Implement proper symlink support in ReadTarFS
#426
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The current version of
ReadTarFSdoes not support symlinks properly where Tar files do. This PR changes the following:OSFSlike behaviour forInfoInfo.is_dirisTruefor symlinks that map to existing directories.ReadTarFS.isdir(path)returns True ifpathis a symlink that maps to an existing directory.ReadTarFS.isfile(path)returns True if thepathis a symlink that maps to an existing file.ReadTarFs.islink(path)return True if thepathis a symlink (that can also be dangling).Transparent handling of symlinks
ReadTarFS.openbin(path)also works ifpathis a symlink that maps to an existing file.ReadTarFS.listdir(path)also works ifpathis a symlink that maps to an existing file.Closes #409 and partially addresses #425.