shutdown callback
[oweals/gnunet.git] / src / fs / fs.c
index 94777fb05926bb09a20f6942e99b6a624d6ab3ec..9ec35ed2f746ffd3a215ee909ed0a1758992cd74 100644 (file)
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "gnunet_util_lib.h"
 #include "gnunet_fs_service.h"
 #include "fs.h"
+#include "fs_tree.h"
 
 
 /**
@@ -127,9 +128,6 @@ process_job_queue (void *cls,
   while (NULL != (qe = next))
     {
       next = qe->next;
-      /* FIXME: might be faster/simpler to do this calculation only once
-        when we start a job (OTOH, this would allow us to dynamically
-        and easily adjust qe->blocks over time, given the right API...) */
       run_time = GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (h->avg_block_latency,
                                                qe->blocks * qe->start_times);
       end_time = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_add (qe->start_time,
@@ -214,6 +212,47 @@ GNUNET_FS_dequeue_ (struct GNUNET_FS_QueueEntry *qh)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Create a top-level activity entry.
+ *
+ * @param h global fs handle
+ * @param ssf suspend signal function to use
+ * @param ssf_cls closure for ssf
+ * @return fresh top-level activity handle
+ */
+struct TopLevelActivity *
+GNUNET_FS_make_top (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
+                   SuspendSignalFunction ssf,
+                   void *ssf_cls)
+{
+  struct TopLevelActivity *ret;
+
+  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TopLevelActivity));
+  ret->ssf = ssf;
+  ret->ssf_cls = ssf_cls;
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (h->top_head,
+                              h->top_tail,
+                              ret);
+  return ret;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Destroy a top-level activity entry.
+ * 
+ * @param h global fs handle
+ * @param top top level activity entry
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_FS_end_top (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
+                  struct TopLevelActivity *top)
+{
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (h->top_head,
+                              h->top_tail,
+                              top);
+  GNUNET_free (top);
+}
+
 
 
 /**
@@ -359,7 +398,6 @@ GNUNET_FS_data_reader_copy_ (void *cls,
 }
 
 
-
 /**
  * Return the full filename where we would store state information
  * (for serialization/deserialization).
@@ -376,6 +414,51 @@ get_serialization_file_name (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
 {
   char *basename;
   char *ret;
+
+  if (0 == (h->flags & GNUNET_FS_FLAGS_PERSISTENCE))
+    return NULL; /* persistence not requested */
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_filename (h->cfg,
+                                              "fs",
+                                              "STATE_DIR",
+                                              &basename))
+    return NULL;
+  GNUNET_asprintf (&ret,
+                  "%s%s%s%s%s%s%s",
+                  basename,
+                  DIR_SEPARATOR_STR,
+                  h->client_name,
+                  DIR_SEPARATOR_STR,
+                  ext,
+                  DIR_SEPARATOR_STR,
+                  ent);
+  GNUNET_free (basename);
+  return ret;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Return the full filename where we would store state information
+ * (for serialization/deserialization) that is associated with a
+ * parent operation.
+ *
+ * @param h master context
+ * @param ext component of the path 
+ * @param uni name of the parent operation
+ * @param ent entity identifier (or emtpy string for the directory)
+ * @return NULL on error
+ */
+static char *
+get_serialization_file_name_in_dir (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
+                                   const char *ext,
+                                   const char *uni,
+                                   const char *ent)
+{
+  char *basename;
+  char *ret;
+
+  if (0 == (h->flags & GNUNET_FS_FLAGS_PERSISTENCE))
+    return NULL; /* persistence not requested */
   if (GNUNET_OK !=
       GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_filename (h->cfg,
                                               "fs",
@@ -383,12 +466,15 @@ get_serialization_file_name (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
                                               &basename))
     return NULL;
   GNUNET_asprintf (&ret,
-                  "%s%s%s-%s%s%s",
+                  "%s%s%s%s%s%s%s.dir%s%s",
                   basename,
                   DIR_SEPARATOR_STR,
                   h->client_name,
+                  DIR_SEPARATOR_STR,
                   ext,
                   DIR_SEPARATOR_STR,
+                  uni,
+                  DIR_SEPARATOR_STR,
                   ent);
   GNUNET_free (basename);
   return ret;
@@ -430,13 +516,44 @@ get_read_handle (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
  */
 static struct GNUNET_BIO_WriteHandle *
 get_write_handle (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
-                const char *ext,
-                const char *ent)
+                 const char *ext,
+                 const char *ent)
 {
   char *fn;
   struct GNUNET_BIO_WriteHandle *ret;
 
   fn = get_serialization_file_name (h, ext, ent);
+  if (fn == NULL)
+    {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  ret = GNUNET_BIO_write_open (fn);
+  if (ret == NULL)
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+  GNUNET_free (fn);
+  return ret;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Return a write handle for serialization.
+ *
+ * @param h master context
+ * @param ext component of the path 
+ * @param uni name of parent
+ * @param ent entity identifier (or emtpy string for the directory)
+ * @return NULL on error
+ */
+static struct GNUNET_BIO_WriteHandle *
+get_write_handle_in_dir (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
+                        const char *ext,
+                        const char *uni,
+                        const char *ent)
+{
+  char *fn;
+  struct GNUNET_BIO_WriteHandle *ret;
+
+  fn = get_serialization_file_name_in_dir (h, ext, uni, ent);
   if (fn == NULL)
     return NULL;
   ret = GNUNET_BIO_write_open (fn);
@@ -466,14 +583,131 @@ GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
       return;
     }
   filename = get_serialization_file_name (h, ext, ent);
-  if (0 != UNLINK (filename))
+  if (filename != NULL)
+    {
+      if (0 != UNLINK (filename))
+       GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                                 "unlink", 
+                                 filename);
+      GNUNET_free (filename);
+    }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Remove serialization/deserialization file from disk.
+ *
+ * @param h master context
+ * @param ext component of the path 
+ * @param uni parent name
+ * @param ent entity identifier 
+ */
+static void
+remove_sync_file_in_dir (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
+                        const char *ext,
+                        const char *uni,
+                        const char *ent)
+{
+  char *filename;
+
+  if ( (NULL == ent) ||
+       (0 == strlen (ent)) )
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      return;
+    }
+  filename = get_serialization_file_name_in_dir (h, ext, uni, ent);
+  if (filename != NULL)
+    {
+      if (0 != UNLINK (filename))
+       GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                                 "unlink", 
+                                 filename);
+      GNUNET_free (filename);
+    }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Remove serialization/deserialization directory from disk.
+ *
+ * @param h master context
+ * @param ext component of the path 
+ * @param uni unique name of parent 
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_dir_ (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
+                           const char *ext,
+                           const char *uni)
+{
+  char *dn;
+
+  if (uni == NULL)
+    return;
+  dn = get_serialization_file_name_in_dir (h, ext, uni, "");
+  if (dn == NULL)
+    return;
+  if ( (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_DISK_directory_test (dn)) &&
+       (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_DISK_directory_remove (dn)) )
     GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-                             "unlink", 
-                             filename);
-  GNUNET_free (filename);
+                             "rmdir", 
+                             dn);
+  GNUNET_free (dn);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Serialize a 'start_time'.  Since we use start-times to
+ * calculate the duration of some operation, we actually
+ * do not serialize the absolute time but the (relative)
+ * duration since the start time.  When we then
+ * deserialize the start time, we take the current time and
+ * subtract that duration so that we get again an absolute
+ * time stamp that will result in correct performance
+ * calculations.
+ *
+ * @param wh handle for writing
+ * @param timestamp time to serialize
+ * @return GNUNET_OK on success
+ */
+static int
+write_start_time (struct GNUNET_BIO_WriteHandle *wh,
+                 struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute timestamp)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative dur;
+
+  dur = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_duration (timestamp);
+  return GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, dur.value);
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Serialize a 'start_time'.  Since we use start-times to
+ * calculate the duration of some operation, we actually
+ * do not serialize the absolute time but the (relative)
+ * duration since the start time.  When we then
+ * deserialize the start time, we take the current time and
+ * subtract that duration so that we get again an absolute
+ * time stamp that will result in correct performance
+ * calculations.
+ *
+ * @param rh handle for reading
+ * @param timestamp where to write the deserialized timestamp
+ * @return GNUNET_OK on success
+ */
+static int
+read_start_time (struct GNUNET_BIO_ReadHandle *rh,
+                struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute *timestamp)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative dur;
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &dur.value))
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  *timestamp = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_subtract (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get (),
+                                             dur);
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
 
