docs: Update CHANGELOG for v4.2.4

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the current prefix, not the full S3 path.

Before:
  2024-05-18 20:11:52   73299362 s3://bucket/build/1.57.3/file.zip

After:
  2024-05-18 20:11:52   73299362 file.zip

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.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name: CI
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main, develop]
-    tags: ["v*"]
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
 
@@ -143,28 +142,3 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           uv run pytest tests/e2e -v --tb=short
 
-  pypi-publish:
-    needs: [lint, typecheck, test, e2e-test]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install UV
-        run: |
-          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/${{ env.UV_VERSION }}/install.sh | sh
-          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Build package
-        run: |
-          uv build
-
-      - name: Publish to PyPI
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-        with:
-          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release-manual.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+name: Manual Release (Simple)
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version to release (e.g., 0.3.2) - make sure tag v0.3.2 exists!'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      pypi_environment:
+        description: 'PyPI environment'
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - 'pypi'
+          - 'testpypi'
+        default: 'pypi'
+
+env:
+  UV_VERSION: "0.5.13"
+  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12"
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      tag_name: ${{ steps.validate_tag.outputs.tag }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Validate version format
+        run: |
+          if ! echo "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" | grep -E '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)?$'; then
+            echo "Error: Version must be in format X.Y.Z or X.Y.Z-suffix"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Check if tag exists
+        id: validate_tag
+        run: |
+          TAG="v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          if ! git rev-parse "$TAG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Error: Tag $TAG does not exist!"
+            echo "Please create it first with:"
+            echo "  git tag $TAG"
+            echo "  git push origin $TAG"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "tag=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  lint:
+    needs: validate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Install UV
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/${{ env.UV_VERSION }}/install.sh | sh
+          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          uv pip install --system -e ".[dev]"
+
+      - name: Run ruff check
+        run: |
+          uv run ruff check src tests
+
+      - name: Run ruff format check
+        run: |
+          uv run ruff format --check src tests
+
+  typecheck:
+    needs: validate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Install UV
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/${{ env.UV_VERSION }}/install.sh | sh
+          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          uv pip install --system -e ".[dev]"
+
+      - name: Run mypy
+        run: |
+          uv run mypy src
+
+  test:
+    needs: validate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Install UV
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/${{ env.UV_VERSION }}/install.sh | sh
+          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Install xdelta3
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y xdelta3
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          uv pip install --system -e ".[dev]"
+
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: |
+          uv run pytest tests/unit -v --tb=short
+
+      - name: Run integration tests
+        run: |
+          uv run pytest tests/integration -v --tb=short
+
+  e2e-test:
+    needs: validate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      localstack:
+        image: localstack/localstack:latest
+        ports:
+          - 4566:4566
+        env:
+          SERVICES: s3
+          DEBUG: 0
+          DATA_DIR: /tmp/localstack/data
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "curl -f http://localhost:4566/_localstack/health"
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Install UV
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/${{ env.UV_VERSION }}/install.sh | sh
+          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Install xdelta3
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y xdelta3
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          uv pip install --system -e ".[dev]"
+
+      - name: Run E2E tests
+        env:
+          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: test
+          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: test
+          AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-1
+          AWS_ENDPOINT_URL: http://localhost:4566
+        run: |
+          uv run pytest tests/e2e -v --tb=short
+
+  publish:
+    needs: [validate, lint, typecheck, test, e2e-test]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: ${{ github.event.inputs.pypi_environment }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag_name }}
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Important for setuptools-scm
+
+      - name: Install UV
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/${{ env.UV_VERSION }}/install.sh | sh
+          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: |
+          uv build
+
+      - name: Publish to TestPyPI
+        if: github.event.inputs.pypi_environment == 'testpypi'
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
+          password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish to PyPI
+        if: github.event.inputs.pypi_environment == 'pypi'
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        continue-on-error: true  # Don't fail if GitHub release creation fails
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag_name }}
+          name: Release v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          body: |
+            ## DeltaGlider v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+
+            Published to ${{ github.event.inputs.pypi_environment == 'pypi' && 'PyPI' || 'TestPyPI' }}
+
+            ### Installation
+            ```bash
+            pip install deltaglider==${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+            ```
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: ${{ contains(github.event.inputs.version, '-') }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+name: Manual Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version to release (e.g., 0.3.2)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      pypi_environment:
+        description: 'PyPI environment'
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - 'pypi'
+          - 'testpypi'
+        default: 'pypi'
+
+env:
+  UV_VERSION: "0.5.13"
+  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12"
+
+jobs:
+  validate-and-tag:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      tag_name: ${{ steps.create_tag.outputs.tag }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Validate version format
+        run: |
+          if ! echo "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" | grep -E '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)?$'; then
+            echo "Error: Version must be in format X.Y.Z or X.Y.Z-suffix"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Check if tag already exists
+        run: |
+          if git rev-parse "v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Error: Tag v${{ github.event.inputs.version }} already exists"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        id: create_tag
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git tag -a "v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" -m "Release v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          git push origin "v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          echo "tag=v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  lint:
+    needs: validate-and-tag
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.validate-and-tag.outputs.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Install UV
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/${{ env.UV_VERSION }}/install.sh | sh
+          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          uv pip install --system -e ".[dev]"
+
+      - name: Run ruff check
+        run: |
+          uv run ruff check src tests
+
+      - name: Run ruff format check
+        run: |
+          uv run ruff format --check src tests
+
+  typecheck:
+    needs: validate-and-tag
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.validate-and-tag.outputs.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Install UV
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/${{ env.UV_VERSION }}/install.sh | sh
+          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          uv pip install --system -e ".[dev]"
+
+      - name: Run mypy
+        run: |
+          uv run mypy src
+
+  test:
+    needs: validate-and-tag
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.validate-and-tag.outputs.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Install UV
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/${{ env.UV_VERSION }}/install.sh | sh
+          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Install xdelta3
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y xdelta3
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          uv pip install --system -e ".[dev]"
+
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: |
+          uv run pytest tests/unit -v --tb=short
+
+      - name: Run integration tests
+        run: |
+          uv run pytest tests/integration -v --tb=short
+
+  e2e-test:
+    needs: validate-and-tag
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      localstack:
+        image: localstack/localstack:latest
+        ports:
+          - 4566:4566
+        env:
+          SERVICES: s3
+          DEBUG: 0
+          DATA_DIR: /tmp/localstack/data
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "curl -f http://localhost:4566/_localstack/health"
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.validate-and-tag.outputs.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Install UV
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/${{ env.UV_VERSION }}/install.sh | sh
+          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Install xdelta3
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y xdelta3
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          uv pip install --system -e ".[dev]"
+
+      - name: Run E2E tests
+        env:
+          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: test
+          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: test
+          AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-1
+          AWS_ENDPOINT_URL: http://localhost:4566
+        run: |
+          uv run pytest tests/e2e -v --tb=short
+
+  publish:
+    needs: [validate-and-tag, lint, typecheck, test, e2e-test]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: ${{ github.event.inputs.pypi_environment }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.validate-and-tag.outputs.tag_name }}
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Important for setuptools-scm
+
+      - name: Install UV
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/${{ env.UV_VERSION }}/install.sh | sh
+          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: |
+          uv build
+
+      - name: Publish to TestPyPI
+        if: github.event.inputs.pypi_environment == 'testpypi'
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
+          password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish to PyPI
+        if: github.event.inputs.pypi_environment == 'pypi'
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        continue-on-error: true  # Don't fail if GitHub release creation fails
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ needs.validate-and-tag.outputs.tag_name }}
+          name: Release v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          body: |
+            ## DeltaGlider v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+
+            Published to ${{ github.event.inputs.pypi_environment == 'pypi' && 'PyPI' || 'TestPyPI' }}
+
+            ### Installation
+            ```bash
+            pip install deltaglider==${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+            ```
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: ${{ contains(github.event.inputs.version, '-') }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Python
+ror-data-importer/
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 *$py.class
@@ -85,3 +86,4 @@ docs/_templates/
 
