docs: add VFS documentation

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### 4. VFS ### 4. VFS
(Documentation pending implementation) The VFS (Virtual File System) module provides a unified interface for file operations by mapping virtual paths to user defined providers.
#### Implementing a file provider
To create a new storage backend (e.g., a zip loader, encrypted volume, etc), you must inherit from `IFileProvider`.
```cpp
#include <seallib/vfs.h>
using namespace seallib;
class MyCustomProvider : public IFileProvider {
public:
// checks if file exists
bool exists(const std::string& path) const override {
/*
implementation logic here
*/
return true;
}
// loads data from provider to outBuffer
VFSResult readFile(const std::string& path, FileBuffer& outBuffer) const override {
/*
1. locate the file in your system.
2. if not found, return VFSResult::FileNotFound.
3. allocate memory: outBuffer.data = std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(size);
4. copy data into outBuffer.data and set outBuffer.size = size;
*/
return VFSResult::Success;
}
// write data from a buffer to your provider
VFSResult writeFile(const std::string& path, const FileBuffer& buffer) override {
/*
VFS ensures 'buffer' is valid (data != nullptr) before calling this.
return VFSResult::AccessDenied if your provider is read-only or if that path shouldn't be written to
*/
return VFSResult::Success;
}
// generic file management operations
VFSResult deleteFile(const std::string& path) override { return VFSResult::Success; }
VFSResult createDirectory(const std::string& path) override { return VFSResult::Success; }
// list all files and subdirectories within a given path
std::vector<std::string> listDirectory(const std::string& path) const override {
// note: directories should ideally end with a '/' for clarity
return { "file1", "file2", "file3" };
}
// optional: return a name for debugging/logging
std::string getProviderName() const override { return "MyCustomProvider"; }
};
```
#### Example usage
```c++
#include <seallib/vfs.h>
using namespace seallib;
int main() {
VirtualFileSystem vfs;
/*
mount a disk provider to the virtual "assets" folder
higher priority (10 in this case) means this mount is checked before others
*/
vfs.mount("/assets", std::make_unique<DiskFileProvider>("./data"), 10);
// reading a file (Paths are automatically normalized to remove '../' etc.)
FileBuffer buffer;
if (vfs.readFile("/assets/somefile.bin", buffer) == VFSResult::Success) {
std::string rawData = buffer.toString();
}
return 0;
}
```
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