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Update LocalFolder removal behavior #856

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Update removal behavior
LuHuangMSFT Aug 27, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The proposed solution works by making use of the [Origin Private File System (OP

When configured correctly, the directory handle for OPFS root will contain an additional entry that represents the app's `LocalFolder` directory. This entry can be retrieved as a `FileSystemDirectoryHandle` by calling [`.entries()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemDirectoryHandle/entries) or [`.getDirectoryHandle(...)`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemDirectoryHandle/getDirectoryHandle) on the OPFS root directory handle.

Like other OPFS handles, the `LocalFolder` directory handle and its contents will have [`readwrite`](https://wicg.github.io/file-system-access/#dom-filesystempermissionmode-readwrite) permission by default. Unlike other handles with `readwrite` permission, a [FileSystemFileHandle](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemFileHandle) from `LocalFolder` will always throw a [`NoModificationAllowedError`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemFileHandle/createWritable#nomodificationallowederror) exception if [`createWritable()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemFileHandle/createWritable#exceptions) is used, or if [`getFileHandle()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemDirectoryHandle/getFileHandle) or [`getDirectoryHandle()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemDirectoryHandle/getDirectoryHandle) is used with the `create` option being true. This allows data in `LocalFolder` to be read and cleared but not created or edited.
Like other OPFS handles, the `LocalFolder` directory handle and its contents will have [`readwrite`](https://wicg.github.io/file-system-access/#dom-filesystempermissionmode-readwrite) permission by default. Unlike other handles with `readwrite` permission, a [FileSystemFileHandle](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemFileHandle) from `LocalFolder` will always throw a [`NoModificationAllowedError`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemFileHandle/createWritable#nomodificationallowederror) DOMException if [`createWritable()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemFileHandle/createWritable#exceptions) is used, or if [`getFileHandle()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemDirectoryHandle/getFileHandle) or [`getDirectoryHandle()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemDirectoryHandle/getDirectoryHandle) is used with the `create` option being true. This allows data in `LocalFolder` to be read and cleared but not created or edited.

#### Configuration

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#### Deletion

A `FileSystemHandle` to `LocalFolder` or its contents will allow their [`remove()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemHandle/remove) and [`removeEntry(...)`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemDirectoryHandle/removeEntry) methods to successfully delete files and directories. Contents in `LocalFolder` can be deleted while the `LocalFolder` entry cannot itself be deleted - this is to mimic the effects of the WinRT [`ClearAsync(...)`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.storage.applicationdata.clearasync?view=winrt-22621#windows-storage-applicationdata-clearasync(windows-storage-applicationdatalocality)) API.
Contents in `LocalFolder` can be deleted while the `LocalFolder` entry cannot itself be deleted - this is to mimic the effects of the WinRT [`ClearAsync(...)`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.storage.applicationdata.clearasync?view=winrt-22621#windows-storage-applicationdata-clearasync(windows-storage-applicationdatalocality)) API.
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Will you clarify here if an exception is thrown if the LocalFolder entry is attempted to be deleted?

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Documented in table. Reorganized to bring table up to this section. Added link to examples below.


Both [`FileSystemHandle: remove()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemHandle/remove) and [`FileSystemDirectoryHandle: removeEntry(...)`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemDirectoryHandle/removeEntry) methods can be used on child handles to delete files and directories within the `LocalFolder` directory. Only `FileSystemDirectoryHandle: removeEntry(...)` should be used on the `LocalFolder` root directory handle.
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What benefit is gained from calling removeEntry on LocalFolder?

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Removed this paragraph as it offers no additional information. There is no benefit to calling removeEntry on LocalFolder vs. iterating handles under LocalFolder and calling remove() on each.


#### Storage quota and eviction

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| Action | Result |
|--------|--------|
| `.remove()` on OPFS root handle | Will not enumerate or clear LocalFolder even if the [`recursive`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemDirectoryHandle/removeEntry#recursive) option is used. |
| `.removeEntry(...)` on OPFS root handle, selecting `LocalFolder`'s name| Will clear `LocalFolder` contents but leave the `LocalFolder` directory unchanged. |
| `.remove()` on `LocalFolder`'s handle | Will clear `LocalFolder` contents but leave the `LocalFolder` directory unchanged. |
| `.remove()` on OPFS root handle | Will not enumerate or clear `LocalFolder` even if the [`recursive`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemDirectoryHandle/removeEntry#recursive) option is used. |
| `.removeEntry(...)` on OPFS root handle, selecting `LocalFolder`'s name| Will not enumerate or clear `LocalFolder` even if the `recursive` option is used. |
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Will it throw an exception? What happens?

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Added a line saying no exception will be thrown.

| `.remove()` on `LocalFolder`'s handle | Will throw an `InvalidModificationError` DOMException. Has no effect on `LocalFolder` directory and its contents. |
| `.remove()` or `.removeEntry(...)` on any handle within `LocalFolder` | Selected handle will be removed as usual according to the [File System Access API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File_System_API). |

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