autodocs_module_filesystem_wrapper

Module filesystem_wrapper Owner: john@ovation Work package: WPx.y Description: this provides filtered access to cloud filesystem services on behalf of workflows and other end-user processes

Method filesystem_wrapper.do_filesystem_call() Defined in: filesystem_wrapper Description: this provides filtered access to cloud filesystem operations Parameters: Name: f Type: filesystem_call Description: parameters for VFS-style filesystem call including data

Returns: Name: f Type: filesystem_call_result Description: results of VFS-style filesystem call, including data

Is used in modules: end_user_application, filesystem_wrapper Responsible parties: john@ovation, [email protected] Work packages: WPx.y, none

Method call: decision_engine.query_permission() Implemented in: decision_engine Called by: filesystem_wrapper Description: this queries whether an action is permitted to be performed, based on the facts available to the inference engine Parameters: Name: a Type: action_spec Description: a specification of an action to be performed

Returns: Name: d Type: decision Description: a yes/no decision, likely accompanied by metadata

Responsible parties: james@mirriad, jazz@imperial, john@ovation Work packages: WPx.y

Method call: cloud.do_filesystem_call() Implemented in: cloud Called by: filesystem_wrapper Description: actually performs a real cloud filesystem operation Parameters: Name: f Type: filesystem_call Description: parameters for VFS-style filesystem call including data

Returns: Name: f Type: filesystem_call_result Description: results of VFS-style filesystem call, including data

Responsible parties: john@ovation, poonam@imperial Work packages: WPx.y

Method call: message_bus.send_message() Implemented in: message_bus Called by: filesystem_wrapper Description: sends a message to the message switch Parameters: Name: m Type: message Description: a non-specific message

Returns: None Responsible parties: james@mirriad, john@ovation, neil@mediachannel, sam@smoke Work packages: WPx.y

Method call: message_bus.get_message() Implemented in: message_bus Called by: filesystem_wrapper Description: called (possibly implicitly) by other modules to receive a message from the message switch Parameters: None Returns: Name: m Type: message Description: a non-specific message

Responsible parties: james@mirriad, john@ovation, neil@mediachannel, sam@smoke Work packages: WPx.y