(folder, { recursive: true });
-        }
-
-        return fullPath;
-    }
-
-    private getMetadataFilePath(candidateId: string, resourceId: string, createFoldersIfNotExists: boolean = false) {
-        const fullPath = path.join(this.folder, this.metadataPrefix, resourceId);
-        const folder = path.dirname(fullPath);
-        if (createFoldersIfNotExists && !fs.existsSync(folder)) {
-            fs.mkdirSync(folder, { recursive: true });
-        }
-
-        return fullPath;
-    }
-
-    private serializeMetadata(metadata: Record<string, any>): Record<string, string> {
-        let updatedMetadata = {};
-        if (metadata['acl']) {
-            if (metadata['acl']) {
-                updatedMetadata['acl'] = typeof metadata['acl'] == 'string' ? metadata['acl'] : ACL.from(metadata['acl']).serializedACL;
-            }
-
-            delete metadata['acl'];
-        }
-
-        for (let key in metadata) {
-            updatedMetadata[key] = typeof metadata[key] === 'string' ? metadata[key] : JSON.stringify(metadata[key]);
-        }
-
-        return updatedMetadata;
-    }
-
-    private deserializeMetadata(metadata: Record<string, string>): Record<string, any> {
-        let deserializedMetadata: Record<string, any> = {};
-
-        for (let key in metadata) {
-            if (key === 'acl') {
-                deserializedMetadata[key] = ACL.from(metadata[key]).ACL;
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            try {
-                deserializedMetadata[key] = JSON.parse(metadata[key]);
-            } catch (error) {
-                deserializedMetadata[key] = metadata[key];
-            }
-        }
-        return deserializedMetadata;
-    }
-}
+//==[ SRE: LocalStorage ]======================
+
+import { Logger } from '@sre/helpers/Log.helper';
+import { StorageConnector } from '@sre/IO/Storage.service/StorageConnector';
+import { ACL } from '@sre/Security/AccessControl/ACL.class';
+import { IAccessCandidate, IACL, TAccessLevel, TAccessResult, TAccessRole } from '@sre/types/ACL.types';
+import { StorageData, StorageMetadata } from '@sre/types/Storage.types';
+//import { SmythRuntime } from '@sre/Core/SmythRuntime.class';
+import { AccessRequest } from '@sre/Security/AccessControl/AccessRequest.class';
+import { SecureConnector } from '@sre/Security/SecureConnector.class';
+import fs, { existsSync } from 'fs';
+import os from 'os';
+import path from 'path';
+import { findSmythPath } from '../../../..';
+
+const console = Logger('LocalStorage');
+
+export type LocalStorageConfig = {
+    /**
+     * The folder to use for the local storage.
+     *
+     * If not provided, the default folder will be used.
+     * The default folder is ~/.smyth/storage
+     */
+    folder?: string;
+};
+
+//TODO : detect and store ContentType metadata when saving
+
+export class LocalStorage extends StorageConnector {
+    public name = 'LocalStorage';
+    private folder: string;
+    private storagePrefix = 'local';
+    private metadataPrefix = '.local.metadata';
+    private isInitialized = false;
+
+    constructor(protected _settings?: LocalStorageConfig) {
+        super(_settings);
+        //if (!SmythRuntime.Instance) throw new Error('SRE not initialized');
+
+        this.folder = this.findStorageFolder(_settings?.folder);
+        this.initialize();
+        if (!fs.existsSync(this.folder)) {
+            //throw new Error('Invalid folder provided');
+            console.error(`Invalid folder provided: ${this.folder}`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private findStorageFolder(folder) {
+        let _storageFolder = folder;
+
+        if (fs.existsSync(_storageFolder)) {
+            return _storageFolder;
+        }
+
+        _storageFolder = findSmythPath('storage');
+
+        if (fs.existsSync(_storageFolder)) {
+            console.warn('Using alternative storage folder found in : ', _storageFolder);
+            return _storageFolder;
+        }
+
+        console.warn('!!! All attempts to find an existing storage folder failed !!!');
+        console.warn('!!! I will use this folder: ', _storageFolder);
+        return _storageFolder;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads an object from the local storage.
+     *
+     * @param {string} resourceId - The key of the object to be read.
+     * @returns {Promise<any>} - A promise that resolves with the object data.