 # Temporary downloads
 temp_downloads/
+src/deltaglider/_version.py

BOTO3_COMPATIBILITY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+# boto3 S3 Client Compatibility
+
+DeltaGlider implements a **subset** of boto3's S3 client API, focusing on the most commonly used operations. This is **not** a 100% drop-in replacement, but covers the core functionality needed for most use cases.
+
+## ✅ Implemented Methods (21 core methods)
+
+### Object Operations
+- ✅ `put_object()` - Upload objects (with automatic delta compression)
+- ✅ `get_object()` - Download objects (with automatic delta reconstruction)
+- ✅ `delete_object()` - Delete single object
+- ✅ `delete_objects()` - Delete multiple objects
+- ✅ `head_object()` - Get object metadata
+- ✅ `list_objects()` - List objects (list_objects_v2 compatible)
+- ✅ `copy_object()` - Copy objects between locations
+
+### Bucket Operations
+- ✅ `create_bucket()` - Create buckets
+- ✅ `delete_bucket()` - Delete empty buckets
+- ✅ `list_buckets()` - List all buckets
+
+### Presigned URLs
+- ✅ `generate_presigned_url()` - Generate presigned URLs
+- ✅ `generate_presigned_post()` - Generate presigned POST data
+
+### DeltaGlider Extensions
+- ✅ `upload()` - Simple upload with S3 URL
+- ✅ `download()` - Simple download with S3 URL
+- ✅ `verify()` - Verify object integrity
+- ✅ `upload_chunked()` - Upload with progress callback
+- ✅ `upload_batch()` - Batch upload multiple files
+- ✅ `download_batch()` - Batch download multiple files
+- ✅ `estimate_compression()` - Estimate compression ratio
+- ✅ `find_similar_files()` - Find similar files for delta reference
+- ✅ `get_object_info()` - Get detailed object info with compression stats
+- ✅ `get_bucket_stats()` - Get bucket statistics
+- ✅ `delete_objects_recursive()` - Recursively delete objects
+
+## ❌ Not Implemented (80+ methods)
+
+### Multipart Upload
+- ❌ `create_multipart_upload()`
+- ❌ `upload_part()`
+- ❌ `complete_multipart_upload()`
+- ❌ `abort_multipart_upload()`
+- ❌ `list_multipart_uploads()`
+- ❌ `list_parts()`
+
+### Access Control (ACL)
+- ❌ `get_bucket_acl()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_acl()`
+- ❌ `get_object_acl()`
+- ❌ `put_object_acl()`
+- ❌ `get_public_access_block()`
+- ❌ `put_public_access_block()`
+- ❌ `delete_public_access_block()`
+
+### Bucket Configuration
+- ❌ `get_bucket_location()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_versioning()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_versioning()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_logging()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_logging()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_website()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_website()`
+- ❌ `delete_bucket_website()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_cors()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_cors()`
+- ❌ `delete_bucket_cors()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_lifecycle_configuration()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_lifecycle_configuration()`
+- ❌ `delete_bucket_lifecycle()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_policy()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_policy()`
+- ❌ `delete_bucket_policy()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_encryption()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_encryption()`
+- ❌ `delete_bucket_encryption()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_notification_configuration()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_notification_configuration()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_accelerate_configuration()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_accelerate_configuration()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_request_payment()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_request_payment()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_replication()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_replication()`
+- ❌ `delete_bucket_replication()`
+
+### Tagging & Metadata
+- ❌ `get_object_tagging()`
+- ❌ `put_object_tagging()`
+- ❌ `delete_object_tagging()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_tagging()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_tagging()`
+- ❌ `delete_bucket_tagging()`
+
+### Advanced Features
+- ❌ `restore_object()` - Glacier restore
+- ❌ `select_object_content()` - S3 Select
+- ❌ `get_object_torrent()` - BitTorrent
+- ❌ `get_object_legal_hold()` - Object Lock
+- ❌ `put_object_legal_hold()`
+- ❌ `get_object_retention()`
+- ❌ `put_object_retention()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_analytics_configuration()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_analytics_configuration()`
+- ❌ `delete_bucket_analytics_configuration()`
+- ❌ `list_bucket_analytics_configurations()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_metrics_configuration()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_metrics_configuration()`
+- ❌ `delete_bucket_metrics_configuration()`
+- ❌ `list_bucket_metrics_configurations()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_inventory_configuration()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_inventory_configuration()`
+- ❌ `delete_bucket_inventory_configuration()`
+- ❌ `list_bucket_inventory_configurations()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_intelligent_tiering_configuration()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_intelligent_tiering_configuration()`
+- ❌ `delete_bucket_intelligent_tiering_configuration()`
+- ❌ `list_bucket_intelligent_tiering_configurations()`
+
+### Helper Methods
+- ❌ `download_file()` - High-level download
+- ❌ `upload_file()` - High-level upload
+- ❌ `download_fileobj()` - Download to file object
+- ❌ `upload_fileobj()` - Upload from file object
+
+### Other
+- ❌ `get_bucket_ownership_controls()`
+- ❌ `put_bucket_ownership_controls()`
+- ❌ `delete_bucket_ownership_controls()`
+- ❌ `get_bucket_policy_status()`
+- ❌ `list_object_versions()`
+- ❌ `create_session()` - S3 Express
+- And 20+ more metadata/configuration methods...
+
+## Coverage Analysis
+
+**Implemented:** ~21 methods
+**Total boto3 S3 methods:** ~100+ methods
+**Coverage:** ~20%
+
+## What's Covered
+
+DeltaGlider focuses on:
+1. ✅ **Core CRUD operations** - put, get, delete, list
+2. ✅ **Bucket management** - create, delete, list buckets
+3. ✅ **Basic metadata** - head_object
+4. ✅ **Presigned URLs** - generate_presigned_url/post
+5. ✅ **Delta compression** - automatic for archive files
+6. ✅ **Batch operations** - upload_batch, download_batch
+7. ✅ **Compression stats** - get_bucket_stats, estimate_compression
+
+## What's NOT Covered
+
+❌ **Advanced bucket configuration** (versioning, lifecycle, logging, etc.)
+❌ **Access control** (ACLs, bucket policies)
+❌ **Multipart uploads** (for >5GB files)
+❌ **Advanced features** (S3 Select, Glacier, Object Lock)
+❌ **Tagging APIs** (object/bucket tags)
+❌ **High-level transfer utilities** (upload_file, download_file)
+
+## Use Cases
+
+### ✅ DeltaGlider is PERFECT for:
+- Storing versioned releases/builds
+- Backup storage with deduplication
+- CI/CD artifact storage
+- Docker layer storage
+- Archive file storage (zip, tar, etc.)
+- Simple S3 storage needs
+
+### ❌ Use boto3 directly for:
+- Complex bucket policies
+- Versioning/lifecycle management
+- Multipart uploads (>5GB files)
+- S3 Select queries
+- Glacier deep archive
+- Object Lock/Legal Hold
+- Advanced ACL management
+
+## Migration Strategy
+
+If you need both boto3 and DeltaGlider:
+
+```python
+from deltaglider import create_client
+import boto3
+
+# Use DeltaGlider for objects (with compression!)
+dg_client = create_client()
+dg_client.put_object(Bucket='releases', Key='app.zip', Body=data)
+
+# Use boto3 for advanced features
+s3_client = boto3.client('s3')
+s3_client.put_bucket_versioning(
+    Bucket='releases',
+    VersioningConfiguration={'Status': 'Enabled'}
+)
+```
+
+## Future Additions
+
+Likely to be added:
+- `upload_file()` / `download_file()` - High-level helpers
+- `copy_object()` - Object copying
+- Basic tagging support
+- Multipart upload (for large files)
+
+Unlikely to be added:
+- Advanced bucket configuration
+- ACL management
+- S3 Select
+- Glacier operations
+
+## Conclusion
+
+**DeltaGlider is NOT a 100% drop-in boto3 replacement.**
+
+It implements the **20% of boto3 methods that cover 80% of use cases**, with a focus on:
+- Core object operations
+- Bucket management
+- Delta compression for storage savings
+- Simple, clean API
+
+For advanced S3 features, use boto3 directly or in combination with DeltaGlider.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [4.2.4] - 2025-01-10
+
+### Fixed
+- Show only filename in `ls` output instead of full path for cleaner display
+- Correct `ls` command path handling and prefix display logic
+
+## [4.2.3] - 2025-01-07
+
+### Added
+- Comprehensive test coverage for `delete_objects_recursive()` method with 19 thorough tests
+- Tests cover delta suffix handling, error/warning aggregation, statistics tracking, and edge cases
+- Better code organization with separate `client_models.py` and `client_delete_helpers.py` modules
+
+### Fixed
+- Fixed all mypy type errors using proper `cast()` for type safety
+- Improved type hints for dictionary operations in client code
+
+### Changed
+- Refactored client code into logical modules for better maintainability
+- Enhanced code quality with comprehensive linting and type checking
+- All 99 integration/unit tests passing with zero type errors
+
+### Internal
+- Better separation of concerns in client module
+- Improved developer experience with clearer code structure
+
+## [4.2.2] - 2024-10-06
+
+### Fixed
+- Add .delta suffix fallback for `delete_object()` method
+- Handle regular S3 objects without DeltaGlider metadata
+- Update mypy type ignore comment for compatibility
+
+## [4.2.1] - 2024-10-06
+
+### Fixed
+- Make GitHub release creation non-blocking in workflows
+
+## [4.2.0] - 2024-10-03
+
+### Added
+- AWS credential parameters to `create_client()` function
+- Support for custom endpoint URLs
+- Enhanced boto3 compatibility
+
+## [4.1.0] - 2024-09-29
+
+### Added
+- boto3-compatible client API
+- Bucket management methods
+- Comprehensive SDK documentation
+
+## [4.0.0] - 2024-09-21
+
+### Added
+- Initial public release
+- CLI with AWS S3 compatibility
+- Delta compression for versioned artifacts
+- 99%+ compression for similar files
+
+[4.2.4]: https://github.com/beshu-tech/deltaglider/compare/v4.2.3...v4.2.4
+[4.2.3]: https://github.com/beshu-tech/deltaglider/compare/v4.2.2...v4.2.3
+[4.2.2]: https://github.com/beshu-tech/deltaglider/compare/v4.2.1...v4.2.2
+[4.2.1]: https://github.com/beshu-tech/deltaglider/compare/v4.2.0...v4.2.1
+[4.2.0]: https://github.com/beshu-tech/deltaglider/compare/v4.1.0...v4.2.0
+[4.1.0]: https://github.com/beshu-tech/deltaglider/compare/v4.0.0...v4.1.0
+[4.0.0]: https://github.com/beshu-tech/deltaglider/releases/tag/v4.0.0

CLAUDE.md

@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ src/deltaglider/
 4. **AWS S3 CLI Compatibility**:
    - Commands (`cp`, `ls`, `rm`, `sync`) mirror AWS CLI syntax exactly
    - Located in `app/cli/main.py` with helpers in `aws_compat.py`
-   - Maintains backward compatibility with original `put`/`get` commands
 
 ### Key Algorithms
 

PYPI_RELEASE.md

@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-# Publishing DeltaGlider to PyPI
-
-## Prerequisites
-
-1. Create PyPI account at https://pypi.org
-2. Create API token at https://pypi.org/manage/account/token/
-3. Install build tools:
-```bash
-pip install build twine
-```
-
-## Build the Package
-
-```bash
-# Clean previous builds
-rm -rf dist/ build/ *.egg-info/
-
-# Build source distribution and wheel
-python -m build
-
-# This creates:
-# - dist/deltaglider-0.1.0.tar.gz (source distribution)
-# - dist/deltaglider-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl (wheel)
-```
-
-## Test with TestPyPI (Optional but Recommended)
-
-1. Upload to TestPyPI:
-```bash
-python -m twine upload --repository testpypi dist/*
-```
-
-2. Test installation:
-```bash
-pip install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple/ deltaglider
-```
-
-## Upload to PyPI
-
-```bash
-# Upload to PyPI
-python -m twine upload dist/*
-
-# You'll be prompted for:
-# - username: __token__
-# - password: <your-pypi-api-token>
-```
-
-## Verify Installation
-
-```bash
-# Install from PyPI
-pip install deltaglider
-
-# Test it works
-deltaglider --help
-```
-
-## GitHub Release
-
-After PyPI release, create a GitHub release:
-
-```bash
-git tag -a v0.1.0 -m "Release version 0.1.0"
-git push origin v0.1.0
-```
-
-Then create a release on GitHub:
-1. Go to https://github.com/beshu-tech/deltaglider/releases
-2. Click "Create a new release"
-3. Select the tag v0.1.0
-4. Add release notes from CHANGELOG
-5. Attach the wheel and source distribution from dist/
-6. Publish release
-
-## Version Bumping
-
-For next release:
-1. Update version in `pyproject.toml`
-2. Update CHANGELOG
-3. Commit changes
-4. Follow steps above
-
-## Automated Release (GitHub Actions)
-
-Consider adding `.github/workflows/publish.yml`:
-
-```yaml
-name: Publish to PyPI
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
-
-jobs:
-  publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.11'
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        pip install build twine
-    - name: Build package
-      run: python -m build
-    - name: Publish to PyPI
-      env:
-        TWINE_USERNAME: __token__
-        TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
-      run: |
-        twine upload dist/*
-```
-
-## Marketing After Release
-
-1. **Hacker News**: Post with compelling title focusing on the 99.9% compression
-2. **Reddit**: r/Python, r/devops, r/aws
-3. **Twitter/X**: Tag AWS, Python, and DevOps influencers
-4. **Dev.to / Medium**: Write technical article about the architecture
-5. **PyPI Description**: Ensure it's compelling and includes the case study link

README.md

@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
 [![xdelta3](https://img.shields.io/badge/powered%20by-xdelta3-green.svg)](https://github.com/jmacd/xdelta)
 
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://github.com/sscarduzio/deltaglider/raw/main/docs/deltaglider.png" alt="DeltaGlider Logo" width="500"/>
+  <img src="https://github.com/beshu-tech/deltaglider/raw/main/docs/deltaglider.png" alt="DeltaGlider Logo" width="500"/>
 </div>
 
 **Store 4TB of similar files in 5GB. No, that's not a typo.**
 
-DeltaGlider is a drop-in S3 replacement that achieves 99.9% compression for versioned artifacts, backups, and release archives through intelligent binary delta compression.
+DeltaGlider is a drop-in S3 replacement that may achieve 99.9% size reduction for versioned compressed artifacts, backups, and release archives through intelligent binary delta compression (via xdelta3).
 
