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# moodlefuse - FUSE filesystem for Moodle
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[](https://www.codefactor.io/repository/github/matmasit/moodlefuse/overview/main)
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This is a FUSE filesystem for Moodle. It allows you to mount your Moodle site as a filesystem and access your Moodle files as if they were local files.
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It is a concept that has been around for a while, but I have not found any implementations that I could get to work, or that were not abandoned.
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This is my attempt at creating one.
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## Windows binary
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You can easily grab a Windows binary in the _realeases_ section, it behaves as the program with all dependencies already resolved in a single file (thanks, pyinstaller), make sure to place the env file alongside it with the correct credentials.
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</u>**You need to install [Winsfp](https://winfsp.dev/) to run the program on Windows.**</u>
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## Installation
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First, you need to create a `.env` file with the following variables:
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```bash
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SITE=https://moodle.example.com
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MOODLE_USERNAME=yourusername
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PASSWORD=yourpassword
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MOUNT=/path/to/mountpoint
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```
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Then, just run the python script with the requirements installed. You can use a virtual environment if you want.
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```bash
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pip install -r requirements.txt
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python moodlefuse.py
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```
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This works on Linux and Windows. I have not tested it on Mac OS, but it could work there too.
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> Q: Why is _refuse_ in the project root?
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> It's alpha software with some errors, I managed to make it fit for this project for now
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### Requirements
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* Python 3.6 or newer
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* refuse - cross platform FUSE bindings
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* requests - HTTP library for Python
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* python-dotenv - Python library for reading .env files
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### Features
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* Read-only filesystem to read your Moodle files and announcements
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* In-memory file caching mechanism
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* Automatic html-to-markdown conversion for announcements
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### Future enhancements
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* Fix invisible top-level files
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* Better memory handling (customizable), expecially for large files (chunking)
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* Forum viewing support
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* Persistent tree cache (currently it is built at every mount)
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* Better error handling
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* Better logging
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* Better documentation
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* GUI
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### Demo
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