Feature request: `FileSystemHandle.move()` for directories

[xieyuheng]

It seems not less-secure then be able to delete and create files and directories.

Since we already can delete and create, why not move?

[xieyuheng]

P.S.

I am asking this question, because I made a text editor with File System Access API:
https://readonly.link/editor

But it feels incomplete without supporting renaming files and directories.

[a-sully]

move() for local files should be available on recent versions of Chromium. See the explainer: https://github.com/whatwg/fs/blob/main/proposals/MovingNonOpfsFiles.md

Directory moves were not feasible for a long time due to infrastructural inconsistencies that made it impossible to specify the behavior in a way that was compatible across browsers (see whatwg/fs#59). Those questions were recently addressed, though, so there's now at least a path to supporting directory moves in the future

For now I'll turn this issue into a feature request to track interest for directory moves

[jimmywarting]

Looking forward to having this!

[a-sully]

note: directory moves are still not supported on Chromium browsers. Re-opening this issue to track this feature request