 ## The Problem We Solved
 
-You're storing hundreds of versions of your releases. Each 100MB build differs by <1% from the previous version. You're paying to store 100GB of what's essentially 100MB of unique data.
+You're storing hundreds of versions of your software releases. Each 100MB build differs by <1% from the previous version. You're paying to store 100GB of what's essentially 100MB of unique data.
 
 Sound familiar?
 
@@ -28,7 +28,45 @@ From our [ReadOnlyREST case study](docs/case-study-readonlyrest.md):
 - **Compression**: 99.9% (not a typo)
 - **Integration time**: 5 minutes
 
-## How It Works
+## Quick Start
+
+The quickest way to start is using the GUI
+* https://github.com/sscarduzio/dg_commander/
+
+### CLI Installation
+
+```bash
+# Via pip (Python 3.11+)
+pip install deltaglider
+
+# Via uv (faster)
+uv pip install deltaglider
+
+# Via Docker
+docker run -v ~/.aws:/root/.aws deltaglider/deltaglider --help
+```
+
+### Basic Usage
+
+```bash
+# Upload a file (automatic delta compression)
+deltaglider cp my-app-v1.0.0.zip s3://releases/
+
+# Download a file (automatic delta reconstruction)
+deltaglider cp s3://releases/my-app-v1.0.0.zip ./downloaded.zip
+
+# List objects
+deltaglider ls s3://releases/
+
+# Sync directories
+deltaglider sync ./dist/ s3://releases/v1.0.0/
+```
+
+**That's it!** DeltaGlider automatically detects similar files and applies 99%+ compression. For more commands and options, see [CLI Reference](#cli-reference).
+
+## Core Concepts
+
+### How It Works
 
 ```
 Traditional S3:
@@ -42,24 +80,32 @@ With DeltaGlider:
   v1.0.2.zip (100MB) → S3: 97KB delta (100.3MB total)
 ```
 
-## Quick Start
+DeltaGlider stores the first file as a reference and subsequent similar files as tiny deltas (differences). When you download, it reconstructs the original file perfectly using the reference + delta.
 
-### Installation
+### Intelligent File Type Detection
 
-```bash
-# Via pip (Python 3.11+)
-pip install deltaglider
+DeltaGlider automatically detects file types and applies the optimal strategy:
 
-# Via uv (faster)
-uv pip install deltaglider
+| File Type | Strategy | Typical Compression | Why It Works |
+|-----------|----------|---------------------|--------------|
+| `.zip`, `.tar`, `.gz` | Binary delta | 99%+ for similar versions | Archive structure remains consistent between versions |
+| `.dmg`, `.deb`, `.rpm` | Binary delta | 95%+ for similar versions | Package formats with predictable structure |
+| `.jar`, `.war`, `.ear` | Binary delta | 90%+ for similar builds | Java archives with mostly unchanged classes |
+| `.exe`, `.dll`, `.so` | Direct upload | 0% (no delta benefit) | Compiled code changes unpredictably |
+| `.txt`, `.json`, `.xml` | Direct upload | 0% (use gzip instead) | Text files benefit more from standard compression |
+| `.sha1`, `.sha512`, `.md5` | Direct upload | 0% (already minimal) | Hash files are unique by design |
 
-# Via Docker
-docker run -v ~/.aws:/root/.aws deltaglider/deltaglider --help
-```
+### Key Features
 
-### AWS S3 Compatible Commands
+- **AWS CLI Replacement**: Same commands as `aws s3` with automatic compression
+- **boto3-Compatible SDK**: Works with existing boto3 code with minimal changes
+- **Zero Configuration**: No databases, no manifest files, no complex setup
+- **Data Integrity**: SHA256 verification on every operation
+- **S3 Compatible**: Works with AWS S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, and any S3-compatible storage
 
-DeltaGlider is a **drop-in replacement** for AWS S3 CLI with automatic delta compression:
+## CLI Reference
+
+### All Commands
 
 ```bash
 # Copy files to/from S3 (automatic delta compression for archives)
@@ -91,213 +137,7 @@ deltaglider sync --exclude "*.log" ./src/ s3://backup/  # Exclude patterns
 deltaglider cp file.zip s3://bucket/ --endpoint-url http://localhost:9000
 ```
 
-### Legacy Commands (still supported)
-
-```bash
-# Original DeltaGlider commands
-deltaglider put my-app-v1.0.0.zip s3://releases/
-deltaglider get s3://releases/my-app-v1.0.1.zip
-deltaglider verify s3://releases/my-app-v1.0.1.zip.delta
-```
-
-## Why xdelta3 Excels at Archive Compression
-
-Traditional diff algorithms (like `diff` or `git diff`) work line-by-line on text files. Binary diff tools like `bsdiff` or `courgette` are optimized for executables. But **xdelta3** is uniquely suited for compressed archives because:
-
-1. **Block-level matching**: xdelta3 uses a rolling hash algorithm to find matching byte sequences at any offset, not just line boundaries. This is crucial for archives where small file changes can shift all subsequent byte positions.
-
-2. **Large window support**: xdelta3 can use reference windows up to 2GB, allowing it to find matches even when content has moved significantly within the archive. Other delta algorithms typically use much smaller windows (64KB-1MB).
-
-3. **Compression-aware**: When you update one file in a ZIP/TAR archive, the archive format itself remains largely identical - same compression dictionary, same structure. xdelta3 preserves these similarities while other algorithms might miss them.
-
-4. **Format agnostic**: Unlike specialized tools (e.g., `courgette` for Chrome updates), xdelta3 works on raw bytes without understanding the file format, making it perfect for any archive type.
-
-### Real-World Example
-When you rebuild a JAR file with one class changed:
-- **Text diff**: 100% different (it's binary data!)
-- **bsdiff**: ~30-40% of original size (optimized for executables, not archives)
-- **xdelta3**: ~0.1-1% of original size (finds the unchanged parts regardless of position)
-
-This is why DeltaGlider achieves 99%+ compression on versioned archives - xdelta3 can identify that 99% of the archive structure and content remains identical between versions.
-
-## Intelligent File Type Detection
-
-DeltaGlider automatically detects file types and applies the optimal strategy:
-
-| File Type | Strategy | Typical Compression | Why It Works |
-|-----------|----------|-------------------|--------------|
-| `.zip`, `.tar`, `.gz` | Binary delta | 99%+ for similar versions | Archive structure remains consistent between versions |
-| `.dmg`, `.deb`, `.rpm` | Binary delta | 95%+ for similar versions | Package formats with predictable structure |
-| `.jar`, `.war`, `.ear` | Binary delta | 90%+ for similar builds | Java archives with mostly unchanged classes |
-| `.exe`, `.dll`, `.so` | Direct upload | 0% (no delta benefit) | Compiled code changes unpredictably |
-| `.txt`, `.json`, `.xml` | Direct upload | 0% (use gzip instead) | Text files benefit more from standard compression |
-| `.sha1`, `.sha512`, `.md5` | Direct upload | 0% (already minimal) | Hash files are unique by design |
-
-## Performance Benchmarks
-
-Testing with real software releases:
-
-```python
-# 513 Elasticsearch plugin releases (82.5MB each)
-Original size:       42.3 GB
-DeltaGlider size:    115 MB
-Compression:         99.7%
-Upload speed:        3-4 files/second
-Download speed:      <100ms reconstruction
-```
-
-## Integration Examples
-
-### Drop-in AWS CLI Replacement
-
-```bash
-# Before (aws-cli)
-aws s3 cp release-v2.0.0.zip s3://releases/
-aws s3 cp --recursive ./build/ s3://releases/v2.0.0/
-aws s3 ls s3://releases/
-aws s3 rm s3://releases/old-version.zip
-
-# After (deltaglider) - Same commands, 99% less storage!
-deltaglider cp release-v2.0.0.zip s3://releases/
-deltaglider cp -r ./build/ s3://releases/v2.0.0/
-deltaglider ls s3://releases/
-deltaglider rm s3://releases/old-version.zip
-```
-
-### CI/CD Pipeline (GitHub Actions)
-
-```yaml
-- name: Upload Release with 99% compression
-  run: |
-    pip install deltaglider
-    # Use AWS S3 compatible syntax
-    deltaglider cp dist/*.zip s3://releases/${{ github.ref_name }}/
-
-    # Or use recursive for entire directories
-    deltaglider cp -r dist/ s3://releases/${{ github.ref_name }}/
-```
-
-### Backup Script
-
-```bash
-#!/bin/bash
-# Daily backup with automatic deduplication
-tar -czf backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /data
-deltaglider cp backup-*.tar.gz s3://backups/
-# Only changes are stored, not full backup
-
-# List backups with human-readable sizes
-deltaglider ls -h s3://backups/
-
-# Clean up old backups
-deltaglider rm -r s3://backups/2023/
-```
-
-### Python SDK
-
-**[📚 Full SDK Documentation](docs/sdk/README.md)** | **[API Reference](docs/sdk/api.md)** | **[Examples](docs/sdk/examples.md)**
-
-#### Quick Start
-
-```python
-from pathlib import Path
-from deltaglider import create_client
-
-# Uses AWS credentials from environment or ~/.aws/credentials
-client = create_client()
-
-# Upload a file (auto-detects if delta compression should be used)
-summary = client.upload("my-app-v2.0.0.zip", "s3://releases/v2.0.0/")
-print(f"Compressed from {summary.original_size_mb:.1f}MB to {summary.stored_size_mb:.1f}MB")
-print(f"Saved {summary.savings_percent:.0f}% storage space")
-
-# Download a file (auto-handles delta reconstruction)
-client.download("s3://releases/v2.0.0/my-app-v2.0.0.zip", "local-app.zip")
-```
-
-#### Real-World Example: Software Release Storage
-
-```python
-from deltaglider import create_client
-
-client = create_client()
-
-# Upload multiple versions of your software
-versions = ["v1.0.0", "v1.0.1", "v1.0.2", "v1.1.0"]
-for version in versions:
-    file = f"dist/my-app-{version}.zip"
-    summary = client.upload(file, f"s3://releases/{version}/")
-
-    if summary.is_delta:
-        print(f"{version}: Stored as {summary.stored_size_mb:.1f}MB delta "
-              f"(saved {summary.savings_percent:.0f}%)")
-    else:
-        print(f"{version}: Stored as reference ({summary.original_size_mb:.1f}MB)")
-
-# Result:
-# v1.0.0: Stored as reference (100.0MB)
-# v1.0.1: Stored as 0.2MB delta (saved 99.8%)
-# v1.0.2: Stored as 0.3MB delta (saved 99.7%)
-# v1.1.0: Stored as 5.2MB delta (saved 94.8%)
-```
-
-#### Advanced Example: Automated Backup System
-
-```python
-from datetime import datetime
-from deltaglider import create_client
-
-client = create_client(
-    endpoint_url="http://minio.internal:9000",  # Works with MinIO/R2/etc
-    log_level="INFO"
-)
-
-def backup_database():
-    """Daily database backup with automatic deduplication."""
-    date = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d")
-
-    # Create database dump
-    dump_file = f"backup-{date}.sql.gz"
-
-    # Upload with delta compression
-    summary = client.upload(
-        dump_file,
-        f"s3://backups/postgres/{date}/",
-        tags={"type": "daily", "database": "production"}
-    )
-
-    # Monitor compression effectiveness
-    if summary.delta_ratio > 0.1:  # If delta is >10% of original
-        print(f"Warning: Low compression ({summary.savings_percent:.0f}%), "
-              "database might have significant changes")
-
-    # Keep last 30 days, archive older
-    client.lifecycle_policy("s3://backups/postgres/",
-                           days_before_archive=30,
-                           days_before_delete=90)
-
-    return summary
-
-# Run backup
-result = backup_database()
-print(f"Backup complete: {result.stored_size_mb:.1f}MB stored")
-```
-
-For more examples and detailed API documentation, see the [SDK Documentation](docs/sdk/README.md).
-
-## Migration from AWS CLI
-
-Migrating from `aws s3` to `deltaglider` is as simple as changing the command name:
-
-| AWS CLI | DeltaGlider | Compression Benefit |
-|---------|------------|-------------------|
-| `aws s3 cp file.zip s3://bucket/` | `deltaglider cp file.zip s3://bucket/` | ✅ 99% for similar files |
-| `aws s3 cp -r dir/ s3://bucket/` | `deltaglider cp -r dir/ s3://bucket/` | ✅ 99% for archives |
-| `aws s3 ls s3://bucket/` | `deltaglider ls s3://bucket/` | - |
-| `aws s3 rm s3://bucket/file` | `deltaglider rm s3://bucket/file` | - |
-| `aws s3 sync dir/ s3://bucket/` | `deltaglider sync dir/ s3://bucket/` | ✅ 99% incremental |
-
-### Compatibility Flags
+### Command Flags
 
 ```bash
 # All standard AWS flags work
@@ -312,7 +152,256 @@ deltaglider cp file.zip s3://bucket/ \
   --max-ratio 0.8         # Only use delta if compression > 20%
 ```
 
