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6/16/2026

Smart Resume for File Transfers in Rust — Never Start Over
Short summary
Implement resumable file transfers by tracking state in SQLite with transferred_bytes and file_hash. On connection failure, seek to the last confirmed offset and resume the transfer, updating progress periodically to minimize database overhead. Always hash-verify the completed file to detect corruption—a failed resume is worse than restarting from scratch.
- •Track file transfer state in SQLite to enable resumption after failures
- •Seek to last confirmed offset and append remaining bytes on retry
- •Validate final hash after transfer to detect corruption
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