 /**
  * Using the given serialization filename, try to deserialize
@@ -519,6 +753,7 @@ deserialize_fi_node (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
       return NULL;
     }
   ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation));
+  ret->h = h;
   ksks = NULL;
   chks = NULL;
   filename = NULL;
@@ -541,7 +776,7 @@ deserialize_fi_node (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
        (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &ret->expirationTime.value)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
-       GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &ret->start_time.value)) ||
+       read_start_time (rh, &ret->start_time)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "emsg", &ret->emsg, 16*1024)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
@@ -550,13 +785,19 @@ deserialize_fi_node (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
        GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &ret->anonymity)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &ret->priority)) )
-    goto cleanup;
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);      
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
   switch (b)
     {
     case 0: /* file-insert */
       if (GNUNET_OK !=
          GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &ret->data.file.file_size))
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       ret->is_directory = GNUNET_NO;
       ret->data.file.do_index = GNUNET_NO;
       ret->data.file.have_hash = GNUNET_NO;
@@ -571,7 +812,10 @@ deserialize_fi_node (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
                goto cleanup;
              if (GNUNET_OK !=
                  GNUNET_BIO_read (rh, "file-data", ret->data.file.reader_cls, ret->data.file.file_size))
-               goto cleanup;
+               {
+                 GNUNET_break (0);
+                 goto cleanup;
+               }
            }      
          else
            {
@@ -582,10 +826,16 @@ deserialize_fi_node (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
       break;
     case 1: /* file-index, no hash */
       if (NULL == ret->filename)
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);               
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       if (GNUNET_OK !=
          GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &ret->data.file.file_size))
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       ret->is_directory = GNUNET_NO;
       ret->data.file.do_index = GNUNET_YES;
       ret->data.file.have_hash = GNUNET_NO;
@@ -595,12 +845,18 @@ deserialize_fi_node (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
       break;
     case 2: /* file-index-with-hash */
       if (NULL == ret->filename)
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
            GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &ret->data.file.file_size)) ||
           (GNUNET_OK !=
            GNUNET_BIO_read (rh, "fileid", &ret->data.file.file_id, sizeof (GNUNET_HashCode))) )
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       ret->is_directory = GNUNET_NO;
       ret->data.file.do_index = GNUNET_YES;
       ret->data.file.have_hash = GNUNET_YES;
@@ -610,13 +866,18 @@ deserialize_fi_node (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
       break;
     case 3: /* file-index-with-hash-confirmed */
       if (NULL == ret->filename)
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
            GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &ret->data.file.file_size)) ||
           (GNUNET_OK !=
            GNUNET_BIO_read (rh, "fileid", &ret->data.file.file_id, sizeof (GNUNET_HashCode))) )
-       goto cleanup;
-
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       ret->is_directory = GNUNET_NO;
       ret->data.file.do_index = GNUNET_YES;
       ret->data.file.have_hash = GNUNET_YES;
@@ -625,6 +886,7 @@ deserialize_fi_node (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
       ret->data.file.reader_cls = GNUNET_FS_make_file_reader_context_ (ret->filename);
       break;
     case 4: /* directory */
+      ret->is_directory = GNUNET_YES;
       if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
            GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &dsize)) ||
           (NULL == (ret->data.dir.dir_data = GNUNET_malloc_large (dsize))) ||
@@ -632,9 +894,11 @@ deserialize_fi_node (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
            GNUNET_BIO_read (rh, "dir-data", ret->data.dir.dir_data, dsize)) ||
           (GNUNET_OK !=
            GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "ent-filename", &filename, 16*1024)) )
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       ret->data.dir.dir_size = (uint32_t) dsize;
-      ret->is_directory = GNUNET_YES;
       if (filename != NULL)
        {
          ret->data.dir.entries = deserialize_file_information (h, filename);
@@ -652,11 +916,13 @@ deserialize_fi_node (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
       GNUNET_break (0);
       goto cleanup;
     }
-  /* FIXME: adjust ret->start_time! */
   ret->serialization = GNUNET_strdup (fn);
   if (GNUNET_OK !=
       GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "nxt-filename", &filename, 16*1024))
-    goto cleanup;  
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;  
+    }
   if (filename != NULL)
     {
       ret->next = deserialize_file_information (h, filename);
@@ -692,7 +958,7 @@ deserialize_file_information (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
   struct GNUNET_BIO_ReadHandle *rh;
   char *emsg;
 
-  rh = get_read_handle (h, "publish-fi", filename);
+  rh = get_read_handle (h, GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_FILE_INFO, filename);
   if (rh == NULL)
     return NULL;
   ret = deserialize_fi_node (h, filename, rh);
@@ -705,6 +971,13 @@ deserialize_file_information (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
                  emsg);
       GNUNET_free (emsg);
     }
+  if (ret == NULL)
+    {
+      if (0 != UNLINK (filename))
+       GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                                 "unlink",
+                                 filename);
+    }
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -727,7 +1000,7 @@ get_serialization_short_name (const char *fullname)
   nxt = fullname;
   /* FIXME: we could do this faster since we know
      the length of 'end'... */
-  while ('\0' != nxt)
+  while ('\0' != *nxt)
     {
       if (DIR_SEPARATOR == *nxt)
        end = nxt + 1;
@@ -763,6 +1036,53 @@ make_serialization_file_name (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
   if (0 == (h->flags & GNUNET_FS_FLAGS_PERSISTENCE))
     return NULL; /* persistence not requested */
   dn = get_serialization_file_name (h, ext, "");
+  if (dn == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_DISK_directory_create_for_file (dn))
+    {
+      GNUNET_free (dn);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  fn = GNUNET_DISK_mktemp (dn);
+  GNUNET_free (dn);
+  if (fn == NULL)
+    return NULL; /* epic fail */
+  ret = get_serialization_short_name (fn);
+  GNUNET_free (fn);
+  return ret;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Create a new random name for serialization.  Also checks if persistence
+ * is enabled and returns NULL if not.
+ *
+ * @param h master context
+ * @param ext component of the path 
+ * @param uni name of parent
+ * @return NULL on errror
+ */
+static char *
+make_serialization_file_name_in_dir (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
+                                    const char *ext,
+                                    const char *uni)
+{
+  char *fn;
+  char *dn;
+  char *ret;
+
+  if (0 == (h->flags & GNUNET_FS_FLAGS_PERSISTENCE))
+    return NULL; /* persistence not requested */
+  dn = get_serialization_file_name_in_dir (h, ext, uni, "");
+  if (dn == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_DISK_directory_create_for_file (dn))
+    {
+      GNUNET_free (dn);
+      return NULL;
+    }
   fn = GNUNET_DISK_mktemp (dn);
   GNUNET_free (dn);
   if (fn == NULL)
@@ -787,14 +1107,16 @@ copy_from_reader (struct GNUNET_BIO_WriteHandle *wh,
   char buf[32 * 1024];
   uint64_t off;
   size_t ret;
+  size_t left;
   char *emsg;
 
   emsg = NULL;
   off = 0;
   while (off < fi->data.file.file_size)
     {
+      left = GNUNET_MIN (sizeof(buf), fi->data.file.file_size - off);
       ret = fi->data.file.reader (fi->data.file.reader_cls,
-                                 off, sizeof (buf),
+                                 off, left,
                                  buf,
                                  &emsg);
       if (ret == 0)
@@ -827,10 +1149,10 @@ GNUNET_FS_file_information_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation * fi)
   char *chks;
 