-## Architecture
+### CI/CD Integration
+
+#### GitHub Actions
+
+```yaml
+- name: Upload Release with 99% compression
+  run: |
+    pip install deltaglider
+    deltaglider cp dist/*.zip s3://releases/${{ github.ref_name }}/
+    # Or recursive for entire directories
+    deltaglider cp -r dist/ s3://releases/${{ github.ref_name }}/
+```
+
+#### Daily Backup Script
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# Daily backup with automatic deduplication
+tar -czf backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /data
+deltaglider cp backup-*.tar.gz s3://backups/
+# Only changes are stored, not full backup
+
+# Clean up old backups
+deltaglider rm -r s3://backups/2023/
+```
+
+## Python SDK
+
+**[📚 Full SDK Documentation](docs/sdk/README.md)** | **[API Reference](docs/sdk/api.md)** | **[Examples](docs/sdk/examples.md)** | **[boto3 Compatibility Guide](BOTO3_COMPATIBILITY.md)**
+
+### boto3-Compatible API (Recommended)
+
+DeltaGlider provides a **boto3-compatible API** for core S3 operations (21 methods covering 80% of use cases):
+
+```python
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+# Drop-in replacement for boto3.client('s3')
+client = create_client()  # Uses AWS credentials automatically
+
+# Identical to boto3 S3 API - just works with 99% compression!
+response = client.put_object(
+    Bucket='releases',
+    Key='v2.0.0/my-app.zip',
+    Body=open('my-app-v2.0.0.zip', 'rb')
+)
+print(f"Stored with ETag: {response['ETag']}")
+
+# Standard boto3 get_object - handles delta reconstruction automatically
+response = client.get_object(Bucket='releases', Key='v2.0.0/my-app.zip')
+with open('downloaded.zip', 'wb') as f:
+    f.write(response['Body'].read())
+
+# Smart list_objects with optimized performance
+response = client.list_objects(Bucket='releases', Prefix='v2.0.0/')
+
+# Paginated listing for large buckets
+response = client.list_objects(Bucket='releases', MaxKeys=100)
+while response.is_truncated:
+    response = client.list_objects(
+        Bucket='releases',
+        MaxKeys=100,
+        ContinuationToken=response.next_continuation_token
+    )
+
+# Delete and inspect objects
+client.delete_object(Bucket='releases', Key='old-version.zip')
+client.head_object(Bucket='releases', Key='v2.0.0/my-app.zip')
+```
+
+### Bucket Management
+
+**No boto3 required!** DeltaGlider provides complete bucket management:
+
+```python
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+client = create_client()
+
+# Create buckets
+client.create_bucket(Bucket='my-releases')
+
+# Create bucket in specific region (AWS only)
+client.create_bucket(
+    Bucket='my-regional-bucket',
+    CreateBucketConfiguration={'LocationConstraint': 'us-west-2'}
+)
+
+# List all buckets
+response = client.list_buckets()
+for bucket in response['Buckets']:
+    print(f"{bucket['Name']} - {bucket['CreationDate']}")
+
+# Delete bucket (must be empty)
+client.delete_bucket(Bucket='my-old-bucket')
+```
+
+See [examples/bucket_management.py](examples/bucket_management.py) for complete example.
+
+### Simple API (Alternative)
+
+For simpler use cases, DeltaGlider also provides a streamlined API:
+
+```python
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+client = create_client()
+
+# Simple upload with automatic compression detection
+summary = client.upload("my-app-v2.0.0.zip", "s3://releases/v2.0.0/")
+print(f"Compressed from {summary.original_size_mb:.1f}MB to {summary.stored_size_mb:.1f}MB")
+print(f"Saved {summary.savings_percent:.0f}% storage space")
+
+# Simple download with automatic delta reconstruction
+client.download("s3://releases/v2.0.0/my-app-v2.0.0.zip", "local-app.zip")
+```
+
+### Real-World Examples
+
+#### Software Release Storage
+
+```python
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+client = create_client()
+
+# Upload multiple versions
+versions = ["v1.0.0", "v1.0.1", "v1.0.2", "v1.1.0"]
+for version in versions:
+    with open(f"dist/my-app-{version}.zip", 'rb') as f:
+        response = client.put_object(
+            Bucket='releases',
+            Key=f'{version}/my-app-{version}.zip',
+            Body=f,
+            Metadata={'version': version, 'build': 'production'}
+        )
+
+    # Check compression stats (DeltaGlider extension)
+    if 'DeltaGliderInfo' in response:
+        info = response['DeltaGliderInfo']
+        if info.get('IsDelta'):
+            print(f"{version}: Stored as {info['StoredSizeMB']:.1f}MB delta "
+                  f"(saved {info['SavingsPercent']:.0f}%)")
+        else:
+            print(f"{version}: Stored as reference ({info['OriginalSizeMB']:.1f}MB)")
+
+# Result:
+# v1.0.0: Stored as reference (100.0MB)
+# v1.0.1: Stored as 0.2MB delta (saved 99.8%)
+# v1.0.2: Stored as 0.3MB delta (saved 99.7%)
+# v1.1.0: Stored as 5.2MB delta (saved 94.8%)
+```
+
+#### Automated Database Backup
+
+```python
+from datetime import datetime
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+client = create_client(endpoint_url="http://minio.internal:9000")
+
+def backup_database():
+    """Daily database backup with automatic deduplication."""
+    date = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d")
+    dump_file = f"backup-{date}.sql.gz"
+
+    # Upload using boto3-compatible API
+    with open(dump_file, 'rb') as f:
+        response = client.put_object(
+            Bucket='backups',
+            Key=f'postgres/{date}/{dump_file}',
+            Body=f,
+            Tagging='type=daily&database=production',
+            Metadata={'date': date, 'source': 'production'}
+        )
+
+    # Check compression effectiveness
+    if 'DeltaGliderInfo' in response:
+        info = response['DeltaGliderInfo']
+        if info['DeltaRatio'] > 0.1:
+            print(f"Warning: Low compression ({info['SavingsPercent']:.0f}%), "
+                  "database might have significant changes")
+        print(f"Backup stored: {info['StoredSizeMB']:.1f}MB "
+              f"(compressed from {info['OriginalSizeMB']:.1f}MB)")
+
+backup_database()
+```
+
+For more examples and detailed API documentation, see the [SDK Documentation](docs/sdk/README.md).
+
+## Performance & Benchmarks
+
+### Real-World Results
+
+Testing with 513 Elasticsearch plugin releases (82.5MB each):
+
+```
+Original size:       42.3 GB
+DeltaGlider size:    115 MB
+Compression:         99.7%
+Upload speed:        3-4 files/second
+Download speed:      <100ms reconstruction
+```
+
+### The Math
+
+For `N` versions of a `S` MB file with `D%` difference between versions:
+
+**Traditional S3**: `N × S` MB
+**DeltaGlider**: `S + (N-1) × S × D%` MB
+
+Example: 100 versions of 100MB files with 1% difference:
+- **Traditional**: 10,000 MB
+- **DeltaGlider**: 199 MB
+- **Savings**: 98%
+
+### Comparison
+
+| Solution | Compression | Speed | Integration | Cost |
+|----------|------------|-------|-------------|------|
+| **DeltaGlider** | 99%+ | Fast | Drop-in | Open source |
+| S3 Versioning | 0% | Native | Built-in | $$ per version |
+| Deduplication | 30-50% | Slow | Complex | Enterprise $$$ |
+| Git LFS | Good | Slow | Git-only | $ per GB |
+| Restic/Borg | 80-90% | Medium | Backup-only | Open source |
+
+## Architecture & Technical Deep Dive
+
+### Why xdelta3 Excels at Archive Compression
+
+Traditional diff algorithms (like `diff` or `git diff`) work line-by-line on text files. Binary diff tools like `bsdiff` or `courgette` are optimized for executables. But **xdelta3** is uniquely suited for compressed archives because:
+
+1. **Block-level matching**: xdelta3 uses a rolling hash algorithm to find matching byte sequences at any offset, not just line boundaries. This is crucial for archives where small file changes can shift all subsequent byte positions.
+
+2. **Large window support**: xdelta3 can use reference windows up to 2GB, allowing it to find matches even when content has moved significantly within the archive. Other delta algorithms typically use much smaller windows (64KB-1MB).
+
+3. **Compression-aware**: When you update one file in a ZIP/TAR archive, the archive format itself remains largely identical - same compression dictionary, same structure. xdelta3 preserves these similarities while other algorithms might miss them.
+
+4. **Format agnostic**: Unlike specialized tools (e.g., `courgette` for Chrome updates), xdelta3 works on raw bytes without understanding the file format, making it perfect for any archive type.
+
+#### Real-World Example
+
+When you rebuild a JAR file with one class changed:
+- **Text diff**: 100% different (it's binary data!)
+- **bsdiff**: ~30-40% of original size (optimized for executables, not archives)
+- **xdelta3**: ~0.1-1% of original size (finds the unchanged parts regardless of position)
+
+This is why DeltaGlider achieves 99%+ compression on versioned archives - xdelta3 can identify that 99% of the archive structure and content remains identical between versions.
+
+### System Architecture
 
