how to browse folders and read files from server QT6

[Fellipe]

hello, I am developing an application so whenever there is an update on the server the application will update itself, I have already communicated with the server using (QNetworkAccessManager/QNetworkRequest/QNetworkReply) and I would like to know how I can browse directories and read files, some qt class specific that can do this so I can study more?

About the software:
this app when started will check the integrity of my files by comparing them with the server files, i am trying to do it this way because i want the app to download only what is needed, if anyone has a better idea and can share it i will be grateful

[jsulm]

@Fellipe Read folders and files on the server?
I suggest to implement a REST API which will provide directories/filenames/checksums(for comparision) to the clients.

[Fellipe]

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[Fellipe]

I have a test server here to do, I can already download files, but I can't browse and read files from different folders @jsulm

[SGaist]

Hi and welcome to devnet,

What are you using server side ?
An FTP equivalent ?
S3 equivalent ?
Custom protocol ?

[Fellipe]

@SGaist hello, my test server is http "http://my-server/updates/", this would be the directory where I would iterate.

[jsulm]

@Fellipe You did not answer the questions...

[SimonSchroeder]

@Fellipe HTTP is for requesting files you already know the path to (and the webserver still might present something else as a 'file'). There is no query mechanism. Usually, you only access things that have a link (search engines like Google only know about HTTP paths that are a link on a different web page).

My guess is that you have something running on the server that will give you a file listing as HTML. Then you need to parse the HTML to get to the information. There is nothing built into Qt to get file/directory information from a text/HTML file.