BoxDrive

###Requirements###

• Python 2.7
• Box python SDK (https://github.com/box/box-python-sdk) - synchronization with Box web api

pip install boxsdk

• Watchdog module http://pythonhosted.org//watchdog/ - local file system events

pip install watchdog

• Bottle module http://bottlepy.org/docs/dev/

pip install bottle

• PyCrypto module https://www.dlitz.net/software/pycrypto/ - encryption and decryption files

pip install pycrypto

Todo:

• Remote event (Radek)
• Box event filter (Radek)
• Remote updater (Hubert)
• Local updater (Hubert)
• Fix Observer/Handler (Hubert)

Issues:

• Problems with synchronization when fast update/delete files and folders
• Remote observer always raises 'Update Event' whenever file is created or updated

Architecture draft

LOCAL:              REMOTE:
  +----------+       +----------+
  | Observer |       | Observer |
  +----------+       +----------+
       |                  |
      \|/                \|/
  +----------+       +----------+
  | Handler  |       | Handler  |
  +----------+       +----------+
             |       |  
              \_____/
               /   \ 
  +----------+/     \+----------+
  | Updater  |       | Updater  |
  +----------+       +----------+

  - Create
    - dir
    - file
  - Delete
    - dir
    - file
  - Update
    - dir
    - file