is there a way to ignore certain file types in static sync

[Christopher May]

We have a lot of files attached to our projects, such as .html or .js files that I want on our external storage, but I do not want RS to catalog these files through static sync.

I see the nogo folder is there anyway to set up nogo files?

Thanks,

Chris

[Allison Stec]

have you tried adding those extensions to $banned_extensions

Allison Stec
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[Christopher May]

Allison,

I just tried it, but no joy. Static Sync allowed the banned files to be uploaded.

That might be a security loophole...

Chris

[Allison Stec]

Yeah! kind of a big one if you ask me...

I know one big issue with staticsync is that it uses an outdated method to add the resources. That might be why banned extensions isn't considered...

Allison Stec
Senior Developer & Asset Management Specialist
Colorhythm
http://www.colorhythm.com

Main Office: +1 415-399-9921
Fax: +1 415-399-9928

as...@colorhythm.com

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[Christopher May]

It is easy to fix in staticsync.php:

 # -------FILES---------------
 
 if (($filetype=="file") && (substr($file,0,1)!=".") && (strtolower($file)!="thumbs.db"))
 {
     $extension=strtolower($extension);
 # Check to see if extension is banned, do not add if it is banned
   if(array_search($extension, $banned_extensions)===false){   //cmay added this line and the appropriate closing bracket on down the page
 # Already exists?
 if (!isset($done[$shortpath]))

and you also need to add: $banned_extensions to the global command at the beginning of the ProcessFolder function

[pathways.ge]

The solution posted by Cmay seems to be implemented in RS.

Montala (?) made a mistake, though

if(array_search($extension, $banned_extensions)){continue;}

This is called non-strict checking. If your unwanted extension happens to be the first in the list, array_search returns int(0), which evaluates to false. Boom, your unwanted file is still slurped in.

It should be

if(array_search($extension, $banned_extensions) !== false){continue;}

Another case for strict programming practice!