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The File System Access API allows web apps to interact with files on the local device.

This extension brings the File System Access API to Firefox that helps web apps such as https://vscode.dev read and write local files and folders.

Main features:
* Implemented showOpenFilePicker, showDirectoryPicker, showSaveFilePicker functions and related interfaces.
* Set to enable specific File System Access features on matching web pages.
* Provides File System Access API for other compatible WebExtensions.

Notes:
* The local file operations required by this extension cannot be performed in the browser, and a helper app needs to be installed to assist in the related work.
* The optional Code Editor feature is provided by the Code Editor extension.

Limitations:
* By default, FileSystemHandle will lose its instance methods after cloning (e.g. using IndexedDB or postMessage), and requires additional configuration of the FS_CONFIG.CLONE_ENABLED. Web developers can use __FILE_SYSTEM_TOOLS__.parseHandle(handle) to restore the instance methods.
* Limited Worker context support and requires additional configuration of the FS_CONFIG.WORKER_ENABLED.
* Read file size is limited by the FS_CONFIG.FILE_SIZE_LIMIT. Web developers can read large file streams and slices with handle.getFile({ _allowNonNative: true }), and write large file in-place with handle.createWritable({ _inPlace: true, keepExistingData: true }).
* DataTransferItem.prototype.getAsFileSystemHandle is not implemented.

This extension is open source and you can file bug reports or feature requests on the GitHub issue.

References:
* https://wicg.github.io/file-system-access/

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