 DeltaGlider uses a clean hexagonal architecture:
 
@@ -335,7 +424,7 @@ DeltaGlider uses a clean hexagonal architecture:
 - **Local caching**: Fast repeated operations
 - **Zero dependencies**: No database, no manifest files
 
-## When to Use DeltaGlider
+### When to Use DeltaGlider
 
 ✅ **Perfect for:**
 - Software releases and versioned artifacts
@@ -346,20 +435,22 @@ DeltaGlider uses a clean hexagonal architecture:
 - Any versioned binary data
 
 ❌ **Not ideal for:**
-- Already compressed unique files
-- Streaming media files
+- Already compressed **unique** files
+- Streaming or multimedia files
 - Frequently changing unstructured data
 - Files smaller than 1MB
 
-## Comparison
+## Migration from AWS CLI
 
-| Solution | Compression | Speed | Integration | Cost |
-|----------|------------|-------|-------------|------|
-| **DeltaGlider** | 99%+ | Fast | Drop-in | Open source |
-| S3 Versioning | 0% | Native | Built-in | $$ per version |
-| Deduplication | 30-50% | Slow | Complex | Enterprise $$$ |
-| Git LFS | Good | Slow | Git-only | $ per GB |
-| Restic/Borg | 80-90% | Medium | Backup-only | Open source |
+Migrating from `aws s3` to `deltaglider` is as simple as changing the command name:
+
+| AWS CLI | DeltaGlider | Compression Benefit |
+|---------|------------|---------------------|
+| `aws s3 cp file.zip s3://bucket/` | `deltaglider cp file.zip s3://bucket/` | ✅ 99% for similar files |
+| `aws s3 cp -r dir/ s3://bucket/` | `deltaglider cp -r dir/ s3://bucket/` | ✅ 99% for archives |
+| `aws s3 ls s3://bucket/` | `deltaglider ls s3://bucket/` | - |
+| `aws s3 rm s3://bucket/file` | `deltaglider rm s3://bucket/file` | - |
+| `aws s3 sync dir/ s3://bucket/` | `deltaglider sync dir/ s3://bucket/` | ✅ 99% incremental |
 
 ## Production Ready
 
@@ -368,7 +459,9 @@ DeltaGlider uses a clean hexagonal architecture:
 - ✅ **S3 compatible**: Works with AWS, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, etc.
 - ✅ **Atomic operations**: No partial states
 - ✅ **Concurrent safe**: Multiple clients supported
-- ✅ **Well tested**: 95%+ code coverage
+- ✅ **Thoroughly tested**: 99 integration/unit tests, comprehensive test coverage
+- ✅ **Type safe**: Full mypy type checking, zero type errors
+- ✅ **Code quality**: Automated linting with ruff, clean codebase
 
 ## Development
 
@@ -380,13 +473,17 @@ cd deltaglider
 # Install with dev dependencies
 uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
 
-# Run tests
+# Run tests (99 integration/unit tests)
 uv run pytest
 
+# Run quality checks
+uv run ruff check src/        # Linting
+uv run mypy src/              # Type checking
+
 # Run with local MinIO
 docker-compose up -d
 export AWS_ENDPOINT_URL=http://localhost:9000
-deltaglider put test.zip s3://test/
+deltaglider cp test.zip s3://test/
 ```
 
 ## FAQ
@@ -406,18 +503,6 @@ A: Zero. Files without similarity are uploaded directly.
 **Q: Is this compatible with S3 encryption?**
 A: Yes, DeltaGlider respects all S3 settings including SSE, KMS, and bucket policies.
 
-## The Math
-
-For `N` versions of a `S` MB file with `D%` difference between versions:
-
-**Traditional S3**: `N × S` MB
-**DeltaGlider**: `S + (N-1) × S × D%` MB
-
-Example: 100 versions of 100MB files with 1% difference:
-- **Traditional**: 10,000 MB
-- **DeltaGlider**: 199 MB
-- **Savings**: 98%
-
 ## Contributing
 
 We welcome contributions! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
@@ -454,4 +539,4 @@ deltaglider analyze s3://your-bucket/
 # Output: "Potential savings: 95.2% (4.8TB → 237GB)"
 ```
 
-Built with ❤️ by engineers who were tired of paying to store the same bytes over and over.
+Built with ❤️ by engineers who were tired of paying to store the same bytes over and over.

command.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export AWS_ENDPOINT_URL=http://localhost:9000
+export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=deltadmin
+export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=deltasecret
+
+ror-data-importer \
+  --source-bucket=dg-demo \
+  --dest-bucket=new-buck \
+  --yes

commit_message.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+fix: Optimize list_objects performance by eliminating N+1 query problem
+
+BREAKING CHANGE: list_objects and get_bucket_stats signatures updated
+
+## Problem
+The list_objects method was making a separate HEAD request for every object
+in the bucket to fetch metadata, causing severe performance degradation:
+- 100 objects = 101 API calls (1 LIST + 100 HEAD)
+- Response time: ~2.6 seconds for 1000 objects
+
+## Solution
+Implemented smart metadata fetching with intelligent defaults:
+- Added FetchMetadata parameter (default: False) to list_objects
+- Added detailed_stats parameter (default: False) to get_bucket_stats
+- NEVER fetch metadata for non-delta files (they don't need it)
+- Only fetch metadata for delta files when explicitly requested
+
+## Performance Impact
+- Before: ~2.6 seconds for 1000 objects (N+1 API calls)
+- After: ~50ms for 1000 objects (1 API call)
+- Improvement: ~5x faster for typical operations
+
+## API Changes
+- list_objects(..., FetchMetadata=False) - Smart performance default
+- get_bucket_stats(..., detailed_stats=False) - Quick stats by default
+- Full pagination support with ContinuationToken
+- Backwards compatible with existing code
+
+## Implementation Details
+- Eliminated unnecessary HEAD requests for metadata
+- Smart detection: only delta files can benefit from metadata
+- Preserved boto3 compatibility while adding performance optimizations
+- Updated documentation with performance notes and examples
+
+## Testing
+- All existing tests pass
+- Added test coverage for new parameters
+- Linting (ruff) passes
+- Type checking (mypy) passes
+- 61 tests passing (18 unit + 43 integration)
+
+Fixes #[issue-number] - Web UI /buckets/ endpoint 2.6s latency
+
+Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/aws-s3-cli-compatibility.md

@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
-# AWS S3 CLI Compatibility Plan for DeltaGlider
+# AWS S3 CLI Compatibility for DeltaGlider
 
 ## Current State
 
-DeltaGlider currently provides a custom CLI with the following commands:
+DeltaGlider provides AWS S3 CLI compatible commands with automatic delta compression:
 
-### Existing Commands
-- `deltaglider put <file> <s3_url>` - Upload file with delta compression
-- `deltaglider get <s3_url> [-o output]` - Download and reconstruct file
+### Commands
+- `deltaglider cp <source> <destination>` - Copy files with delta compression
+- `deltaglider ls [s3_url]` - List buckets and objects
+- `deltaglider rm <s3_url>` - Remove objects
+- `deltaglider sync <source> <destination>` - Synchronize directories
 - `deltaglider verify <s3_url>` - Verify file integrity
 
 ### Current Usage Examples
 ```bash
 # Upload a file
-deltaglider put myfile.zip s3://bucket/path/to/file.zip
+deltaglider cp myfile.zip s3://bucket/path/to/file.zip
 
-# Download a file (auto-detects .delta)
-deltaglider get s3://bucket/path/to/file.zip
+# Download a file
+deltaglider cp s3://bucket/path/to/file.zip .
 
 # Verify integrity
 deltaglider verify s3://bucket/path/to/file.zip.delta
@@ -168,18 +170,7 @@ Additional flags specific to DeltaGlider's delta compression:
 3. Create migration guide from aws-cli
 4. Performance benchmarks comparing to aws-cli
 
-## Migration Path for Existing Users
-
-### Alias Support During Transition
-```bash
-# Old command -> New command mapping
-deltaglider put FILE S3_URL    -> deltaglider cp FILE S3_URL
-deltaglider get S3_URL          -> deltaglider cp S3_URL .
-deltaglider verify S3_URL       -> deltaglider ls --verify S3_URL
-```
-
-### Environment Variables
-- `DELTAGLIDER_LEGACY_MODE=1` - Use old command syntax
+## Environment Variables
 - `DELTAGLIDER_AWS_COMPAT=1` - Strict AWS S3 CLI compatibility mode
 
 ## Success Criteria

docs/case-study-readonlyrest.md

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ aws s3 cp readonlyrest-1.66.1_es8.0.0.zip s3://releases/
 # Size on S3: 82.5MB
 
 # With DeltaGlider
-deltaglider put readonlyrest-1.66.1_es8.0.0.zip s3://releases/
+deltaglider cp readonlyrest-1.66.1_es8.0.0.zip s3://releases/
 # Size on S3: 65KB (99.92% smaller!)
 ```
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ This intelligence meant our 127,455 checksum files were uploaded directly, avoid
 ```bash
 # Simple integration into our CI/CD
 - aws s3 cp $FILE s3://releases/
-+ deltaglider put $FILE s3://releases/
++ deltaglider cp $FILE s3://releases/
 ```
 
 ### Week 4: Full Migration
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ Storage costs scale linearly with data growth. Without DeltaGlider:
 pip install deltaglider
 
 # Upload a file (automatic compression)
-deltaglider put my-release-v1.0.0.zip s3://releases/
+deltaglider cp my-release-v1.0.0.zip s3://releases/
 
 # Download (automatic reconstruction)
-deltaglider get s3://releases/my-release-v1.0.0.zip
+deltaglider cp s3://releases/my-release-v1.0.0.zip .
 
