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[community] [code] [connection] Investigate `*_file` functions in ssh.py for potential to add z/OS file tags

Open ketankelkar opened this issue 10 months ago • 0 comments

The ssh connection plugin has functions put_file and fetch_file.

Determine if there's scope to handle tags for z/OS UNIX files.

  • Perhaps put_file can tag the file after copying it to the destination.
  • Perhaps fetch_file can read the tag to determine how to decode the file (and possibly convert it to utf-8)

The zos-util package contains python functions for checking extended file attributes, e.g.:

  • tag_info = zos_util.get_tag_info(fpath)
  • zos_util.chtag(fpath, 1047)

A potential concern may be raised that such changes will require new package imports. While true, those import(s) can be wrapped inside a conditional to even set a boolean variable is_zos_target

try:
  import zos-util
  is_zos_target: True #  import only succeeds for z/OS
except ImportException:
  is_zos_target: False

And now, function logic can leverage the is_zos_target boolean.

ketankelkar avatar Apr 06 '24 01:04 ketankelkar