Alternatives to ExtFile product?

Zope
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I am planning my migration to Zope 4/5, but I have a huge dependency of ExtFile/ExtImage product.

(you can search "extfile old zope org" in Google, your platform doesn't currently allow me to post links)

Last release was in 2007.

I could consider adopting the project myself but I wonder if there is any other project out there with similar capabilities:

  • Store files/images out of ZODB, directly in the filesystem.
  • Being able to create and serve thumbnails from images.
  • Being able to show only thumbnails and control access to full size images.
  • Nice to have: Being able to "plug in" code to override thumbnail generation, for instance for watermarking.

Any advice?

2

Use the blob storage of the ZODB that is around for many, many years.

3

CMFCore has a File type. It keeps metadata in the ZODB and stored the file content itself as "blob" on the file system. The filename is derived from the "oid" and the "serial" - but, if necessary, it can be determined from information found in the ZODB (e.g. for backup/recovery purposes).

CMFCore contains the base functionality. The user interface part used to be in CMFDefault (and other systems, such as e.g. Plone). CMFDefault was termorarily unmaintained but I think I saw recent CMFDefaullt related activity on "github`.