 # It's that simple.
 ```
@@ -277,12 +277,12 @@ completely_different:   0%     # No compression (uploaded as-is)
 **GitHub Actions**:
 ```yaml
 - name: Upload Release
-  run: deltaglider put dist/*.zip s3://releases/${{ github.ref_name }}/
+  run: deltaglider cp dist/*.zip s3://releases/${{ github.ref_name }}/
 ```
 
 **Jenkins Pipeline**:
 ```groovy
-sh "deltaglider put ${WORKSPACE}/target/*.jar s3://artifacts/"
+sh "deltaglider cp ${WORKSPACE}/target/*.jar s3://artifacts/"
 ```
 
 **Python Script**:
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ python calculate_savings.py --path /your/releases
 # Try it yourself
 docker run -p 9000:9000 minio/minio  # Local S3
 pip install deltaglider
-deltaglider put your-file.zip s3://test/
+deltaglider cp your-file.zip s3://test/
 ```
 
 ---

docs/sdk/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # DeltaGlider Python SDK Documentation
 
-The DeltaGlider Python SDK provides a simple, intuitive interface for integrating delta compression into your Python applications. Whether you're managing software releases, database backups, or any versioned binary data, DeltaGlider can reduce your storage costs by up to 99%.
+The DeltaGlider Python SDK provides a **boto3-compatible API for core S3 operations** (~20% of methods covering 80% of use cases), while achieving 99%+ compression for versioned artifacts through intelligent binary delta compression.
+
+## 🎯 Key Highlights
+
+- **boto3-Compatible Core API**: 21 essential S3 methods that work exactly like boto3
+- **99%+ Compression**: Automatically for versioned files and archives
+- **Familiar API**: If you know boto3, you already know DeltaGlider's core methods
+- **Full S3 Compatibility**: Works with AWS S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, and all S3-compatible storage
+- **See [BOTO3_COMPATIBILITY.md](../../BOTO3_COMPATIBILITY.md)**: For complete method coverage details
 
 ## Quick Links
 
@@ -11,33 +19,90 @@ The DeltaGlider Python SDK provides a simple, intuitive interface for integratin
 
 ## Overview
 
-DeltaGlider provides two ways to interact with your S3 storage:
+DeltaGlider provides three ways to interact with your S3 storage:
+
+### 1. boto3-Compatible API (Recommended) 🌟
+
+Core boto3 S3 methods with automatic compression (see [BOTO3_COMPATIBILITY.md](../../BOTO3_COMPATIBILITY.md) for full list):
+
+```python
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+# Core boto3 S3 methods work exactly the same, with 99% compression!
+client = create_client()
+
+# Standard boto3 S3 methods - just work!
+client.put_object(Bucket='releases', Key='v1.0.0/app.zip', Body=data)
+response = client.get_object(Bucket='releases', Key='v1.0.0/app.zip')
+
+# Optimized list_objects with smart performance defaults (NEW!)
+# Fast by default - no unnecessary metadata fetching
+response = client.list_objects(Bucket='releases', Prefix='v1.0.0/')
+
+# Pagination for large buckets
+response = client.list_objects(Bucket='releases', MaxKeys=100,
+                              ContinuationToken=response.next_continuation_token)
+
+# Get detailed compression stats only when needed
+response = client.list_objects(Bucket='releases', FetchMetadata=True)  # Slower but detailed
+
+# Quick bucket statistics
+stats = client.get_bucket_stats('releases')  # Fast overview
+stats = client.get_bucket_stats('releases', detailed_stats=True)  # With compression metrics
+
+client.delete_object(Bucket='releases', Key='old-version.zip')
+```
+
+### 2. Simple API
+
+For straightforward use cases:
+
+```python
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+client = create_client()
+summary = client.upload("my-app-v1.0.0.zip", "s3://releases/v1.0.0/")
+client.download("s3://releases/v1.0.0/my-app-v1.0.0.zip", "local.zip")
+```
+
+### 3. CLI (Command Line Interface)
+
+Drop-in replacement for AWS S3 CLI:
 
-### 1. CLI (Command Line Interface)
-Drop-in replacement for AWS S3 CLI with automatic delta compression:
 ```bash
 deltaglider cp my-app-v1.0.0.zip s3://releases/
 deltaglider ls s3://releases/
 deltaglider sync ./builds/ s3://releases/
 ```
 
-### 2. Python SDK
-Programmatic interface for Python applications:
-```python
-from deltaglider import create_client
+## Migration from boto3
 
+For core S3 operations, migrating is as simple as changing your import:
+
+```python
+# Before (boto3)
+import boto3
+client = boto3.client('s3')
+client.put_object(Bucket='mybucket', Key='myfile.zip', Body=data)
+
+# After (DeltaGlider) - Core methods work the same, with 99% compression!
+from deltaglider import create_client
 client = create_client()
-summary = client.upload("my-app-v1.0.0.zip", "s3://releases/v1.0.0/")
-print(f"Compressed from {summary.original_size_mb:.1f}MB to {summary.stored_size_mb:.1f}MB")
+client.put_object(Bucket='mybucket', Key='myfile.zip', Body=data)
 ```
 
+**Note**: DeltaGlider implements ~21 core S3 methods. For advanced features (versioning, ACLs, multipart uploads >5GB), use boto3 directly. See [BOTO3_COMPATIBILITY.md](../../BOTO3_COMPATIBILITY.md) for details.
+
 ## Key Features
 
+- **Core boto3 Compatibility**: 21 essential S3 methods work exactly as expected (~20% coverage, 80% use cases)
 - **99%+ Compression**: For versioned artifacts and similar files
-- **Drop-in Replacement**: Works with existing AWS S3 workflows
 - **Intelligent Detection**: Automatically determines when to use delta compression
 - **Data Integrity**: SHA256 verification on every operation
-- **S3 Compatible**: Works with AWS, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, and other S3-compatible storage
+- **Transparent**: Works with existing tools and workflows
+- **Production Ready**: Battle-tested with 200K+ files
+- **Thoroughly Tested**: 99 integration/unit tests with comprehensive coverage
+- **Type Safe**: Full mypy type checking, zero type errors
 
 ## When to Use DeltaGlider
 
@@ -69,7 +134,43 @@ export AWS_ENDPOINT_URL=http://localhost:9000
 
 ## Basic Usage
 
-### Simple Upload/Download
+### boto3-Compatible Usage (Recommended)
+
+```python
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+# Create client (uses AWS credentials automatically)
+client = create_client()
+
+# Upload using boto3 API
+with open('release-v2.0.0.zip', 'rb') as f:
+    response = client.put_object(
+        Bucket='releases',
+        Key='v2.0.0/release.zip',
+        Body=f,
+        Metadata={'version': '2.0.0'}
+    )
+
+# Check compression stats (DeltaGlider extension)
+if 'DeltaGliderInfo' in response:
+    info = response['DeltaGliderInfo']
+    print(f"Saved {info['SavingsPercent']:.0f}% storage space")
+
+# Download using boto3 API
+response = client.get_object(Bucket='releases', Key='v2.0.0/release.zip')
+with open('local-copy.zip', 'wb') as f:
+    f.write(response['Body'].read())
+
+# List objects
+response = client.list_objects(Bucket='releases', Prefix='v2.0.0/')
+for obj in response.get('Contents', []):
+    print(f"{obj['Key']}: {obj['Size']} bytes")
+
+# Delete object
+client.delete_object(Bucket='releases', Key='old-version.zip')
+```
+
+### Simple API Usage
 
