Methods and Systems for Providing File Services

摘要

Disclosed herein are systems and methods of providing file services. According to the disclosed systems and methods, a networking device may be configured to (a) receive installation of an application that provides access to one or more file services, and (b) after receiving the installation, make the one or more file services available for access on a given client device of the one or more client devices without requiring the given client device to separately install an application that provides access to the one or more file services. In one example, the networking device may make the one or more file services available for access on the given client device by sending the given client device an instruction to dynamically update its graphical user interface (e.g., a context menu) to reflect that the one or more file services are available for access on the given client device.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
in a networking device coupled to one or more client devices in a local network, hosting an application that provides an interface between a first file service accessible via the local network and a second file service accessible via a remote network; the networking device making the first file service available for access on a given client device of the one or more client devices via the local network; the networking device receiving, from the given client device, a first message that indicates a change in a relationship between a given resource stored on the given client device and the first file service; after receiving the first message, the networking device determining that the change in the relationship between the given resource and the first file service requires a change to the second file service; in response to the determining, the networking device defining a second message that requests the change to the second file service; and the networking device sending the second message to the remote network.