+     */
+
+    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
+    public async read(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string) {
+        if (!this.isInitialized) {
+            await this.initialize();
+        }
+        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
+        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
+        try {
+            const filePath = this.getStorageFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId);
+            if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) return undefined;
+            const data = fs.readFileSync(filePath, null);
+            return data;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(`Error reading object from local storage`, error.name, error.message);
+            throw error;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
+    async getMetadata(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string): Promise<StorageMetadata | undefined> {
+        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
+        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
+
+        try {
+            const metadataFilePath = this.getMetadataFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId);
+            if (!fs.existsSync(metadataFilePath)) return undefined;
+            const data = fs.readFileSync(metadataFilePath, 'utf-8');
+            return this.deserializeMetadata(JSON.parse(data)) as StorageMetadata;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(`Error reading metadata from LocalStorage`, error.name, error.message);
+            throw error;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
+    async setMetadata(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string, metadata: StorageMetadata) {
+        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
+        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
+
+        try {
+            let fileMetadata = await this.getMetadata(acRequest, resourceId);
+            if (!fileMetadata) fileMetadata = {};
+
+            fileMetadata = { ...fileMetadata, ...metadata };
+
+            //now we can write the metadata
+            const metadataFilePath = this.getMetadataFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId, true);
+            const serializedMetadata = this.serializeMetadata(fileMetadata);
+            fs.writeFileSync(metadataFilePath, JSON.stringify(serializedMetadata));
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(`Error setting metadata in local storage`, error.name, error.message);
+            throw error;
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Writes an object to the local storage.
+     *
+     * @param {string} resourceId - The key of the object to be written.
+     * @param {any} value - The value of the object to be written.
+     * @param {Metadata} metadata - Optional metadata to be associated with the object.
+     * @returns {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the object has been written.
+     */
+    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
+    async write(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string, value: StorageData, acl?: IACL, metadata?: StorageMetadata): Promise<void> {
+        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
+        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
+        if (!this.isInitialized) {
+            await this.initialize();
+        }
+        const accessCandidate = acRequest.candidate;
+
+        let localACL = ACL.from(acl).addAccess(accessCandidate.role, accessCandidate.id, TAccessLevel.Owner).ACL;
+        let fileMetadata = {
+            ...metadata,
+            acl: localACL,
+        };
+
+        //now we can write the file
+        const filePath = this.getStorageFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId, true);
+        fs.writeFileSync(filePath, value as Buffer);
+        //now we can write the metadata
+        await this.setMetadata(acRequest, resourceId, fileMetadata);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deletes an object from the local storage.
+     *
+     * @param {string} resourceId - The key of the object to be deleted.
+     * @returns {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the object has been deleted.
+     */
+    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
+    async delete(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string): Promise<void> {
+        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
+        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
+
+        try {
+            const filePath = this.getStorageFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId);
+            if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) fs.unlinkSync(filePath);
+
+            const metadataFilePath = this.getMetadataFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId);
+            if (fs.existsSync(metadataFilePath)) fs.unlinkSync(metadataFilePath);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(`Error deleting object from local storage`, error.name, error.message);
+            throw error;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
+    async exists(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string): Promise<boolean> {
+        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
+        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
+        if (!this.isInitialized) {
+            await this.initialize();
+        }
+        const filePath = this.getStorageFilePath(acRequest.candidate.id, resourceId);
+        return !!fs.existsSync(filePath);
+    }
+
+    //this determines the access rights for the requested resource
+    //the connector should check if the resource exists or not
