Integrating distributed file systems with object stores

A network computer for managing data in a file system, comprising:

• a memory that stores at least instructions;
• and
• one or more processors that execute instructions that perform actions, including:
• providing a file system that includes a plurality of directories;
• determining a source bucket on a cloud computing environment, wherein the source bucket is an object store that contains a plurality of objects;
• associating the source bucket with a target directory in the file system based on an integration relationship, wherein the integration relationship includes one or more of an identity of the source bucket, or the path to the target directory;
• determining one or more filter rules to access the source bucket or the target directory based on the identity of the source bucket or the path to the target directory included in the integration relationship;
• providing one or more object keys from the object store based on a query and the one or more filter rules, wherein each object key corresponds to an object in the source bucket that conforms to the one or more filter rules;
• determining one or more source objects in the source bucket based on the one or more object keys, wherein each source object corresponds to one of the one or more object keys;
• determining one or more target files that correspond to the one or more source objects based on the integration relationship;
• and
• in response to determining one or more changed target files or one or more changed source objects, copying the one or more source objects that correspond to the one or more changed source objects or the one or more changed target files to the target directory.

A processor readable non-transitory storage media that includes instructions for managing data in a file system over a network, wherein execution of the instructions by one or more processors on one or more network computers performs actions, comprising:

• providing a file system that includes a plurality of directories;
• determining a source bucket on a cloud computing environment, wherein the source bucket is an object store that contains a plurality of objects;
• associating the source bucket with a target directory in the file system based on an integration relationship, wherein the integration relationship includes one or more of an identity of the source bucket, or the path to the target directory;
• determining one or more filter rules to access the source bucket or the target directory based on the identity of the source bucket or the path to the target directory included in the integration relationship;
• providing one or more object keys from the object store based on a query and the one or more filter rules, wherein each object key corresponds to an object in the source bucket that conforms to the one or more filter rules;
• determining one or more source objects in the source bucket based on the one or more object keys, wherein each source object corresponds to one of the one or more object keys;
• determining one or more target files that correspond to the one or more source objects based on the integration relationship;
• and
• in response to determining one or more changed target files or one or more changed source objects, copying the one or more source objects that correspond to the one or more changed source objects or the one or more changed target files to the target directory.

A system for managing data in a file system comprising:

• a network computer, comprising:
• a memory that stores at least instructions;
• and
• one or more processors that execute instructions that perform actions, including:
• providing a file system that includes a plurality of directories;
• determining a source bucket on a cloud computing environment, wherein the source bucket is an object store that contains a plurality of objects;
• associating the source bucket with a target directory in the file system based on an integration relationship, wherein the integration relationship includes one or more of an identity of the source bucket, or the path to the target directory;
• determining one or more filter rules to access the source bucket or the target directory based on the identity of the source bucket or the path to the target directory included in the integration relationship;
• providing one or more object keys from the object store based on a query and the one or more filter rules, wherein each object key corresponds to an object in the source bucket that conforms to the one or more filter rules;
• determining one or more source objects in the source bucket based on the one or more object keys, wherein each source object corresponds to one of the one or more object keys;
• determining one or more target files that correspond to the one or more source objects based on the integration relationship;
• and
• in response to determining one or more changed target files or one or more changed source objects, copying the one or more source objects that correspond to the one or more changed source objects or the one or more changed target files to the target directory;
• and
• a client computer, comprising:
• a memory that stores at least instructions;
• and
• one or more processors that execute instructions that perform actions, including, providing one or more of the one or more integration relationships or the one or more filter rules.