   if (NULL == fi->serialization)    
-    fi->serialization = make_serialization_file_name (fi->h, "publish-fi");
+    fi->serialization = make_serialization_file_name (fi->h, GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_FILE_INFO);
   if (NULL == fi->serialization)
     return;
-  wh = get_write_handle (fi->h, "publish-fi", fi->serialization);
+  wh = get_write_handle (fi->h, GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_FILE_INFO, fi->serialization);
   if (wh == NULL)
     {
       GNUNET_free (fi->serialization);
@@ -866,7 +1188,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_file_information_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation * fi)
        (GNUNET_OK != 
        GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, fi->expirationTime.value)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK != 
-       GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, fi->start_time.value)) ||
+       write_start_time (wh, fi->start_time)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, fi->emsg)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
@@ -875,7 +1197,10 @@ GNUNET_FS_file_information_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation * fi)
        GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, fi->anonymity)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK != 
        GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, fi->priority)) )
-    goto cleanup;
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
   GNUNET_free_non_null (chks);
   chks = NULL;
   GNUNET_free_non_null (ksks);
@@ -886,29 +1211,47 @@ GNUNET_FS_file_information_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation * fi)
     case 0: /* file-insert */
       if (GNUNET_OK !=
          GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, fi->data.file.file_size))
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       if ( (GNUNET_NO == fi->is_published) &&
           (NULL == fi->filename) )     
        if (GNUNET_OK != 
            copy_from_reader (wh, fi))
-         goto cleanup;
+         {
+           GNUNET_break (0);
+           goto cleanup;
+         }
       break;
     case 1: /* file-index, no hash */
       if (NULL == fi->filename)
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       if (GNUNET_OK !=
          GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, fi->data.file.file_size))
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       break;
     case 2: /* file-index-with-hash */
     case 3: /* file-index-with-hash-confirmed */
       if (NULL == fi->filename)
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
            GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, fi->data.file.file_size)) ||
           (GNUNET_OK !=
            GNUNET_BIO_write (wh, &fi->data.file.file_id, sizeof (GNUNET_HashCode))) )
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       break;
     case 4: /* directory */
       if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
@@ -916,27 +1259,45 @@ GNUNET_FS_file_information_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation * fi)
           (GNUNET_OK !=
            GNUNET_BIO_write (wh, fi->data.dir.dir_data, (uint32_t) fi->data.dir.dir_size)) ||
           (GNUNET_OK !=
-           GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, fi->data.dir.entries->serialization)) )
-       goto cleanup;
+           GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, 
+                                    (fi->data.dir.entries == NULL) 
+                                    ?  NULL
+                                    : fi->data.dir.entries->serialization)) )
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       break;
     default:
       GNUNET_assert (0);
       goto cleanup;
     }
   if (GNUNET_OK !=
-      GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, fi->next->serialization))
-    goto cleanup;  
-  if (GNUNET_OK ==
+      GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, (fi->next != NULL) ? fi->next->serialization : NULL))
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);                  
+      goto cleanup;  
+    }
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
       GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh))
-    return; /* done! */
+    {
+      wh = NULL;
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
+  return; /* done! */
  cleanup:
-  (void) GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh);
+  if (wh != NULL)
+    (void) GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh);
   GNUNET_free_non_null (chks);
   GNUNET_free_non_null (ksks);
-  fn = get_serialization_file_name (fi->h, "publish-fi", fi->serialization);
-  if (0 != UNLINK (fn))
-    GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink", fn);
-  GNUNET_free (fn);
+  fn = get_serialization_file_name (fi->h, GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_FILE_INFO, fi->serialization);
+  if (NULL != fn)
+    {
+      if (0 != UNLINK (fn))
+       GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink", fn);
+      GNUNET_free (fn);
+    }
   GNUNET_free (fi->serialization);
   fi->serialization = NULL;  
 }
@@ -986,6 +1347,7 @@ find_file_position (struct GNUNET_FS_FileInformation *pos,
  * @param uri pointer to the keywords that will be used for this entry (can be modified)
  * @param anonymity pointer to selected anonymity level (can be modified)
  * @param priority pointer to selected priority (can be modified)
+ * @param do_index should we index?
  * @param expirationTime pointer to selected expiration time (can be modified)
  * @param client_info pointer to client context set upon creation (can be modified)
  * @return GNUNET_OK to continue (always)
@@ -998,6 +1360,7 @@ fip_signal_resume(void *cls,
                  struct GNUNET_FS_Uri **uri,
                  uint32_t *anonymity,
                  uint32_t *priority,
+                 int *do_index,
                  struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute *expirationTime,
                  void **client_info)
 {
@@ -1042,7 +1405,10 @@ deserialize_publish_file (void *cls,
   ns = NULL;
   rh = GNUNET_BIO_read_open (filename);
   if (rh == NULL)
-    goto cleanup;
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
   if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "publish-nid", &pc->nid, 1024)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
@@ -1057,12 +1423,18 @@ deserialize_publish_file (void *cls,
        GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "publish-fipos", &fi_pos, 128)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "publish-ns", &ns, 1024)) )
-    goto cleanup;          
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;      
+    }    
   pc->options = options;
   pc->all_done = all_done;
   pc->fi = deserialize_file_information (h, fi_root);
   if (pc->fi == NULL)
-    goto cleanup;    
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;    
+    }
   if (ns != NULL)
     {
       pc->namespace = GNUNET_FS_namespace_create (h, ns);
@@ -1074,6 +1446,14 @@ deserialize_publish_file (void *cls,
          goto cleanup;
        }
     }
+  if ( (0 == (pc->options & GNUNET_FS_PUBLISH_OPTION_SIMULATE_ONLY)) &&
+       (GNUNET_YES != pc->all_done) )
+    {
+      pc->dsh = GNUNET_DATASTORE_connect (h->cfg,
+                                         h->sched);
+      if (NULL == pc->dsh)
+       goto cleanup;
+    } 
   if (fi_pos != NULL)
     {
       pc->fi_pos = find_file_position (pc->fi,
@@ -1088,6 +1468,8 @@ deserialize_publish_file (void *cls,
            pc->fi_pos = pc->fi;
        }
     }
+  GNUNET_free (fi_root);
+  fi_root = NULL;
   /* generate RESUME event(s) */
   GNUNET_FS_file_information_inspect (pc->fi,
                                      &fip_signal_resume,
@@ -1110,6 +1492,7 @@ deserialize_publish_file (void *cls,
       GNUNET_free (emsg);
     }
   GNUNET_free_non_null (ns);
+  pc->top = GNUNET_FS_make_top (h, &GNUNET_FS_publish_signal_suspend_, pc);
   return GNUNET_OK;
  cleanup:
   GNUNET_free_non_null (pc->nid);
@@ -1129,9 +1512,9 @@ deserialize_publish_file (void *cls,
     }
   if (pc->fi != NULL)
     GNUNET_FS_file_information_destroy (pc->fi, NULL, NULL);
-  if (pc->serialization != NULL)
-    GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (h, "publish", pc->serialization);
-  GNUNET_free_non_null (pc->serialization);
+  if (0 != UNLINK (filename))
+    GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink", filename);
+  GNUNET_free (pc->serialization);
   GNUNET_free (pc);
   return GNUNET_OK;
 }
@@ -1152,7 +1535,7 @@ GNUNET_FS_publish_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_PublishContext *pc)
 
   if (NULL == pc->serialization)
     pc->serialization = make_serialization_file_name (pc->h,
-                                                     "publish");
+                                                     GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_PUBLISH);
   if (NULL == pc->serialization)
     return;
   if (NULL == pc->fi)
@@ -1162,7 +1545,12 @@ GNUNET_FS_publish_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_PublishContext *pc)
       GNUNET_break (0);
       return;
     }
-  wh = get_write_handle (pc->h, "publish", pc->serialization);
+  wh = get_write_handle (pc->h, GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_PUBLISH, pc->serialization);
+  if (wh == NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
   if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, pc->nid)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
@@ -1178,20 +1566,23 @@ GNUNET_FS_publish_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_PublishContext *pc)
        (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, (pc->namespace == NULL) ? NULL : pc->namespace->name)) )
    {
-     (void) GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh);
-     GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (pc->h, "publish", pc->serialization);
-     GNUNET_free (pc->serialization);
-     pc->serialization = NULL;
-     return;
+     GNUNET_break (0);
+     goto cleanup;
    }
  if (GNUNET_OK !=
      GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh))
    {
-     GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (pc->h, "publish", pc->serialization);
-     GNUNET_free (pc->serialization);
-     pc->serialization = NULL;
-     return;     
-   }  
+     wh = NULL;
+     GNUNET_break (0);
+     goto cleanup;
+   }
+ return;
+ cleanup:
+ if (wh != NULL)
+     (void) GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh); 
+ GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (pc->h, GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_PUBLISH, pc->serialization);
+ GNUNET_free (pc->serialization);
+ pc->serialization = NULL;
 }
 