+    //if the resource exists we read it's ACL and return it
+    //if the resource does not exist we return an write access ACL for the candidate
+    public async getResourceACL(resourceId: string, candidate: IAccessCandidate) {
+        if (!this.isInitialized) {
+            await this.initialize();
+        }
+        const metadataFilePath = this.getMetadataFilePath(candidate.id, resourceId);
+
+        if (!fs.existsSync(metadataFilePath)) return new ACL().addAccess(candidate.role, candidate.id, TAccessLevel.Owner);
+
+        const metadata = fs.readFileSync(metadataFilePath, 'utf-8');
+        const exists = metadata !== undefined; //undefined metadata means the resource does not exist
+
+        if (!exists) {
+            //the resource does not exist yet, we grant write access to the candidate in order to allow the resource creation
+            return new ACL().addAccess(candidate.role, candidate.id, TAccessLevel.Owner);
+        }
+        try {
+            let metadataObject = JSON.parse(metadata);
+            return ACL.from(metadataObject?.['acl'] as IACL);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(`Error parsing metadata in local storage`, error.name, error.message);
+            throw error;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
+    async getACL(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string): Promise<ACL | undefined> {
+        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
+        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
+
+        try {
+            const fileMetadata = await this.getMetadata(acRequest, resourceId);
+            return ACL.from(fileMetadata?.['acl'] as IACL);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(`Error getting access rights in local storage`, error.name, error.message);
+            throw error;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
+    async setACL(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string, acl: IACL) {
+        // const accessTicket = await this.getAccessTicket(resourceId, acRequest);
+        // if (accessTicket.access !== TAccessResult.Granted) throw new Error('Access Denied');
+
+        try {
+            let fileMetadata = await this.getMetadata(acRequest, resourceId);
+            if (!fileMetadata) fileMetadata = {};
+            //when setting ACL make sure to not lose ownership
+            fileMetadata['acl'] = ACL.from(acl).addAccess(acRequest.candidate.role, acRequest.candidate.id, TAccessLevel.Owner).ACL;
+            await this.setMetadata(acRequest, resourceId, fileMetadata);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(`Error setting access rights in local storage`, error);
+            throw error;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SecureConnector.AccessControl
+    async expire(acRequest: AccessRequest, resourceId: string, ttl: number) {
+        console.warn(`LocalStorage.expire is not implemented, request will be ignored for resource ${resourceId} and ttl ${ttl}`);
+    }
+
+    private async initialize() {
+        const storageFolderPath = path.join(this.folder, this.storagePrefix);
+        if (!existsSync(storageFolderPath)) {
+            fs.mkdirSync(storageFolderPath, { recursive: true });
+        }
+        const metadataFolderPath = path.join(this.folder, this.metadataPrefix);
+        if (!existsSync(metadataFolderPath)) {
+            fs.mkdirSync(metadataFolderPath, { recursive: true });
+            fs.writeFileSync(
+                path.join(metadataFolderPath, 'README_IMPORTANT.txt'),
+                'This folder is used for smythOS metadata, do not delete it, it will break SmythOS local filesystem'
+            );
+        }
+        this.isInitialized = true;
+    }
+
+    private getStorageFilePath(candidateId: string, resourceId: string, createFoldersIfNotExists: boolean = false) {
+        const fullPath = path.join(this.folder, this.storagePrefix, resourceId);
+        const folder = path.dirname(fullPath);
+        if (createFoldersIfNotExists && !fs.existsSync(folder)) {
+            fs.mkdirSync(folder, { recursive: true });
+        }
+
+        return fullPath;
+    }
+
+    private getMetadataFilePath(candidateId: string, resourceId: string, createFoldersIfNotExists: boolean = false) {
+        const fullPath = path.join(this.folder, this.metadataPrefix, resourceId);
+        const folder = path.dirname(fullPath);
+        if (createFoldersIfNotExists && !fs.existsSync(folder)) {
+            fs.mkdirSync(folder, { recursive: true });
+        }
+
+        return fullPath;
+    }
+
+    private serializeMetadata(metadata: Record<string, any>): Record<string, string> {
+        let updatedMetadata = {};
+        if (metadata['acl']) {
+            if (metadata['acl']) {
+                updatedMetadata['acl'] = typeof metadata['acl'] == 'string' ? metadata['acl'] : ACL.from(metadata['acl']).serializedACL;
+            }
+
+            delete metadata['acl'];
+        }
+
+        for (let key in metadata) {
+            updatedMetadata[key] = typeof metadata[key] === 'string' ? metadata[key] : JSON.stringify(metadata[key]);
+        }
+
+        return updatedMetadata;
+    }
+
+    private deserializeMetadata(metadata: Record<string, string>): Record<string, any> {
+        let deserializedMetadata: Record<string, any> = {};
+
+        for (let key in metadata) {
+            if (key === 'acl') {
+                deserializedMetadata[key] = ACL.from(metadata[key]).ACL;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                deserializedMetadata[key] = JSON.parse(metadata[key]);
+            } catch (error) {
+                deserializedMetadata[key] = metadata[key];
+            }
+        }
+        return deserializedMetadata;
+    }
+}