simfs (v1.0)

Linux File System Simulator in C++
Tree data structures made tangible

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🎯 What is simfs?

simfs is a Linux file system simulator built from scratch in C++. It started from a simple observation: Linux's hierarchical file system is essentially a tree data structure.

When you navigate /home/user/docs/file.txt, you're traversing a tree:

This project implements that tree structure practically, with real file operations and some API integrations as bonus features. It gives a Terminal and you can use different basic linux cammands to interact with the system.

✨ Features

🗂️ Core File System

• Hierarchical storage using n-ary trees
• Complete path resolution with . and .. support
• File operations: create, read, update, delete, move, copy
• Recursive search with wildcard pattern matching (*.cpp, project*)
• Memory management with RAII cleanup

🛠️ Technical Highlights

• Modular C++ architecture
• libcurl for HTTP requests
• Custom JSON parsing
• Build automation
• Terminal UI with ANSI colors

🌐 APIs Integrations

• Weather API - Real-time weather
• Crypto API - Live cryptocurrency prices
• HTTP client implementation using libcurl
• Response caching to reduce API calls

📸 Demo

Project Structure

simfs/
├── include/     # Headers (interfaces)
├── docs/        
├── src/         # Implementation
├── main.cpp     # Entry point
└── build.sh     # Build automation

Try it Yourself

You can compile it using the bash script with it it is much simpler to use.

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/israrkhan-cys/simfs.git
cd simfs
./build.sh

# Run
./simfs

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