 
@@ -1208,20 +1599,23 @@ GNUNET_FS_unindex_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_UnindexContext *uc)
 {
   struct GNUNET_BIO_WriteHandle *wh;
 
-  if (UNINDEX_STATE_ABORTED == uc->state)
-    return;
   if (NULL == uc->serialization)
     uc->serialization = make_serialization_file_name (uc->h,
-                                                     "unindex");
+                                                     GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_UNINDEX);
   if (NULL == uc->serialization)
     return;
-  wh = get_write_handle (uc->h, "unindex", uc->serialization);
+  wh = get_write_handle (uc->h, GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_UNINDEX, uc->serialization);
+  if (wh == NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
   if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, uc->filename)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, uc->file_size)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
-       GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, uc->start_time.value)) ||
+       write_start_time (wh, uc->start_time)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, (uint32_t) uc->state)) ||
        ( (uc->state == UNINDEX_STATE_FS_NOTIFY) &&
@@ -1231,95 +1625,389 @@ GNUNET_FS_unindex_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_UnindexContext *uc)
         (GNUNET_OK !=
          GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, uc->emsg)) ) )
     {
-      (void) GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh);
-      GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (uc->h, "publish", uc->serialization);
-      GNUNET_free (uc->serialization);
-      uc->serialization = NULL;
-      return;
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;
     }
   if (GNUNET_OK !=
       GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh))
     {
-      GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (uc->h, "unindex", uc->serialization);
-      GNUNET_free (uc->serialization);
-      uc->serialization = NULL;
-      return;     
+      wh = NULL;
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;
     }  
+  return;
+ cleanup:
+  if (wh != NULL)
+    (void) GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh);
+  GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (uc->h, GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_UNINDEX, uc->serialization);
+  GNUNET_free (uc->serialization);
+  uc->serialization = NULL;
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Synchronize this search struct with its mirror
+ * Serialize an active or pending download request.
+ * 
+ * @param cls the 'struct GNUNET_BIO_WriteHandle*'
+ * @param key unused, can be NULL
+ * @param value the 'struct DownloadRequest'
+ * @return GNUNET_YES on success, GNUNET_NO on error
+ */
+static int
+write_download_request (void *cls,
+                       const GNUNET_HashCode *key,
+                       void *value)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_BIO_WriteHandle *wh = cls;
+  struct DownloadRequest *dr = value;
+  
+  if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write (wh, &dr->chk, sizeof (struct ContentHashKey))) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, dr->offset)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, dr->depth)) )    
+    return GNUNET_NO;    
+  return GNUNET_YES;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Count active download requests.
+ * 
+ * @param cls the 'uint32_t*' counter
+ * @param key unused, can be NULL
+ * @param value the 'struct DownloadRequest'
+ * @return GNUNET_YES (continue iteration)
+ */
+static int
+count_download_requests (void *cls,
+                       const GNUNET_HashCode *key,
+                       void *value)
+{
+  uint32_t *counter = cls;
+  
+  (*counter)++;
+  return GNUNET_YES;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Compute the name of the sync file (or directory) for the given download
+ * context.
+ *
+ * @param dc download context to compute for
+ * @param uni unique filename to use, use "" for the directory name
+ * @param ext extension to use, use ".dir" for our own subdirectory
+ * @return the expanded file name, NULL for none
+ */
+static char *
+get_download_sync_filename (struct GNUNET_FS_DownloadContext *dc,
+                           const char *uni,
+                           const char *ext)
+{
+  char *par;
+  char *epar;
+
+  if (dc->parent == NULL)
+    return get_serialization_file_name (dc->h,
+                                       (dc->search != NULL) ?
+                                       GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_CHILD_DOWNLOAD :
+                                       GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_DOWNLOAD,
+                                       uni);
+  if (dc->parent->serialization == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+  par = get_download_sync_filename (dc->parent, dc->parent->serialization, "");
+  if (par == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+  GNUNET_asprintf (&epar,
+                  "%s.dir%s%s%s",
+                  par,
+                  DIR_SEPARATOR_STR,
+                  uni,
+                  ext);
+  GNUNET_free (par);
+  return epar;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Synchronize this download struct with its mirror
  * on disk.  Note that all internal FS-operations that change
  * publishing structs should already call "sync" internally,
  * so this function is likely not useful for clients.
  * 
- * @param sc the struct to sync
+ * @param dc the struct to sync
  */
 void
-GNUNET_FS_search_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext *sc)
-{  
+GNUNET_FS_download_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_DownloadContext *dc)
+{
   struct GNUNET_BIO_WriteHandle *wh;
+  char *uris;
+  char *fn;
+  char *dir;
+  uint32_t num_pending;
 
