[HN Gopher] Show HN: VirtualStorageLibrary - .NET Tree solutions...
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       Show HN: VirtualStorageLibrary - .NET Tree solutions for items,
       dirs, symlinks
        
       repository: https://github.com/shimodateakira/VirtualStorageLibrary
       Hello HN, I'm excited to share a project I've been working on
       called VirtualStorageLibrary. It's a .NET library designed to
       manage in-memory tree structures, including items, directories, and
       symbolic links.  VirtualStorageLibrary is a .NET library that
       operates entirely in-memory and provides a tree-structured
       collection. This library offers a foundation for managing
       hierarchical data structures, supporting items, directories, and
       symbolic links that encapsulate user-defined types <T> (generic
       types defined by the user). This library is not a file system.
       Instead, it was redesigned from scratch to create a more flexible
       and user-friendly tree structure. The library aims to make it
       intuitive to reference, traverse, and manipulate nodes by
       specifying paths.  The collections provided by .NET are linear,
       including types like hash sets, arrays, lists, and dictionaries,
       which inherently have a linear structure (such as arrays and
       lists). In contrast, common file systems can be viewed as tree-
       shaped collections, where elements are managed as nodes in a
       hierarchical structure. While there are existing libraries that
       support tree-shaped collections, I couldn't find one that models a
       file system-like structure. Therefore, I conceptualized a logical
       interpretation of a file system and asked, "Can we implement a tree
       collection purely as objects?" The goal was to create a system that
       can flexibly manage hierarchical and allow intuitive access.  Key
       Features:  Flexible Tree Structure Hierarchical structure based on
       parent-child relationships, enabling flexible node management.
       Various Nodes Items, directories, and symbolic links, including
       user-defined types <T>.  Intuitive Node Operations via Paths API
       for referencing, searching, adding, deleting, renaming, copying,
       and moving nodes using paths.  Link Management Symbolic links
       managed with a link dictionary, tracking changes in target paths.
       Circular Reference Prevention Detects and prevents circular
       references in paths involving symbolic links by throwing an
       exception.  Flexible Node List Retrieval Retrieves node lists
       within directories, filtered, grouped, and sorted by specified node
       types and attributes.  Anticipated Use Cases:  Natural Language
       Processing (NLP) Knowledge Base Systems Game Development
       Hierarchical Clustering Education and Learning Development Status
       and Future Plans:  The current version is 0.8.0 (prerelease). As of
       2024/08, all essential features for version 1.0.0 have been
       implemented. However, some bug fixes, around 30 feature
       improvements, and refactoring tasks remain. With version 0.8.0, we
       aim to gather user feedback, including bug reports and feature
       enhancement suggestions. Simultaneously, we plan to work through
       the remaining tasks for version 0.9.0, targeted for release in
       October 2024. During this period, class names, method names,
       property names, and other elements in the library may change,
       merge, or be deprecated without notice. Detailed information will
       be provided in the release notes, so please check them for updates.
       For more detailed information on the current issues and planned
       improvements, please visit the following page (content in
       Japanese):
       https://github.com/users/shimodateakira/projects/3/views/3  Thank
       you for your interest, and I look forward to your feedback.  -
       Akira Shimodate, AkiraNetwork
        
       Author : shimodateakira
       Score  : 5 points
       Date   : 2024-08-21 17:44 UTC (23 hours ago)
        
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