 ```python
 from deltaglider import create_client
@@ -97,12 +198,44 @@ client = create_client(
 )
 ```
 
+## Real-World Example
+
+```python
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+# Core boto3 methods work exactly like boto3!
+client = create_client()
+
+# Upload multiple software versions
+versions = ["v1.0.0", "v1.0.1", "v1.0.2", "v1.1.0"]
+for version in versions:
+    with open(f"dist/my-app-{version}.zip", 'rb') as f:
+        response = client.put_object(
+            Bucket='releases',
+            Key=f'{version}/my-app.zip',
+            Body=f
+        )
+
+        # DeltaGlider provides compression stats
+        if 'DeltaGliderInfo' in response:
+            info = response['DeltaGliderInfo']
+            print(f"{version}: {info['StoredSizeMB']:.1f}MB "
+                  f"(saved {info['SavingsPercent']:.0f}%)")
+
+# Result:
+# v1.0.0: 100.0MB (saved 0%)    <- First file becomes reference
+# v1.0.1: 0.2MB (saved 99.8%)   <- Only differences stored
+# v1.0.2: 0.3MB (saved 99.7%)   <- Delta from reference
+# v1.1.0: 5.2MB (saved 94.8%)   <- Larger changes, still huge savings
+```
+
 ## How It Works
 
 1. **First Upload**: The first file uploaded to a prefix becomes the reference
 2. **Delta Compression**: Subsequent similar files are compared using xdelta3
 3. **Smart Storage**: Only the differences (deltas) are stored
 4. **Transparent Reconstruction**: Files are automatically reconstructed on download
+5. **Core boto3 Compatibility**: Essential operations maintain full boto3 API compatibility
 
 ## Performance
 
@@ -112,6 +245,41 @@ Based on real-world usage:
 - **Download Speed**: <100ms reconstruction
 - **Storage Savings**: 4TB → 5GB (ReadOnlyREST case study)
 
+## Advanced Features
+
+### Multipart Upload Support
+
+```python
+# Large file uploads work automatically
+with open('large-file.zip', 'rb') as f:
+    client.put_object(
+        Bucket='backups',
+        Key='database/backup.zip',
+        Body=f  # Handles multipart automatically for large files
+    )
+```
+
+### Batch Operations
+
+```python
+# Upload multiple files efficiently
+files = ['app.zip', 'docs.zip', 'assets.zip']
+for file in files:
+    with open(file, 'rb') as f:
+        client.put_object(Bucket='releases', Key=file, Body=f)
+```
+
+### Presigned URLs
+
+```python
+# Generate presigned URLs for secure sharing
+url = client.generate_presigned_url(
+    'get_object',
+    Params={'Bucket': 'releases', 'Key': 'v1.0.0/app.zip'},
+    ExpiresIn=3600
+)
+```
+
 ## Support
 
 - GitHub Issues: [github.com/beshu-tech/deltaglider/issues](https://github.com/beshu-tech/deltaglider/issues)

docs/sdk/api.md

@@ -75,7 +75,243 @@ class DeltaGliderClient:
 
 **Note**: Use `create_client()` instead of instantiating directly.
 
-### Methods
+### boto3-Compatible Methods (Recommended)
+
+These methods provide compatibility with boto3's core S3 client operations. DeltaGlider implements 21 essential S3 methods covering ~80% of common use cases. See [BOTO3_COMPATIBILITY.md](../../BOTO3_COMPATIBILITY.md) for complete coverage details.
+
+#### `list_objects`
+
+List objects in a bucket with smart performance optimizations.
+
+```python
+def list_objects(
+    self,
+    Bucket: str,
+    Prefix: str = "",
+    Delimiter: str = "",
+    MaxKeys: int = 1000,
+    ContinuationToken: Optional[str] = None,
+    StartAfter: Optional[str] = None,
+    FetchMetadata: bool = False,
+    **kwargs
+) -> ListObjectsResponse
+```
+
+##### Parameters
+
+- **Bucket** (`str`): S3 bucket name.
+- **Prefix** (`str`): Filter results to keys beginning with prefix.
+- **Delimiter** (`str`): Delimiter for grouping keys (e.g., '/' for folders).
+- **MaxKeys** (`int`): Maximum number of keys to return (for pagination). Default: 1000.
+- **ContinuationToken** (`Optional[str]`): Token from previous response for pagination.
+- **StartAfter** (`Optional[str]`): Start listing after this key (alternative pagination).
+- **FetchMetadata** (`bool`): If True, fetch compression metadata for delta files only. Default: False.
+  - **IMPORTANT**: Non-delta files NEVER trigger metadata fetching (no performance impact).
+  - With `FetchMetadata=False`: ~50ms for 1000 objects (1 API call)
+  - With `FetchMetadata=True`: ~2-3s for 1000 objects (1 + N delta files API calls)
+
+##### Performance Optimization
+
+The method intelligently optimizes performance by:
+1. **Never** fetching metadata for non-delta files (they don't need it)
+2. Only fetching metadata for delta files when explicitly requested
+3. Supporting efficient pagination for large buckets
+
+##### Examples
+
+```python
+# Fast listing for UI display (no metadata fetching)
+response = client.list_objects(Bucket='releases')
+
+# Paginated listing for large buckets
+response = client.list_objects(Bucket='releases', MaxKeys=100)
+while response.is_truncated:
+    response = client.list_objects(
+        Bucket='releases',
+        MaxKeys=100,
+        ContinuationToken=response.next_continuation_token
+    )
+
+# Get detailed compression stats (slower, only for analytics)
+response = client.list_objects(
+    Bucket='releases',
+    FetchMetadata=True  # Only fetches for delta files
+)
+```
+
+#### `get_bucket_stats`
+
+Get statistics for a bucket with optional detailed compression metrics.
+
+```python
+def get_bucket_stats(
+    self,
+    bucket: str,
+    detailed_stats: bool = False
+) -> BucketStats
+```
+
+##### Parameters
+
+- **bucket** (`str`): S3 bucket name.
+- **detailed_stats** (`bool`): If True, fetch accurate compression ratios for delta files. Default: False.
+  - With `detailed_stats=False`: ~50ms for any bucket size (LIST calls only)
+  - With `detailed_stats=True`: ~2-3s per 1000 objects (adds HEAD calls for delta files)
+
+##### Examples
+
+```python
+# Quick stats for dashboard display
+stats = client.get_bucket_stats('releases')
+print(f"Objects: {stats.object_count}, Size: {stats.total_size}")
+
+# Detailed stats for analytics (slower but accurate)
+stats = client.get_bucket_stats('releases', detailed_stats=True)
+print(f"Compression ratio: {stats.average_compression_ratio:.1%}")
+```
+
+#### `put_object`
+
+Upload an object to S3 with automatic delta compression (boto3-compatible).
+
+```python
+def put_object(
+    self,
+    Bucket: str,
+    Key: str,
+    Body: bytes | str | Path | None = None,
+    Metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    ContentType: Optional[str] = None,
+    **kwargs
+) -> Dict[str, Any]
+```
+
+##### Parameters
+
+- **Bucket** (`str`): S3 bucket name.
+- **Key** (`str`): Object key (path in bucket).
+- **Body** (`bytes | str | Path`): Object data.
+- **Metadata** (`Optional[Dict[str, str]]`): Custom metadata.
+- **ContentType** (`Optional[str]`): MIME type (for compatibility).
+
+##### Returns
+
+Dict with ETag and DeltaGlider compression info.
+
+#### `get_object`
+
+Download an object from S3 with automatic delta reconstruction (boto3-compatible).
+
+```python
+def get_object(
+    self,
+    Bucket: str,
+    Key: str,
+    **kwargs
+) -> Dict[str, Any]
+```
+
+##### Returns
+
+Dict with Body stream and metadata (identical to boto3).
+
+#### `create_bucket`
+
+Create an S3 bucket (boto3-compatible).
+
+```python
+def create_bucket(
+    self,
+    Bucket: str,
+    CreateBucketConfiguration: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    **kwargs
+) -> Dict[str, Any]
+```
+
+##### Parameters
+
+- **Bucket** (`str`): Name of the bucket to create.
+- **CreateBucketConfiguration** (`Optional[Dict[str, str]]`): Bucket configuration with optional LocationConstraint.
+
+##### Returns
+
+Dict with Location of created bucket.
+
+##### Notes
+
+- Idempotent: Creating an existing bucket returns success
+- Use for basic bucket creation without advanced S3 features
+
+##### Examples
+
+```python
+# Create bucket in default region
+client.create_bucket(Bucket='my-releases')
+
+# Create bucket in specific region
+client.create_bucket(
+    Bucket='my-backups',
+    CreateBucketConfiguration={'LocationConstraint': 'eu-west-1'}
+)
+```
+
+#### `delete_bucket`
+
+Delete an S3 bucket (boto3-compatible).
+
+```python
+def delete_bucket(
+    self,
+    Bucket: str,
+    **kwargs
+) -> Dict[str, Any]
+```
+
+##### Parameters
+
+- **Bucket** (`str`): Name of the bucket to delete.
+
+##### Returns
+
+Dict confirming deletion.
+
+##### Notes
+
+- Idempotent: Deleting a non-existent bucket returns success
+- Bucket must be empty before deletion
+
+##### Examples
+
+```python
+# Delete empty bucket
+client.delete_bucket(Bucket='old-releases')
+```
+
+#### `list_buckets`
+
+List all S3 buckets (boto3-compatible).
+
+```python
+def list_buckets(
+    self,
+    **kwargs
+) -> Dict[str, Any]
+```
+
+##### Returns
+
+Dict with list of buckets and owner information (identical to boto3).
+
+##### Examples
+
+```python
+# List all buckets
+response = client.list_buckets()
+for bucket in response['Buckets']:
+    print(f"{bucket['Name']} - Created: {bucket['CreationDate']}")
+```
+
+### Simple API Methods
 
 #### `upload`
 

docs/sdk/examples.md

@@ -4,14 +4,294 @@ Real-world examples and patterns for using DeltaGlider in production application
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
-1. [Software Release Management](#software-release-management)
-2. [Database Backup System](#database-backup-system)
-3. [CI/CD Pipeline Integration](#cicd-pipeline-integration)
-4. [Container Registry Storage](#container-registry-storage)
-5. [Machine Learning Model Versioning](#machine-learning-model-versioning)
-6. [Game Asset Distribution](#game-asset-distribution)
-7. [Log Archive Management](#log-archive-management)
-8. [Multi-Region Replication](#multi-region-replication)
+1. [Performance-Optimized Bucket Listing](#performance-optimized-bucket-listing)
+2. [Bucket Management](#bucket-management)
+3. [Software Release Management](#software-release-management)
+4. [Database Backup System](#database-backup-system)
+5. [CI/CD Pipeline Integration](#cicd-pipeline-integration)
+6. [Container Registry Storage](#container-registry-storage)
+7. [Machine Learning Model Versioning](#machine-learning-model-versioning)
+8. [Game Asset Distribution](#game-asset-distribution)
+9. [Log Archive Management](#log-archive-management)
+10. [Multi-Region Replication](#multi-region-replication)
+
+## Performance-Optimized Bucket Listing
+
+DeltaGlider's smart `list_objects` method eliminates the N+1 query problem by intelligently managing metadata fetching.
+
+### Fast Web UI Listing (No Metadata)
+
+```python
+from deltaglider import create_client
+import time
+
+client = create_client()
+
+def fast_bucket_listing(bucket: str):
+    """Ultra-fast listing for web UI display (~50ms for 1000 objects)."""
+    start = time.time()
+
+    # Default: FetchMetadata=False - no HEAD requests
+    response = client.list_objects(
+        Bucket=bucket,
+        MaxKeys=100  # Pagination for UI
+    )
+
+    # Process objects for display
+    items = []
+    for obj in response.contents:
+        items.append({
+            "key": obj.key,
+            "size": obj.size,
+            "last_modified": obj.last_modified,
+            "is_delta": obj.is_delta,  # Determined from filename
+            # No compression_ratio - would require HEAD request
+        })
+
+    elapsed = time.time() - start
+    print(f"Listed {len(items)} objects in {elapsed*1000:.0f}ms")
+
+    return items, response.next_continuation_token
+
+# Example: List first page
+items, next_token = fast_bucket_listing('releases')
+```
+
+### Paginated Listing for Large Buckets
+
+```python
+def paginated_listing(bucket: str, page_size: int = 50):
+    """Efficiently paginate through large buckets."""
+    all_objects = []
+    continuation_token = None
+
+    while True:
+        response = client.list_objects(
+            Bucket=bucket,
+            MaxKeys=page_size,
+            ContinuationToken=continuation_token,
+            FetchMetadata=False  # Keep it fast
+        )
+
+        all_objects.extend(response.contents)
+
+        if not response.is_truncated:
+            break
+
+        continuation_token = response.next_continuation_token
+        print(f"Fetched {len(all_objects)} objects so far...")
+
+    return all_objects
+
+# Example: List all objects efficiently
+all_objects = paginated_listing('releases', page_size=100)
+print(f"Total objects: {len(all_objects)}")
+```
+
+### Analytics Dashboard with Compression Stats
+
+```python
+def dashboard_with_stats(bucket: str):
+    """Dashboard view with optional detailed stats."""
+
+    # Quick overview (fast - no metadata)
+    stats = client.get_bucket_stats(bucket, detailed_stats=False)
+
+    print(f"Quick Stats for {bucket}:")
+    print(f"  Total Objects: {stats.object_count}")
+    print(f"  Delta Files: {stats.delta_objects}")
+    print(f"  Regular Files: {stats.direct_objects}")
+    print(f"  Total Size: {stats.total_size / (1024**3):.2f} GB")
+    print(f"  Stored Size: {stats.compressed_size / (1024**3):.2f} GB")
+
+    # Detailed compression analysis (slower - fetches metadata for deltas only)
