Categories instead of directories. Tool for easy file storage

Inspired by the article

"Categories instead of directories, or the Semantic file system for Linux Vitis",

I decided to make my own analogue of the vitis



utility for PowerShell Core.

Why did I start to do this?

First, vitis



for Linux only.

Secondly, I want to use pipes in PowerShell.

Since I wanted to make a cross-platform utility, I chose .Net Core.

Background

At first there was chaos. Then folders appeared on the disk.

But chaos still reigned. And tags appeared, as well as subtags and synonyms for tags. But chaos captured them too. And categories were invented.

Concept

Files are not stored in a folder hierarchy, but in a heap, with certain categories. A single file can belong to several categories.

If you need to find a file, it is more convenient to enter the categories to which it belongs. It is much easier to remember than in what folders it is stored.

But such a file system is by no means suitable for storing code, source codes, etc.

It is designed to store, for example, family photos, music, documents.

Using

Well, let's start the demonstration.

Install Graphile:

 # install.ps1       PS D:\Source\repos\Graphile> .\install.ps1
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
        
        
        
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
     

First, initialize Graphile in the folder:

 #    PS C:\Users\Dell\GraphileTest> Import-Module GraphilePowerShell #  Graphile   PS C:\Users\Dell\GraphileTest> Init-Graphile C:\Users\Dell\GraphileTest\graphile.db
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
        
        
        
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
     

So, we are all set up. Now you can create a new category:

 PS C:\Users\Dell\GraphileTest> New-Category -Name "music" music
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
        
        
        
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
     

Add the files:

 PS C:\Users\Dell\GraphileTest> Get-ChildItem "D:\Music\Pink Floyd - The Wall" -Recurse -Filter "*.mp3" | foreach { $_.FullName } | foreach { >> Add-FileToCategory -File $_ -Categories "music" >> }
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
        
        
        
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
     

To those who did not understand what I did:

1. Got a list of files in the Pink Floyd - The Wall
   
   
   
   folder Pink Floyd - The Wall
   
   
   
   
2. Each file converted to a full path to them
3. Added each file to the music
   
   
   
   category

Now check if we really added the files to the category:

 PS C:\Users\Dell\GraphileTest> List-Graphiles | Format-Table
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
        
        
        
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
     

A list will be displayed in the format:

 CategoriesNames Id Categories Name Extension
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
        
        
        
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
     

Add more categories and files:

 New-Category -Name "the-wall" New-Category -Name "alan-parsons" List-Graphiles -Categories "music" | foreach { Add-GraphileToCategory -Categories "the-wall" -Files $_.Name } Get-ChildItem "D:\Music\The Alan Parsons Project - Turn of a Friendly Card" -File -Recurse | foreach { $_.FullName } | foreach { Add-FileToCategory -File $_ -Categories "music", "alan-parsons" }
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
        
        
        
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
     

Check the files:

 List-Graphiles -Categories "alan-parsons" | Format-Table
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
        
        
        
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
     

The command will list all files that belong to the alan-parsons



.

More files to the god of file systems!

 New-Category -Name "images" Get-ChildItem "D:\" -File -Recurse | foreach { $.FullName } | foreach { Add-FileToCategory -File $_ -Categories "images" }
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
        
        
        
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
     

We check:

 List-Graphiles -Categories "images" | Format-Table
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
        
        
        
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
     

Everything is working!

But this is only the beginning. Export your regular file system to Graphile and get great file organization.

Where to download Graphile

Here is a link to the GitLab Graphile.

MIT



, so you can use it even for commercial purposes.

Future project

Since this is PowerShell, not khukh-mukhra, you can make a graphical shell under .NET Core.

How to do it:

1. Install Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK
2. Use the PowerShell class and call Graphile.

If you liked the project, make commits, merge request



's and create discussions.

Thanks for reading! Use and enjoy!