-  if (NULL == sc->serialization)
-    sc->serialization = make_serialization_file_name (sc->h,
-                                                     "search");
-  if (NULL == sc->serialization)
-    return;
-  wh = get_write_handle (sc->h, "search", sc->serialization);
-#if 0
+  if (NULL == dc->serialization)    
+    {
+      dir = get_download_sync_filename (dc, "", "");
+      if (dir == NULL)
+       return;
+      if (GNUNET_OK !=
+         GNUNET_DISK_directory_create_for_file (dir))
+       {
+         GNUNET_free (dir);
+         return;
+       }
+      fn = GNUNET_DISK_mktemp (dir);
+      GNUNET_free (dir);
+      if (fn == NULL)
+       return;
+      dc->serialization = get_serialization_short_name (fn);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      fn = get_download_sync_filename (dc, dc->serialization, "");
+      if (fn == NULL)
+       {
+         GNUNET_free (dc->serialization);
+         dc->serialization = NULL;
+         GNUNET_free (fn);
+         return;
+       }
+    }
+  wh = GNUNET_BIO_write_open (fn);
+  if (wh == NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_free (dc->serialization);
+      dc->serialization = NULL;
+      GNUNET_free (fn);
+      return;
+    }
+  GNUNET_assert ( (GNUNET_YES == GNUNET_FS_uri_test_chk (dc->uri)) ||
+                 (GNUNET_YES == GNUNET_FS_uri_test_loc (dc->uri)) );
+  uris = GNUNET_FS_uri_to_string (dc->uri);
+  num_pending = 0;
+  if (dc->emsg == NULL)
+    (void) GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (dc->active,
+                                                 &count_download_requests,
+                                                 &num_pending);    
+  GNUNET_assert ( (dc->length == dc->completed) ||
+                 (dc->emsg != NULL) ||
+                 (num_pending > 0) );
   if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
-       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, pc->nid)) ||
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, uris)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
-       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, pc->nuid)) ||
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_meta_data (wh, dc->meta)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
-       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, pc->options)) ||
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, dc->emsg)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
-       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, pc->all_done)) ||
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, dc->filename)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
-       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, pc->fi->serialization)) ||
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, dc->temp_filename)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
-       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, (pc->fi_pos == NULL) ? NULL : pc->fi_pos->serialization)) ||
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, dc->old_file_size)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
-       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, (pc->namespace == NULL) ? NULL : pc->namespace->name)) )
-   {
-     (void) GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh);
-     GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (pc->h, "publish", pc->serialization);
-     GNUNET_free (pc->serialization);
-     pc->serialization = NULL;
-     return;
-   }
-#endif
-  /* FIXME: do search-specific deserialization here! */
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, dc->offset)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, dc->length)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int64 (wh, dc->completed)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       write_start_time (wh, dc->start_time)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, dc->anonymity)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, (uint32_t) dc->options)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, (uint32_t) dc->has_finished)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, num_pending)) )
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);                  
+      goto cleanup; 
+    }
+  if (GNUNET_SYSERR ==
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (dc->active,
+                                            &write_download_request,
+                                            wh))
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (uris);
+  uris = NULL;
   if (GNUNET_OK !=
       GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh))
     {
-      GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (sc->h, "search", sc->serialization);
-      GNUNET_free (sc->serialization);
-      sc->serialization = NULL;
-      return;     
-    }  
+      wh = NULL;
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
+  GNUNET_free (fn);
+  return;
+ cleanup:
+  if (NULL != wh)
+    (void) GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh);
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (uris);
+  if (0 != UNLINK (fn))
+    GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink", fn);
+  GNUNET_free (fn);
+  GNUNET_free (dc->serialization);
+  dc->serialization = NULL;
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Deserialize information about pending publish operations.
- *
- * @param h master context
+ * Synchronize this search result with its mirror
+ * on disk.  Note that all internal FS-operations that change
+ * publishing structs should already call "sync" internally,
+ * so this function is likely not useful for clients.
+ * 
+ * @param sr the struct to sync
  */
-static void
-deserialize_publish (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h)
+void
+GNUNET_FS_search_result_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_SearchResult *sr)
 {
-  char *dn;
-
-  dn = get_serialization_file_name (h, "publish", "");
-  if (dn == NULL)
+  struct GNUNET_BIO_WriteHandle *wh;
+  char *uris;
+
+  uris = NULL;
+  if (NULL == sr->serialization)
+    sr->serialization = make_serialization_file_name_in_dir (sr->sc->h,
+                                                            (sr->sc->psearch_result == NULL) 
+                                                            ? GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_SEARCH
+                                                            : GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_CHILD_SEARCH,
+                                                            sr->sc->serialization);
+  if (NULL == sr->serialization)
     return;
-  GNUNET_DISK_directory_scan (dn, &deserialize_publish_file, h);
-  GNUNET_free (dn);
+  wh = get_write_handle_in_dir (sr->sc->h, 
+                               (sr->sc->psearch_result == NULL) 
+                               ? GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_SEARCH
+                               : GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_CHILD_SEARCH,
+                               sr->sc->serialization,
+                               sr->serialization);
+  if (wh == NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
+  uris = GNUNET_FS_uri_to_string (sr->uri);
+  if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, uris)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, sr->download != NULL ? sr->download->serialization : NULL)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, sr->update_search != NULL ? sr->update_search->serialization : NULL)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_meta_data (wh, sr->meta)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write (wh, &sr->key, sizeof (GNUNET_HashCode))) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, sr->mandatory_missing)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, sr->optional_support)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, sr->availability_success)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, sr->availability_trials)) )
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;   
+    }
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh))
+    {
+      wh = NULL;
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (uris);
+  return;
+ cleanup:
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (uris);
+  if (wh != NULL)
+    (void)  GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh);
+  remove_sync_file_in_dir (sr->sc->h,
+                          (sr->sc->psearch_result == NULL) 
+                          ? GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_SEARCH
+                          : GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_CHILD_SEARCH,
+                          sr->sc->serialization,
+                          sr->serialization);
+  GNUNET_free (sr->serialization);
+  sr->serialization = NULL;
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Synchronize this search struct with its mirror
+ * on disk.  Note that all internal FS-operations that change
+ * publishing structs should already call "sync" internally,
+ * so this function is likely not useful for clients.
+ * 
+ * @param sc the struct to sync
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_FS_search_sync_ (struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext *sc)
+{  
+  struct GNUNET_BIO_WriteHandle *wh;
+  char *uris;
+  char in_pause;
+  const char *category;
+  
+  category = (sc->psearch_result == NULL) 
+    ? GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_SEARCH 
+    : GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_CHILD_SEARCH;      
+  if (NULL == sc->serialization)
+    sc->serialization = make_serialization_file_name (sc->h,
+                                                     category);
+  if (NULL == sc->serialization)
+    return;
+  uris = NULL;
+  wh = get_write_handle (sc->h, category, sc->serialization);
+  if (wh == NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);                  
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
+  GNUNET_assert ( (GNUNET_YES == GNUNET_FS_uri_test_ksk (sc->uri)) ||
+                 (GNUNET_YES == GNUNET_FS_uri_test_sks (sc->uri)) );
+  uris = GNUNET_FS_uri_to_string (sc->uri);
+  in_pause = (sc->task != GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK) ? 'r' : '\0';
+  if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, uris)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       write_start_time (wh, sc->start_time)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_string (wh, sc->emsg)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, (uint32_t) sc->options)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write (wh, &in_pause, sizeof (in_pause))) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_write_int32 (wh, sc->anonymity)) )
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;          
+    }
+  GNUNET_free (uris);
+  uris = NULL;
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh))
+    {
+      wh = NULL;
+      GNUNET_break (0);                  
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
+  return;
+ cleanup:
+  if (wh != NULL)
+    (void) GNUNET_BIO_write_close (wh);
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (uris);
+  GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (sc->h, category, sc->serialization);
+  GNUNET_free (sc->serialization);
+  sc->serialization = NULL;
+}
 
 
 /**
@@ -1346,16 +2034,22 @@ deserialize_unindex_file (void *cls,
   uc->serialization = get_serialization_short_name (filename);
   rh = GNUNET_BIO_read_open (filename);
   if (rh == NULL)
-    goto cleanup;
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);     
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
   if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "unindex-fn", &uc->filename, 10*1024)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &uc->file_size)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
-       GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &uc->start_time.value)) ||
+       read_start_time (rh, &uc->start_time)) ||
        (GNUNET_OK !=
        GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &state)) )
-    goto cleanup;          
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);     
+      goto cleanup;          
+    }
   uc->state = (enum UnindexState) state;
   switch (state)
     {
@@ -1364,7 +2058,10 @@ deserialize_unindex_file (void *cls,
     case UNINDEX_STATE_FS_NOTIFY:
       if (GNUNET_OK !=
          GNUNET_BIO_read (rh, "unindex-hash", &uc->file_id, sizeof (GNUNET_HashCode)))
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       break;
     case UNINDEX_STATE_DS_REMOVE:
       break;
@@ -1373,15 +2070,18 @@ deserialize_unindex_file (void *cls,
     case UNINDEX_STATE_ERROR:
       if (GNUNET_OK !=
          GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "unindex-emsg", &uc->emsg, 10*1024))
-       goto cleanup;
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;
+       }
       break;
-    case UNINDEX_STATE_ABORTED:
-      GNUNET_break (0);
-      goto cleanup;
     default:
       GNUNET_break (0);
       goto cleanup;
     }
+  uc->top = GNUNET_FS_make_top (h,
+                               &GNUNET_FS_unindex_signal_suspend_,
+                               uc);
   pi.status = GNUNET_FS_STATUS_UNINDEX_RESUME;
   pi.value.unindex.specifics.resume.message = uc->emsg;
   GNUNET_FS_unindex_make_status_ (&pi,
@@ -1392,12 +2092,12 @@ deserialize_unindex_file (void *cls,
   switch (uc->state)
     {
     case UNINDEX_STATE_HASHING:
-      GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_file (uc->h->sched,
-                              GNUNET_SCHEDULER_PRIORITY_IDLE,
-                              uc->filename,
-                              HASHING_BLOCKSIZE,
-                              &GNUNET_FS_unindex_process_hash_,
-                              uc);
+      uc->fhc = GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_file (uc->h->sched,
+                                        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_PRIORITY_IDLE,
+                                        uc->filename,
+                                        HASHING_BLOCKSIZE,
+                                        &GNUNET_FS_unindex_process_hash_,
+                                        uc);
       break;
     case UNINDEX_STATE_FS_NOTIFY:
       uc->state = UNINDEX_STATE_HASHING;
@@ -1437,7 +2137,7 @@ deserialize_unindex_file (void *cls,
       GNUNET_free (emsg);
     }
   if (uc->serialization != NULL)
-    GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (h, "unindex", uc->serialization);
+    GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (h, GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_UNINDEX, uc->serialization);
   GNUNET_free_non_null (uc->serialization);
   GNUNET_free (uc);
   return GNUNET_OK;
@@ -1445,60 +2145,790 @@ deserialize_unindex_file (void *cls,
 
 
 /**
- * Deserialize information about pending publish operations.
+ * Deserialize a download.
  *
- * @param h master context
+ * @param h overall context
+ * @param rh file to deserialize from
+ * @param parent parent download
+ * @param search associated search
+ * @param serialization name under which the search was serialized
  */
 static void
-deserialize_unindex (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h)
-{
-  char *dn;
+deserialize_download (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
+                     struct GNUNET_BIO_ReadHandle *rh,
+                     struct GNUNET_FS_DownloadContext *parent,
+                     struct GNUNET_FS_SearchResult *search,
+                     const char *serialization);
 
