[ARROW-15114] [C++] GcsFileSystem should use metadata to distinguish directory markers

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 7.0.0
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/30625
• Assignee: Carlos O'Ryan
• Reporter: Carlos O'Ryan
• Created: 15/Dec/21 14:06
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:44
• Resolved: 11/Jan/22 16:30

Description

GcsFileSystem is using files ending with / as directory markers. As described in ARROW-14924 this does not work when one wants to avoid creating a directory named foo (or foo/) if a file named foo already exists.

Issue Links

• is a child of: ARROW-14924 [C++] Implement generic filesystem tests for GCS
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #11996