Unable to use webdav to upload/add files in a resource directory

[displacedaussie]

It would be incredibly useful if it was possible to use webdav to add/update files in a static resource directory.

plone.resource requires that directories provide IObjectManager and that files are instances of OFS.Image.File. It provides the following methods to create the correct types:

• makeDirectory
• writeFile
• importZip

plone.app.theming makes use of the importZip method when uploading a new theme.

I'd like to be able to use webdav to connect to the server, open portal_resources/theme, then copy or update a theme from my local filesystem using my webdav client.

If you attempt to use Webdav (or FTP), the PUT method (webdav.NullResource) creates the wrong file types and then fails.

I think to allow this, we possibly need a custom PUT_factory for the static resource directory. Does this idea seem reasonable/possible? I am happy to implement it if someone can point me in the right direction.

[displacedaussie]

This bug report covers the problems when trying to use WebDAV: https://dev.plone.org/ticket/12303