dropbox-folder-sync

Console app for syncing a local folder with a dropbox folder

Steps to run app

1. Install packages

npm install

2. Create .env file from .env.local and replace the required values

cp .env.local .env

3. Run app:

npm run dev

Architecture

• Source of Truth: Dropbox folder

• Client:

  • Initialize:

    • If local folder is empty:

      • Download remote files to local
      • Regenerate local database (clean->populate)

    • Else:

      • Get remote files and iterate:

        • If file exists on local:
          • If local file is newer:
            • Leave local file intact
            • Update content remote file
            • If local file exists on local database:
              • Update local file metadata (modified)
            • Else:
              • Insert local metadata file Else:
            • Overwrite local file
            • If local file exists on local database:
            • Update local file metadata (modified)
            • Else: - Insert local metadata file Else:
          • Download remote file to local

      • Get local files and iterate:

        • If local file doesn't exist:
          • Upload local file to remote
          • If local file exists on local database:
            • Update local file metadata (modified)
          • Else:
            • Insert local metadata file

  • Online/Offline:

    • Update local database
    • Generate update remote folder task
      • Process task (Pending | Running | Error | Completed)

• File:

  • ID: remote ID generated by DropBox
  • Path: file path
  • Modified: modified datetime
  • Created: created datetime
  • Status: file status