-  dn = get_serialization_file_name (h, "unindex", "");
-  if (dn == NULL)
-    return;
-  GNUNET_DISK_directory_scan (dn, &deserialize_unindex_file, h);
-  GNUNET_free (dn);
-}
 
+/**
+ * Deserialize a search. 
+ *
+ * @param h overall context
+ * @param rh file to deserialize from
+ * @param psearch_result parent search result
+ * @param serialization name under which the search was serialized
+ */
+static struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext *
+deserialize_search (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
+                   struct GNUNET_BIO_ReadHandle *rh,
+                   struct GNUNET_FS_SearchResult *psearch_result,
+                   const char *serialization);
 
 
 /**
- * Function called with a filename of serialized search operation
+ * Function called with a filename of serialized search result
  * to deserialize.
  *
- * @param cls the 'struct GNUNET_FS_Handle*'
+ * @param cls the 'struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext*'
  * @param filename complete filename (absolute path)
  * @return GNUNET_OK (continue to iterate)
  */
 static int
-deserialize_search_file (void *cls,
-                         const char *filename)
+deserialize_search_result (void *cls,
+                          const char *filename)
 {
-  /* FIXME */
-  // Deserialize Search:
-  // * for each query, read file with search results
-  // * for each search result with active download, deserialize download
-  // * for each directory search result, check for active downloads of contents
-  return GNUNET_OK;
-}
-
+  struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext *sc = cls;
+  char *ser;
+  char *uris;
+  char *emsg;
+  char *download;
+  char *update_srch;
+  struct GNUNET_BIO_ReadHandle *rh;
+  struct GNUNET_BIO_ReadHandle *drh;
+  struct GNUNET_FS_SearchResult *sr;
 
-/**
- * Deserialize information about pending search operations.
+  ser = get_serialization_short_name (filename);
+  rh = GNUNET_BIO_read_open (filename);
+  if (rh == NULL)
+    {
+      if (ser != NULL)
+       {
+         remove_sync_file_in_dir (sc->h, 
+                                  (sc->psearch_result == NULL) 
+                                  ? GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_SEARCH
+                                  : GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_CHILD_SEARCH,
+                                  sc->serialization,
+                                  ser);
+         GNUNET_free (ser);
+       }
+      return GNUNET_OK;
+    }
+  emsg = NULL;
+  uris = NULL;
+  download = NULL;
+  sr = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_SearchResult));
+  sr->serialization = ser;  
+  if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "result-uri", &uris, 10*1024)) ||
+       (NULL == (sr->uri = GNUNET_FS_uri_parse (uris, &emsg))) ||       
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "download-lnk", &download, 16)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "search-lnk", &update_srch, 16)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_meta_data (rh, "result-meta", &sr->meta)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read (rh, "result-key", &sr->key, sizeof (GNUNET_HashCode))) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &sr->mandatory_missing)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &sr->optional_support)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &sr->availability_success)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &sr->availability_trials)) )
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;   
+    }
+  GNUNET_free (uris);
+  if (download != NULL)
+    {
+      drh = get_read_handle (sc->h, 
+                            GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_CHILD_DOWNLOAD,
+                            download);
+      if (drh != NULL)
+       {
+         deserialize_download (sc->h,
+                               drh,
+                               NULL,
+                               sr,
+                               download);
+         if (GNUNET_OK !=
+             GNUNET_BIO_read_close (drh, &emsg))
+           {
+             GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                         _("Failed to resume sub-download `%s': %s\n"),
+                         download,
+                         emsg);
+             GNUNET_free (emsg);
+           }
+       }
+      GNUNET_free (download);
+    }
+  if (update_srch != NULL)
+    {
+      drh = get_read_handle (sc->h, 
+                            GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_CHILD_SEARCH,
+                            update_srch);
+      if (drh != NULL)
+       {
+         deserialize_search (sc->h,
+                             drh,
+                             sr,
+                             update_srch);
+         if (GNUNET_OK !=
+             GNUNET_BIO_read_close (drh, &emsg))
+           {
+             GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                         _("Failed to resume sub-search `%s': %s\n"),
+                         update_srch,
+                         emsg);
+             GNUNET_free (emsg);
+           }
+       }
+      GNUNET_free (update_srch);      
+    }
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (sc->master_result_map,
+                                    &sr->key,
+                                    sr,
+                                    GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_MULTIPLE);
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_BIO_read_close (rh, &emsg))
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                 _("Failure while resuming search operation `%s': %s\n"),
+                 filename,
+                 emsg);
+      GNUNET_free (emsg);
+    }
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+ cleanup:
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (download);
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (emsg);
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (uris);
+  if (sr->uri != NULL)
+    GNUNET_FS_uri_destroy (sr->uri);
+  if (sr->meta != NULL)
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_meta_data_destroy (sr->meta);
+  GNUNET_free (sr->serialization);
+  GNUNET_free (sr);  
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_BIO_read_close (rh, &emsg))
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                 _("Failure while resuming search operation `%s': %s\n"),
+                 filename,
+                 emsg);
+      GNUNET_free (emsg);
+    }
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Send the 'resume' signal to the callback; also actually
+ * resume the download (put it in the queue).  Does this
+ * recursively for the top-level download and all child
+ * downloads.
+ * 
+ * @param dc download to resume
+ */
+static void
+signal_download_resume (struct GNUNET_FS_DownloadContext *dc)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_FS_DownloadContext *dcc;
+  struct GNUNET_FS_ProgressInfo pi;
+  
+  pi.status = GNUNET_FS_STATUS_DOWNLOAD_RESUME;
+  pi.value.download.specifics.resume.meta = dc->meta;
+  pi.value.download.specifics.resume.message = dc->emsg;
+  GNUNET_FS_download_make_status_ (&pi,
+                                  dc);
+  dcc = dc->child_head;
+  while (NULL != dcc)
+    {
+      signal_download_resume (dcc);
+      dcc = dcc->next;
+    }
+  if (dc->pending != NULL)
+    GNUNET_FS_download_start_downloading_ (dc);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Signal resuming of a search to our clients (for the
+ * top level search and all sub-searches).
  *
- * @param h master context
+ * @param sc search being resumed
+ */
+static void
+signal_search_resume (struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext *sc);
+
+
+/**
+ * Iterator over search results signaling resume to the client for
+ * each result.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure, the 'struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext'
+ * @param key current key code
+ * @param value value in the hash map, the 'struct GNUNET_FS_SearchResult'
+ * @return GNUNET_YES (we should continue to iterate)
+ */
+static int
+signal_result_resume (void *cls,
+                     const GNUNET_HashCode * key,
+                     void *value)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext *sc = cls;
+  struct GNUNET_FS_ProgressInfo pi;
+  struct GNUNET_FS_SearchResult *sr = value;
+
+  if (0 == sr->mandatory_missing)
+    {
+      pi.status = GNUNET_FS_STATUS_SEARCH_RESUME_RESULT;
+      pi.value.search.specifics.resume_result.meta = sr->meta;
+      pi.value.search.specifics.resume_result.uri = sr->uri;
+      pi.value.search.specifics.resume_result.result = sr;
+      pi.value.search.specifics.resume_result.availability_rank = 2*sr->availability_success - sr->availability_trials;
+      pi.value.search.specifics.resume_result.availability_certainty = sr->availability_trials;
+      pi.value.search.specifics.resume_result.applicability_rank = sr->optional_support;
+      sr->client_info = GNUNET_FS_search_make_status_ (&pi,
+                                                      sc);
+    }
+  if (sr->download != NULL)
+    {
+      signal_download_resume (sr->download);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      GNUNET_FS_search_start_probe_ (sr);
+    }
+  if (sr->update_search != NULL)
+    signal_search_resume (sr->update_search);
+  return GNUNET_YES;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Free memory allocated by the search context and its children
+ *
+ * @param sc search context to free
+ */
+static void
+free_search_context (struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext *sc);
+
+
+/**
+ * Iterator over search results freeing each.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure, the 'struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext'
+ * @param key current key code
+ * @param value value in the hash map, the 'struct GNUNET_FS_SearchResult'
+ * @return GNUNET_YES (we should continue to iterate)
+ */
+static int
+free_result (void *cls,
+            const GNUNET_HashCode * key,
+            void *value)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_FS_SearchResult *sr = value;
+
+  if (sr->update_search != NULL)
+    {
+      free_search_context (sr->update_search);
+      GNUNET_assert (NULL == sr->update_search);
+    }
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_meta_data_destroy (sr->meta);
+  GNUNET_FS_uri_destroy (sr->uri);
+  GNUNET_free (sr);
+  return GNUNET_YES;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Free memory allocated by the search context and its children
+ *
+ * @param sc search context to free
+ */
+static void
+free_search_context (struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext *sc)
+{
+  if (sc->serialization != NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (sc->h,
+                                  (sc->psearch_result == NULL) 
+                                  ? GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_SEARCH
+                                  : GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_CHILD_SEARCH,
+                                  sc->serialization);
+      GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_dir_ (sc->h,
+                                  (sc->psearch_result == NULL) 
+                                  ? GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_SEARCH
+                                  : GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_CHILD_SEARCH,
+                                 sc->serialization);
+    }
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (sc->serialization);
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (sc->emsg);
+  if (sc->uri != NULL)
+    GNUNET_FS_uri_destroy (sc->uri);
+  if (sc->master_result_map != NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (sc->master_result_map,
+                                            &free_result,
+                                            sc);
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (sc->master_result_map);
+    }
+  GNUNET_free (sc);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Function called with a filename of serialized sub-download
+ * to deserialize.
+ *
+ * @param cls the 'struct GNUNET_FS_DownloadContext*' (parent)
+ * @param filename complete filename (absolute path)
+ * @return GNUNET_OK (continue to iterate)
+ */
+static int
+deserialize_subdownload (void *cls,
+                        const char *filename)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_FS_DownloadContext *parent = cls;
+  char *ser;
+  char *emsg;
+  struct GNUNET_BIO_ReadHandle *rh;
+
+  ser = get_serialization_short_name (filename);
+  rh = GNUNET_BIO_read_open (filename);
+  if (rh == NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                 _("Failed to resume sub-download `%s': could not open file `%s'\n"),
+                 ser,
+                 filename);
+      GNUNET_free (ser);
+      return GNUNET_OK;
+    }
+  deserialize_download (parent->h,
+                       rh,
+                       parent,
+                       NULL,
+                       ser);
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_BIO_read_close (rh, &emsg))
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                 _("Failed to resume sub-download `%s': %s\n"),
+                 ser,
+                 emsg);
+      GNUNET_free (emsg);
+    }
+  GNUNET_free (ser);
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Free this download context and all of its descendants.
+ * (only works during deserialization since not all possible
+ * state it taken care of).
+ *
+ * @param dc context to free
+ */
+static void
+free_download_context (struct GNUNET_FS_DownloadContext *dc)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_FS_DownloadContext *dcc;
+  struct DownloadRequest *dr;
+  if (dc->meta != NULL)
+    GNUNET_CONTAINER_meta_data_destroy (dc->meta);
+  if (dc->uri != NULL)
+    GNUNET_FS_uri_destroy (dc->uri);
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (dc->temp_filename);
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (dc->emsg);
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (dc->filename);
+  while (NULL != (dcc = dc->child_head))
+    {
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_remove (dc->child_head,
+                                  dc->child_tail,
+                                  dcc);
+      free_download_context (dcc);
+    }
+  while (NULL != (dr = dc->pending))
+    {
+      dc->pending = dr->next;
+      GNUNET_free (dr);
+    }
+  GNUNET_free (dc);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Deserialize a download.
+ *
+ * @param h overall context
+ * @param rh file to deserialize from
+ * @param parent parent download
+ * @param search associated search
+ * @param serialization name under which the search was serialized
  */
 static void
-deserialize_search (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h)
+deserialize_download (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
+                     struct GNUNET_BIO_ReadHandle *rh,
+                     struct GNUNET_FS_DownloadContext *parent,
+                     struct GNUNET_FS_SearchResult *search,
+                     const char *serialization)
 {
+  struct GNUNET_FS_DownloadContext *dc;
+  struct DownloadRequest *dr;
+  char *emsg;
+  char *uris;
   char *dn;
+  uint32_t options;
+  uint32_t status;
+  uint32_t num_pending;
 
