furumi-ng/windows-implementation-plan.md

Implementation Plan for furumi-mount-windows Client

Architectural Decision

• VFS Driver: WinFSP (Windows File System Proxy).
• Justification: Excellent performance, perfect compatibility with the FUSE model, widely used in similar projects (e.g., rclone, sshfs-win).
• Installation: A unified installer (bundle) will be created (for example, using Inno Setup or WiX Toolkit), which will:
  • Check if WinFSP is already installed.
  • Automatically install the official winfsp.msi silently (using /qn flags) if the driver is missing.
  • Install the furumi-mount-windows.exe client itself.

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Implementation Details

1. Application Scaffold

• Create a new binary crate furumi-mount-windows within the workspace.
• Add dependencies: winfsp (or wfd), tokio, clap, tracing, and an internal dependency on furumi-client-core.

2. Entry Point (CLI)

• In main.rs, configure parsing for command-line arguments and environment variables (--server, --token, --mount), similar to furumi-mount-macos.
• Initialize the gRPC connection to the server via furumi-client-core.
• Configure directory mounting:
  • As a network drive (e.g., Z:).
  • Or as a transparent folder within an existing NTFS filesystem (depending on driver support/flags).

3. VFS Implementation

• Create an fs.rs module.
• Implement the trait or callback structure required by WinFSP (e.g., the WinFspFileSystem structure).
• Action mapping:
  • GetFileInfo / GetSecurityByName → gRPC GetAttr call.
  • ReadDirectory → Streaming gRPC ReadDir call.
  • ReadFile → ReadFile gRPC call (with support for stream chunking).
• Crucial Part: Translating Unix file attributes (from gRPC) into Windows File Attributes to ensure the system permits high-performance continuous stream reading (especially for media).

4. Installer Creation

• Write a configuration script for a Windows installer builder (e.g., windows/setup.iss for Inno Setup).
• Neatly bundle both winfsp-x.y.z.msi and furumi-mount-windows.exe together.
• Add Custom Actions / Logic to:
  • Check the Windows Registry for an existing WinFSP installation.
  • Trigger the winfsp.msi installation conditionally.

5. CI/CD Integration

• Update the GitHub Actions workflow (docker-publish.yml or create a dedicated release workflow).
• Add the target toolchain: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.
• Add a step to compile: cargo build --release --bin furumi-mount-windows.
• Add a step to build the installer (e.g., iscc setup.iss or via cargo-wix).
• Output the final setup.exe as a GitHub Release artifact alongside other binaries.

6. Testing Strategy

• Write unit tests in Rust covering attribute translation and path mapping (mapping slashes / to backslashes \).
• Manual System Testing:
  • Start furumi-server locally.
  • Run the installer on a clean Windows machine (VM without pre-installed WinFSP).
  • Verify that the drive mounts correctly and seamlessly.
  • Launch media playback (e.g., via VLC/mpv) to ensure streaming stability over the VFS connection.