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      1 /*
      2  * Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Christian Plattner. All rights reserved.
      3  * Please refer to the LICENSE.txt for licensing details.
      4  */
      5 package ch.ethz.ssh2.sftp;
      6 
      7 /**
      8  *
      9  * SFTP Attribute Bits for the "attrib-bits" and "attrib-bits-valid" fields
     10  * of the SFTP ATTR data type.
     11  * <p>
     12  * Yes, these are the "attrib-bits", even though they have "_FLAGS_" in
     13  * their name. Don't ask - I did not invent it.
     14  * <p>
     15  * "<i>These fields, taken together, reflect various attributes of the file
     16  * or directory, on the server. Bits not set in 'attrib-bits-valid' MUST be
     17  * ignored in the 'attrib-bits' field.  This allows both the server and the
     18  * client to communicate only the bits it knows about without inadvertently
     19  * twiddling bits they don't understand.</i>"
     20  *
     21  * @author Christian Plattner
     22  * @version 2.50, 03/15/10
     23  *
     24  */
     25 public class AttribBits
     26 {
     27 	/**
     28 	 * Advisory, read-only bit. This bit is not part of the access
     29 	 * control information on the file, but is rather an advisory field
     30 	 * indicating that the file should not be written.
     31 	 */
     32 	public static final int SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_READONLY = 0x00000001;
     33 
     34 	/**
     35 	 * The file is part of the operating system.
     36 	 */
     37 	public static final int SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_SYSTEM = 0x00000002;
     38 
     39 	/**
     40 	 * File SHOULD NOT be shown to user unless specifically requested.
     41 	 * For example, most UNIX systems SHOULD set this bit if the filename
     42 	 * begins with a 'period'. This bit may be read-only (see section 5.4 of
     43 	 * the SFTP standard draft). Most UNIX systems will not allow this to be
     44 	 * changed.
     45 	 */
     46 	public static final int SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_HIDDEN = 0x00000004;
     47 
     48 	/**
     49 	 * This attribute applies only to directories. This attribute is
     50 	 * always read-only, and cannot be modified. This attribute means
     51 	 * that files and directory names in this directory should be compared
     52 	 * without regard to case.
     53 	 * <p>
     54 	 * It is recommended that where possible, the server's filesystem be
     55 	 * allowed to do comparisons. For example, if a client wished to prompt
     56 	 * a user before overwriting a file, it should not compare the new name
     57 	 * with the previously retrieved list of names in the directory. Rather,
     58 	 * it should first try to create the new file by specifying
     59 	 * SSH_FXF_CREATE_NEW flag. Then, if this fails and returns
     60 	 * SSH_FX_FILE_ALREADY_EXISTS, it should prompt the user and then retry
     61 	 * the create specifying SSH_FXF_CREATE_TRUNCATE.
     62 	 * <p>
     63 	 * Unless otherwise specified, filenames are assumed to be case sensitive.
     64 	 */
     65 	public static final int SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_CASE_INSENSITIVE = 0x00000008;
     66 
     67 	/**
     68 	 * The file should be included in backup / archive operations.
     69 	 */
     70 	public static final int SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_ARCHIVE = 0x00000010;
     71 
     72 	/**
     73 	 * The file is stored on disk using file-system level transparent
     74 	 * encryption. This flag does not affect the file data on the wire
     75 	 * (for either READ or WRITE requests.)
     76 	 */
     77 	public static final int SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_ENCRYPTED = 0x00000020;
     78 
     79 	/**
     80 	 * The file is stored on disk using file-system level transparent
     81 	 * compression. This flag does not affect the file data on the wire.
     82 	 */
     83 	public static final int SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_COMPRESSED = 0x00000040;
     84 
     85 	/**
     86 	 * The file is a sparse file; this means that file blocks that have
     87 	 * not been explicitly written are not stored on disk. For example, if
     88 	 * a client writes a buffer at 10 M from the beginning of the file,
     89 	 * the blocks between the previous EOF marker and the 10 M offset would
     90 	 * not consume physical disk space.
     91 	 * <p>
     92 	 * Some servers may store all files as sparse files, in which case
     93 	 * this bit will be unconditionally set. Other servers may not have
     94 	 * a mechanism for determining if the file is sparse, and so the file
     95 	 * MAY be stored sparse even if this flag is not set.
     96 	 */
     97 	public static final int SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_SPARSE = 0x00000080;
     98 
     99 	/**
    100 	 * Opening the file without either the SSH_FXF_ACCESS_APPEND_DATA or
    101 	 * the SSH_FXF_ACCESS_APPEND_DATA_ATOMIC flag (see section 8.1.1.3
    102 	 * of the SFTP standard draft) MUST result in an
    103 	 * SSH_FX_INVALID_PARAMETER error.
    104 	 */
    105 	public static final int SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_APPEND_ONLY = 0x00000100;
    106 
    107 	/**
    108 	 * The file cannot be deleted or renamed, no hard link can be created
    109 	 * to this file, and no data can be written to the file.
    110 	 * <p>
    111 	 * This bit implies a stronger level of protection than
    112 	 * SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_READONLY, the file permission mask or ACLs.
    113 	 * Typically even the superuser cannot write to immutable files, and
    114 	 * only the superuser can set or remove the bit.
    115 	 */
    116 	public static final int SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_IMMUTABLE = 0x00000200;
    117 
    118 	/**
    119 	 * When the file is modified, the changes are written synchronously
    120 	 * to the disk.
    121 	 */
    122 	public static final int SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_SYNC = 0x00000400;
    123 
    124 	/**
    125 	 * The server MAY include this bit in a directory listing or realpath
    126 	 * response. It indicates there was a failure in the translation to UTF-8.
    127 	 * If this flag is included, the server SHOULD also include the
    128 	 * UNTRANSLATED_NAME attribute.
    129 	 */
    130 	public static final int SSH_FILEXFER_ATTR_FLAGS_TRANSLATION_ERR = 0x00000800;
    131 
    132 }
    133