This page last changed on Sep 30, 2011 by bbranan.

Introduction

The Stitcher Tool is a utility which provides a simple way to retrieve "chunked" files from DuraCloud. When files are moved to DuraCloud using either the Chunker Tool or the Sync Tool and they exceed a defined size limit, they are split (chunked) into multiple files for transfer. The Stitcher tool provides the means by which those files can be retrieved and combined to result in the original file. It should be noted that the Stitcher Tool is also embedded into the Retrieval Tool. If you are using Retrieval Tool, stitching will be automatically performed.

Download

Download the Stitcher Tool from the Downloads page.

Operational notes

  • If you want to jump directly into using the tool, download it from the link above and run the following command
    java -jar stitch-{version}-driver.jar

    The resulting usage statement (detailed below) should be enough to help you get started.

  • When using the Stitcher Tool, you need to know the ID of the manifest which was generated to list all of the chunks of the original file. If the chunking was done by either the Chunker or Sync tool, then the name of the manifest is the name of the original file (prefixed with any enclosing directory names) followed by ".dura-manifest".

Using the Stitcher Tool

  • To run the Stitcher Tool, open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory where the Stitcher Tool is located and run the above command.
  • The following options are available when running the Stitcher Tool
    Short Option Long Option Argument Expected Required Description Default Value (if optional)
    -m --manifest-id Yes Yes The ID of the manifest file used to contain the listing of content chunks  
    -d --to-dir Yes Yes Retrieved and stitched content is stored in this local directory  
    -s --space-id Yes Yes The space ID in which content and manifest files reside  
    -i --store-id Yes No The store ID for the DuraCloud storage provider The default store is used
    -h --host Yes Yes The host address of the DuraCloud instance  
    -r --port Yes No The port of the DuraCloud instance 443
    -u --username Yes Yes The username necessary to perform writes to DuraCloud  
    -p --password Yes Yes The password necessary to perform writes to DuraCloud  
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