# Static Files { #static-files }

You can serve static files automatically from a directory using `StaticFiles`.

## Use `StaticFiles` { #use-staticfiles }

* Import `StaticFiles`.
* "Mount" a `StaticFiles()` instance in a specific path.

{* ../../docs_src/static_files/tutorial001.py hl[2,6] *}

/// note | Technical Details

You could also use `from starlette.staticfiles import StaticFiles`.

# Request Files { #request-files }

You can define files to be uploaded by the client using `File`.

/// info

To receive uploaded files, first install <a href="https://github.com/Kludex/python-multipart" class="external-link" target="_blank">`python-multipart`</a>.

Make sure you create a [virtual environment](../virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank}, activate it, and then install it, for example:

```console

# Request Forms and Files { #request-forms-and-files }

You can define files and form fields at the same time using `File` and `Form`.

/// info

To receive uploaded files and/or form data, first install <a href="https://github.com/Kludex/python-multipart" class="external-link" target="_blank">`python-multipart`</a>.

Make sure you create a [virtual environment](../virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank}, activate it, and then install it, for example:

        Files.writeString(jcifsPropertiesPath, "jcifs.smb.client.nativeOs=FileOS");
        System.setProperty("jcifs.properties", jcifsPropertiesPath.toString());

        SingletonContext.init(null);
        CIFSContext context = SingletonContext.getInstance();
        assertNotNull(context);
        assertEquals("FileOS", context.getConfig().getNativeOs());
    }

    @Test

     */
    public DosFileFilter(final String wildcard, final int attributes) {
        this.wildcard = wildcard;
        this.attributes = attributes;
    }

    /**
     * This returns true if the file's attributes contain any of the attributes
     * specified for this filter. The wildcard has no influence on this
     * method as the server should have performed that filtering already. The

     */
    public DosFileFilter(final String wildcard, final int attributes) {
        this.wildcard = wildcard;
        this.attributes = attributes;
    }

    /* This returns true if the file's attributes contain any of the attributes
     * specified for this filter. The wildcard has no influence on this
     * method as the server should have performed that filtering already. The

        try {
            Files.deleteIfExists(handleFile);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            log.error("Failed to remove persisted handle", e);
        }
    }
    
    private void loadPersistedHandles() {
        try (DirectoryStream<Path> stream = Files.newDirectoryStream(
                stateDirectory, "*.handle")) {

        dictionaryManager = new DictionaryManager() {
            @Override
            public CurlResponse getContentResponse(DictionaryFile<?> file) {
                try {
                    // Return a CurlResponse with the file's content
                    return new CurlResponse() {
                        @Override
                        public InputStream getContentAsStream() throws IOException {

			args = []string{"xl.meta"}
		}
		var files []string

		for _, pattern := range args {
			if pattern == "-" {
				files = append(files, pattern)
				continue
			}
			found, err := filepathx.Glob(pattern)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			if len(found) == 0 {
				return fmt.Errorf("unable to find file %v", pattern)
			}
			files = append(files, found...)
		}
		if len(files) == 0 {

                Path tempDir = Files.createTempDirectory("smbtest");

                // Create directory structure
                Files.createDirectories(tempDir.resolve("public"));
                Files.createDirectories(tempDir.resolve("shared"));

                // Create some initial files
                Files.writeString(tempDir.resolve("public/readme.txt"), "This is a public share for testing");