VAST storage plugin

[csbarnet]

Hi all,

I thought I would start a discussion about the VAST plugin that I've been working on, since there has been some interest.

On the VAST side, the basic code that I've been using is here:
https://github.com/Tufts-Technology-Services/vast-api-client/tree/main

Essentially, it creates a view, quota and protected path in VAST.

On the coldfront side, I've been using existing examples from Harvard and others as a base and just creating Resource and Allocation objects with needed properties. I have used some parent-child relationships in resources.

I will share an initial version from here in the next few days as a separate plugin, but I wanted to put a placeholder here for community discussion.

Thanks!