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Event log and delete folder.
Hi All,
I want to write a tool that keep track all the team members and their files on Dropbox. The information needs to be updated in 5 minutes interval. If a member adds a file, delete a file or ...
tritnguyen To confirm what Здравко is saying, on Dropbox the deletion of a parent includes the deletion of any children of that parent, so it may be helpful to construct your data model/storage to reflect that as well.
See also, the /2/files/list_folder[/continue] for listing the contents of a folder, which also works that way.
tritnguyen wrote:...
I want to update my file list correctly; I want to remove f1.txt, f2.txt, and f3.txt from my list after I got ...
Hi tritnguyen,
What about if you re-organize you "file list" in a file/folder tree? 🤔 You can always get a list out from the tree (if needed) and are able handle all event recursively whenever needed (like in situation mentioned by you). 😉
Hope this helps.
The number of members in the company my tool is designed for may be huge. Develop the system to keep track all the folders and files for each member is time consuming, and I try to avoid that. Is there any quick and easy way to do the bookkeeping?
Thanks.
tritnguyen wrote:... Develop the system to keep track all the folders and files for each member is time consuming, and I try to avoid that. ...
I don't know such a bookkeeping way, but tree data structure processing typically consumes significantly less time that equivalent list processing (logarithmic vs linear load), if structured properly. That's why much more suitable for big data set (bigger difference between logarithm and line). 🤷
I understand your suggestion; however, under the time I have to finish the task, I think I cannot use it. But thank you anyway.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
tritnguyen To confirm what Здравко is saying, on Dropbox the deletion of a parent includes the deletion of any children of that parent, so it may be helpful to construct your data model/storage to reflect that as well.
See also, the /2/files/list_folder[/continue] for listing the contents of a folder, which also works that way.
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