-  dn = get_serialization_file_name (h, "search", "");
+  uris = NULL;
+  emsg = NULL;
+  dr = NULL;
+  dc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_DownloadContext));
+  dc->parent = parent;
+  dc->h = h;
+  dc->serialization = GNUNET_strdup (serialization);
+  if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "download-uri", &uris, 10*1024)) ||
+       (NULL == (dc->uri = GNUNET_FS_uri_parse (uris, &emsg))) ||       
+       ( (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_FS_uri_test_chk (dc->uri)) &&
+        (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_FS_uri_test_loc (dc->uri)) ) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_meta_data (rh, "download-meta", &dc->meta)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "download-emsg", &dc->emsg, 10*1024)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "download-fn", &dc->filename, 10*1024)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "download-tfn", &dc->temp_filename, 10*1024)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &dc->old_file_size)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &dc->offset)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &dc->length)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &dc->completed)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       read_start_time (rh, &dc->start_time)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &dc->anonymity)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &options)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &status)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &num_pending)) )
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      goto cleanup;          
+    }
+  dc->options = (enum GNUNET_FS_DownloadOptions) options;
+  dc->active = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (16);
+  dc->has_finished = (int) status;
+  dc->treedepth = GNUNET_FS_compute_depth (GNUNET_FS_uri_chk_get_file_size (dc->uri));
+  if (GNUNET_FS_uri_test_loc (dc->uri))
+    GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
+                  GNUNET_FS_uri_loc_get_peer_identity (dc->uri,
+                                                       &dc->target));
+  if ( (dc->length > dc->completed) &&
+       (num_pending == 0) )
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);                  
+      goto cleanup;    
+    }
+  while (0 < num_pending--)
+    {
+      dr = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct DownloadRequest));
+      if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
+           GNUNET_BIO_read (rh, "chk", &dr->chk, sizeof (struct ContentHashKey))) ||
+          (GNUNET_OK !=
+           GNUNET_BIO_read_int64 (rh, &dr->offset)) ||
+          (GNUNET_OK !=
+           GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &dr->depth)) )
+       {
+         GNUNET_break (0);
+         goto cleanup;    
+       }
+      dr->is_pending = GNUNET_YES;
+      dr->next = dc->pending;
+      dc->pending = dr;
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (dc->active,
+                                        &dr->chk.query,
+                                        dr,
+                                        GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_MULTIPLE);
+
+      dr = NULL;
+    }
+  dn = get_download_sync_filename (dc, dc->serialization, ".dir");
+  if (dn != NULL)
+    {
+      if (GNUNET_YES ==
+         GNUNET_DISK_directory_test (dn))
+       GNUNET_DISK_directory_scan (dn, &deserialize_subdownload, dc);
+      GNUNET_free (dn);
+    }
+  if (parent != NULL)
+    {
+      abort (); // for debugging for now
+      GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert (parent->child_head,
+                                  parent->child_tail,
+                                  dc);
+    }
+  if (search != NULL)
+    {
+      dc->search = search;
+      search->download = dc;
+    }
+  if ( (parent == NULL) &&
+       (search == NULL) )
+    {
+      dc->top = GNUNET_FS_make_top (dc->h,
+                                   &GNUNET_FS_download_signal_suspend_,
+                                   dc);      
+      signal_download_resume (dc);  
+    }
+  GNUNET_free (uris);
+  return;
+ cleanup:
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (uris);
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (dr);
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (emsg);
+  free_download_context (dc);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Signal resuming of a search to our clients (for the
+ * top level search and all sub-searches).
+ *
+ * @param sc search being resumed
+ */
+static void
+signal_search_resume (struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext *sc)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_FS_ProgressInfo pi;
+
+  pi.status = GNUNET_FS_STATUS_SEARCH_RESUME;
+  pi.value.search.specifics.resume.message = sc->emsg;
+  pi.value.search.specifics.resume.is_paused = (sc->client == NULL) ? GNUNET_YES : GNUNET_NO;
+  sc->client_info = GNUNET_FS_search_make_status_ (&pi,
+                                                  sc);
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (sc->master_result_map,
+                                        &signal_result_resume,
+                                        sc);
+
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Deserialize a search. 
+ *
+ * @param h overall context
+ * @param rh file to deserialize from
+ * @param psearch_result parent search result
+ * @param serialization name under which the search was serialized
+ */
+static struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext *
+deserialize_search (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h,
+                   struct GNUNET_BIO_ReadHandle *rh,
+                   struct GNUNET_FS_SearchResult *psearch_result,
+                   const char *serialization)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext *sc;
+  char *emsg;
+  char *uris;
+  char *dn;
+  uint32_t options;
+  char in_pause;
+
+  if ( (psearch_result != NULL) &&
+       (psearch_result->update_search != NULL) )
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  uris = NULL;
+  emsg = NULL;
+  sc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext));
+  if (psearch_result != NULL)
+    {
+      sc->psearch_result = psearch_result;
+      psearch_result->update_search = sc;
+    }
+  sc->h = h;
+  sc->serialization = GNUNET_strdup (serialization);
+  if ( (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "search-uri", &uris, 10*1024)) ||
+       (NULL == (sc->uri = GNUNET_FS_uri_parse (uris, &emsg))) ||       
+       ( (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_FS_uri_test_ksk (sc->uri)) &&
+        (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_FS_uri_test_sks (sc->uri)) ) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       read_start_time (rh, &sc->start_time)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_string (rh, "search-emsg", &sc->emsg, 10*1024)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &options)) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read (rh, "search-pause", &in_pause, sizeof (in_pause))) ||
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_BIO_read_int32 (rh, &sc->anonymity)) )
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);                  
+      goto cleanup;          
+    }
+  sc->options = (enum GNUNET_FS_SearchOptions) options;
+  sc->master_result_map = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (16);
+  dn = get_serialization_file_name_in_dir (h,
+                                          (sc->psearch_result == NULL) 
+                                          ? GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_SEARCH
+                                          : GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_CHILD_SEARCH,
+                                          sc->serialization,
+                                          "");
+  if (dn != NULL)
+    {
+      if (GNUNET_YES ==
+         GNUNET_DISK_directory_test (dn))
+       GNUNET_DISK_directory_scan (dn, &deserialize_search_result, sc);
+      GNUNET_free (dn);
+    }
+  if ( ('\0' == in_pause) &&
+       (GNUNET_OK !=
+       GNUNET_FS_search_start_searching_ (sc)) )
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                 _("Could not resume running search, will resume as paused search\n"));    
+    }
+  signal_search_resume (sc);
+  GNUNET_free (uris);
+  return sc;
+ cleanup:
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (emsg);
+  free_search_context (sc);
+  GNUNET_free_non_null (uris);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Function called with a filename of serialized search operation
+ * to deserialize.
+ *
+ * @param cls the 'struct GNUNET_FS_Handle*'
+ * @param filename complete filename (absolute path)
+ * @return GNUNET_OK (continue to iterate)
+ */
+static int
+deserialize_search_file (void *cls,
+                         const char *filename)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h = cls;
+  char *ser;
+  char *emsg;
+  struct GNUNET_BIO_ReadHandle *rh;
+  struct GNUNET_FS_SearchContext *sc;
+
+  ser = get_serialization_short_name (filename);
+  rh = GNUNET_BIO_read_open (filename);
+  if (rh == NULL)
+    {
+      if (ser != NULL)
+       {
+         GNUNET_FS_remove_sync_file_ (h, GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_SEARCH, ser);
+         GNUNET_free (ser);
+       }
+      return GNUNET_OK;
+    }
+  sc = deserialize_search (h, rh, NULL, ser);
+  if (sc != NULL)
+    sc->top = GNUNET_FS_make_top (h, &GNUNET_FS_search_signal_suspend_, sc);
+  GNUNET_free (ser);
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_BIO_read_close (rh, &emsg))
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                 _("Failure while resuming search operation `%s': %s\n"),
+                 filename,
+                 emsg);
+      GNUNET_free (emsg);
+    }
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Function called with a filename of serialized download operation
+ * to deserialize.
+ *
+ * @param cls the 'struct GNUNET_FS_Handle*'
+ * @param filename complete filename (absolute path)
+ * @return GNUNET_OK (continue to iterate)
+ */
+static int
+deserialize_download_file (void *cls,
+                          const char *filename)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h = cls;
+  char *ser;
+  char *emsg;
+  struct GNUNET_BIO_ReadHandle *rh;
+
+  ser = get_serialization_short_name (filename);
+  rh = GNUNET_BIO_read_open (filename);
+  if (rh == NULL)
+    {
+       if (0 != UNLINK (filename))
+        GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                                  "unlink", 
+                                  filename);
+      GNUNET_free (ser);
+      return GNUNET_OK;
+    }
+  deserialize_download (h, rh, NULL, NULL, ser);
+  GNUNET_free (ser);
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_BIO_read_close (rh, &emsg))
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                 _("Failure while resuming download operation `%s': %s\n"),
+                 filename,
+                 emsg);
+      GNUNET_free (emsg);
+    }
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Deserialize informatin about pending operations.
+ *
+ * @param master_path which master directory should be scanned
+ * @param proc function to call for each entry (will get 'h' for 'cls')
+ * @param h the 'struct GNUNET_FS_Handle*'
+ */
+static void
+deserialization_master (const char *master_path,
+                       GNUNET_FileNameCallback proc,
+                       struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h)
+{
+  char *dn;
+
+  dn = get_serialization_file_name (h, master_path, "");
   if (dn == NULL)
     return;
-  GNUNET_DISK_directory_scan (dn, &deserialize_search_file, h);
-  GNUNET_free (dn);
+  if (GNUNET_YES ==
+      GNUNET_DISK_directory_test (dn))
+    GNUNET_DISK_directory_scan (dn, proc, h);
+  GNUNET_free (dn); 
 }
 
