Initial POC works with IPFS

ipfs.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	shell "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api"
+)
+
+var directory = "hls"
+var directoryHash string
+
+func createIPFSDirectory() {
+	sh := shell.NewShell("localhost:5001")
+	newlyCreatedDirectoryHash, error := sh.AddDir(directory)
+	verifyError((error))
+	directoryHash = newlyCreatedDirectoryHash
+}
+
+func save(filePath string) string {
+	file, err := os.Open(filePath)
+	payload := bufio.NewReader(file)
+	// Where your local node is running on localhost:5001
+	sh := shell.NewShell("localhost:5001")
+	cid, err := sh.Add(payload, shell.Pin(true))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %s", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	filename := filepath.Base(filePath)
+	newDirectoryHash := addFileToDirectory(directoryHash, cid, filename)
+	newFilePath := fmt.Sprintf("/ipfs/%s/%s", newDirectoryHash, filename)
+	// fmt.Printf("added %s -> %s\n", filePath, newFilePath)
+
+	return newFilePath
+}
+
+func saveData(stringData string, filename string) string {
+	payload := strings.NewReader(stringData)
+
+	// Where your local node is running on localhost:5001
+	sh := shell.NewShell("localhost:5001")
+	cid, err := sh.Add(payload)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %s", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	newDirectoryHash := addFileToDirectory(directoryHash, cid, filename)
+	newFilePath := fmt.Sprintf("/ipfs/%s/%s", newDirectoryHash, filename)
+	// fmt.Printf("added %s -> %s\n", filename, newFilePath)
+
+	return newFilePath
+}
+
+func addFileToDirectory(directoryHash string, fileHash string, filename string) string {
+	// Where your local node is running on localhost:5001
+	sh := shell.NewShell("localhost:5001")
+
+	newDirectoryHash, err := sh.Patch("/ipfs/"+directoryHash, "add-link", filename, fileHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %s", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	return newDirectoryHash
+}