 
@@ -1524,22 +2954,15 @@ GNUNET_FS_start (struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Handle *sched,
                 ...)
 {
   struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *ret;
-  struct GNUNET_CLIENT_Connection *client;
   enum GNUNET_FS_OPTIONS opt;
   va_list ap;
 
-  client = GNUNET_CLIENT_connect (sched,
-                                 "fs",
-                                 cfg);
-  if (NULL == client)
-    return NULL;
   ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle));
   ret->sched = sched;
   ret->cfg = cfg;
   ret->client_name = GNUNET_strdup (client_name);
   ret->upcb = upcb;
   ret->upcb_cls = upcb_cls;
-  ret->client = client;
   ret->flags = flags;
   ret->max_parallel_downloads = 1;
   ret->max_parallel_requests = 1;
@@ -1564,15 +2987,20 @@ GNUNET_FS_start (struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Handle *sched,
        }
     }
   va_end (ap);
-  // FIXME: setup receive-loop with client (do we need one?)
   if (0 != (GNUNET_FS_FLAGS_PERSISTENCE & flags))
     {
-      /* FIXME: could write one generic deserialization
-        function instead of these four... */
-      deserialize_publish (ret);
-      deserialize_search (ret);
-      /* FIXME: deserialize downloads that are NOT part of searches */
-      deserialize_unindex (ret);
+      deserialization_master (GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_PUBLISH,
+                             &deserialize_publish_file,
+                             ret);
+      deserialization_master (GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_SEARCH, 
+                             &deserialize_search_file,
+                             ret);
+      deserialization_master (GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_DOWNLOAD, 
+                             &deserialize_download_file,
+                             ret);
+      deserialization_master (GNUNET_FS_SYNC_PATH_MASTER_UNINDEX,
+                             &deserialize_unindex_file,
+                             ret);
     }
   return ret;
 }
@@ -1588,15 +3016,11 @@ GNUNET_FS_start (struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Handle *sched,
 void 
 GNUNET_FS_stop (struct GNUNET_FS_Handle *h)
 {
-  if (0 != (GNUNET_FS_FLAGS_PERSISTENCE & h->flags))
-    {
-      // FIXME: generate SUSPEND events and clean up state!
-    }
-  // FIXME: terminate receive-loop with client  (do we need one?)
+  while (h->top_head != NULL)
+    h->top_head->ssf (h->top_head->ssf_cls);
   if (h->queue_job != GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK)
     GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (h->sched,
                             h->queue_job);
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_disconnect (h->client, GNUNET_NO);
   GNUNET_free (h->client_name);
   GNUNET_free (h);
 }