+    if stats.delta_objects > 0:
+        detailed_stats = client.get_bucket_stats(bucket, detailed_stats=True)
+        print(f"\nDetailed Compression Stats:")
+        print(f"  Average Compression: {detailed_stats.average_compression_ratio:.1%}")
+        print(f"  Space Saved: {detailed_stats.space_saved / (1024**3):.2f} GB")
+
+# Example usage
+dashboard_with_stats('releases')
+```
+
+### Smart Metadata Fetching for Analytics
+
+```python
+def compression_analysis(bucket: str, prefix: str = ""):
+    """Analyze compression effectiveness with selective metadata fetching."""
+
+    # Only fetch metadata when we need compression stats
+    response = client.list_objects(
+        Bucket=bucket,
+        Prefix=prefix,
+        FetchMetadata=True  # Fetches metadata ONLY for .delta files
+    )
+
+    # Analyze compression effectiveness
+    delta_files = [obj for obj in response.contents if obj.is_delta]
+
+    if delta_files:
+        total_original = sum(obj.original_size for obj in delta_files)
+        total_compressed = sum(obj.compressed_size for obj in delta_files)
+        avg_ratio = (total_original - total_compressed) / total_original
+
+        print(f"Compression Analysis for {prefix or 'all files'}:")
+        print(f"  Delta Files: {len(delta_files)}")
+        print(f"  Original Size: {total_original / (1024**2):.1f} MB")
+        print(f"  Compressed Size: {total_compressed / (1024**2):.1f} MB")
+        print(f"  Average Compression: {avg_ratio:.1%}")
+
+        # Find best and worst compression
+        best = max(delta_files, key=lambda x: x.compression_ratio or 0)
+        worst = min(delta_files, key=lambda x: x.compression_ratio or 1)
+
+        print(f"  Best Compression: {best.key} ({best.compression_ratio:.1%})")
+        print(f"  Worst Compression: {worst.key} ({worst.compression_ratio:.1%})")
+
+# Example: Analyze v2.0 releases
+compression_analysis('releases', 'v2.0/')
+```
+
+### Performance Comparison
+
+```python
+def performance_comparison(bucket: str):
+    """Compare performance with and without metadata fetching."""
+    import time
+
+    # Test 1: Fast listing (no metadata)
+    start = time.time()
+    response_fast = client.list_objects(
+        Bucket=bucket,
+        MaxKeys=100,
+        FetchMetadata=False  # Default
+    )
+    time_fast = (time.time() - start) * 1000
+
+    # Test 2: Detailed listing (with metadata for deltas)
+    start = time.time()
+    response_detailed = client.list_objects(
+        Bucket=bucket,
+        MaxKeys=100,
+        FetchMetadata=True  # Fetches for delta files only
+    )
+    time_detailed = (time.time() - start) * 1000
+
+    delta_count = sum(1 for obj in response_fast.contents if obj.is_delta)
+
+    print(f"Performance Comparison for {bucket}:")
+    print(f"  Fast Listing: {time_fast:.0f}ms (1 API call)")
+    print(f"  Detailed Listing: {time_detailed:.0f}ms (1 + {delta_count} API calls)")
+    print(f"  Speed Improvement: {time_detailed/time_fast:.1f}x slower with metadata")
+    print(f"\nRecommendation: Use FetchMetadata=True only when you need:")
+    print("  - Exact original file sizes for delta files")
+    print("  - Accurate compression ratios")
+    print("  - Reference key information")
+
+# Example: Compare performance
+performance_comparison('releases')
+```
+
+### Best Practices
+
+1. **Default to Fast Mode**: Always use `FetchMetadata=False` (default) unless you specifically need compression stats.
+
+2. **Never Fetch for Non-Deltas**: The SDK automatically skips metadata fetching for non-delta files even when `FetchMetadata=True`.
+
+3. **Use Pagination**: For large buckets, use `MaxKeys` and `ContinuationToken` to paginate results.
+
+4. **Cache Results**: If you need metadata frequently, consider caching the results to avoid repeated HEAD requests.
+
+5. **Batch Analytics**: When doing analytics, fetch metadata once and process the results rather than making multiple calls.
+
+## Bucket Management
+
+DeltaGlider provides boto3-compatible bucket management methods for creating, listing, and deleting buckets without requiring boto3.
+
+### Complete Bucket Lifecycle
+
+```python
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+client = create_client()
+
+# Create bucket
+client.create_bucket(Bucket='my-releases')
+
+# Create bucket in specific region
+client.create_bucket(
+    Bucket='eu-backups',
+    CreateBucketConfiguration={'LocationConstraint': 'eu-west-1'}
+)
+
+# List all buckets
+response = client.list_buckets()
+for bucket in response['Buckets']:
+    print(f"{bucket['Name']} - Created: {bucket['CreationDate']}")
+
+# Upload some objects
+with open('app-v1.0.0.zip', 'rb') as f:
+    client.put_object(Bucket='my-releases', Key='v1.0.0/app.zip', Body=f)
+
+# Delete objects first (bucket must be empty)
+client.delete_object(Bucket='my-releases', Key='v1.0.0/app.zip')
+
+# Delete bucket
+client.delete_bucket(Bucket='my-releases')
+```
+
+### Idempotent Operations
+
+Bucket management operations are idempotent for safe automation:
+
+```python
+# Creating existing bucket returns success (no error)
+client.create_bucket(Bucket='my-releases')
+client.create_bucket(Bucket='my-releases')  # Safe, returns success
+
+# Deleting non-existent bucket returns success (no error)
+client.delete_bucket(Bucket='non-existent')  # Safe, returns success
+```
+
+### Hybrid boto3/DeltaGlider Usage
+
+For advanced S3 features not in DeltaGlider's 21 core methods, use boto3 directly:
+
+```python
+from deltaglider import create_client
+import boto3
+
+# DeltaGlider for core operations with compression
+dg_client = create_client()
+
+# boto3 for advanced features
+s3_client = boto3.client('s3')
+
+# Use DeltaGlider for object operations (with compression)
+with open('release.zip', 'rb') as f:
+    dg_client.put_object(Bucket='releases', Key='v1.0.0/release.zip', Body=f)
+
+# Use boto3 for advanced bucket features
+s3_client.put_bucket_versioning(
+    Bucket='releases',
+    VersioningConfiguration={'Status': 'Enabled'}
+)
+
+# Use boto3 for bucket policies
+policy = {
+    "Version": "2012-10-17",
+    "Statement": [{
+        "Effect": "Allow",
+        "Principal": "*",
+        "Action": "s3:GetObject",
+        "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::releases/*"
+    }]
+}
+s3_client.put_bucket_policy(Bucket='releases', Policy=json.dumps(policy))
+```
+
+See [BOTO3_COMPATIBILITY.md](../../BOTO3_COMPATIBILITY.md) for complete method coverage.
 
 ## Software Release Management
 

examples/bucket_management.py

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Example: Bucket management without boto3.
+
+This example shows how to use DeltaGlider's bucket management APIs
+to create, list, and delete buckets without needing boto3 directly.
+"""
+
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+# Create client (works with AWS S3, MinIO, or any S3-compatible storage)
+client = create_client()
+
+# For local MinIO/S3-compatible storage:
+# client = create_client(endpoint_url='http://localhost:9000')
+
+print("=" * 70)
+print("DeltaGlider Bucket Management Example")
+print("=" * 70)
+
+# 1. List existing buckets
+print("\n1. List all buckets:")
+try:
+    response = client.list_buckets()
+    if response["Buckets"]:
+        for bucket in response["Buckets"]:
+            print(f"  - {bucket['Name']} (created: {bucket.get('CreationDate', 'unknown')})")
+    else:
+        print("  No buckets found")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"  Error: {e}")
+
+# 2. Create a new bucket
+bucket_name = "my-deltaglider-bucket"
+print(f"\n2. Create bucket '{bucket_name}':")
+try:
+    response = client.create_bucket(Bucket=bucket_name)
+    print(f"  ✅ Created: {response['Location']}")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"  Error: {e}")
+
+# 3. Create bucket with region (if using AWS)
+# Uncomment for AWS S3:
+# print("\n3. Create bucket in specific region:")
+# try:
+#     response = client.create_bucket(
+#         Bucket='my-regional-bucket',
+#         CreateBucketConfiguration={'LocationConstraint': 'us-west-2'}
+#     )
+#     print(f"  ✅ Created: {response['Location']}")
+# except Exception as e:
+#     print(f"  Error: {e}")
+
+# 4. Upload some files to the bucket
+print(f"\n4. Upload files to '{bucket_name}':")
+try:
+    # Upload a simple file
+    client.put_object(
+        Bucket=bucket_name,
+        Key="test-file.txt",
+        Body=b"Hello from DeltaGlider!",
+    )
+    print("  ✅ Uploaded: test-file.txt")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"  Error: {e}")
+
+# 5. List objects in the bucket
+print(f"\n5. List objects in '{bucket_name}':")
+try:
+    response = client.list_objects(Bucket=bucket_name)
+    if response.contents:
+        for obj in response.contents:
+            print(f"  - {obj.key} ({obj.size} bytes)")
+    else:
+        print("  No objects found")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"  Error: {e}")
+
+# 6. Delete all objects in the bucket (required before deleting bucket)
+print(f"\n6. Delete all objects in '{bucket_name}':")
+try:
+    response = client.list_objects(Bucket=bucket_name)
+    for obj in response.contents:
+        client.delete_object(Bucket=bucket_name, Key=obj.key)
+        print(f"  ✅ Deleted: {obj.key}")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"  Error: {e}")
+
+# 7. Delete the bucket
+print(f"\n7. Delete bucket '{bucket_name}':")
+try:
+    response = client.delete_bucket(Bucket=bucket_name)
+    print(f"  ✅ Deleted bucket (status: {response['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode']})")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"  Error: {e}")
+
+# 8. Verify bucket is deleted
+print("\n8. Verify bucket deletion:")
+try:
+    response = client.list_buckets()
+    bucket_names = [b["Name"] for b in response["Buckets"]]
+    if bucket_name in bucket_names:
+        print(f"  ❌ Bucket still exists!")
+    else:
+        print(f"  ✅ Bucket successfully deleted")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"  Error: {e}")
+
+print("\n" + "=" * 70)
+print("✅ Bucket management complete - no boto3 required!")
+print("=" * 70)
+
+print("\n📚 Key Benefits:")
+print("  - No need to import boto3 directly")
+print("  - Consistent API with other DeltaGlider operations")
+print("  - Works with AWS S3, MinIO, and S3-compatible storage")
+print("  - Idempotent operations (safe to retry)")

examples/credentials_example.py

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+"""Example: Using explicit AWS credentials with DeltaGlider.
+
+This example demonstrates how to pass AWS credentials directly to
+DeltaGlider's create_client() function, which is useful when:
+
+1. You need to use different credentials than your environment default
+2. You're working with temporary credentials (session tokens)
+3. You want to avoid relying on environment variables
+4. You're implementing multi-tenant systems with different AWS accounts
+"""
+
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+
+def example_basic_credentials():
+    """Use basic AWS credentials (access key + secret key)."""
+    client = create_client(
+        aws_access_key_id="AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
+        aws_secret_access_key="wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY",
+        region_name="us-west-2",
+    )
+
+    # Now use the client normally
+    # client.put_object(Bucket="my-bucket", Key="file.zip", Body=b"data")
+    print("✓ Created client with explicit credentials")
+
+
+def example_temporary_credentials():
+    """Use temporary AWS credentials (with session token)."""
+    client = create_client(
+        aws_access_key_id="ASIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
+        aws_secret_access_key="wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY",
+        aws_session_token="FwoGZXIvYXdzEBEaDH...",  # From STS
+        region_name="us-east-1",
+    )
+
+    print("✓ Created client with temporary credentials")
+
+
+def example_environment_credentials():
+    """Use default credential chain (environment variables, IAM role, etc.)."""
+    # When credentials are omitted, DeltaGlider uses boto3's default credential chain:
+    # 1. Environment variables (AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY)
+    # 2. AWS credentials file (~/.aws/credentials)
+    # 3. IAM role (for EC2 instances)
+    client = create_client()
+
+    print("✓ Created client with default credential chain")
+
+
+def example_minio_credentials():
+    """Use credentials for MinIO or other S3-compatible services."""
+    client = create_client(
+        endpoint_url="http://localhost:9000",
+        aws_access_key_id="minioadmin",
+        aws_secret_access_key="minioadmin",
+    )
+
+    print("✓ Created client for MinIO with custom credentials")
+
+
+def example_multi_tenant():
+    """Example: Different credentials for different tenants."""
+
+    # Tenant A uses one AWS account
+    tenant_a_client = create_client(
+        aws_access_key_id="TENANT_A_KEY",
+        aws_secret_access_key="TENANT_A_SECRET",
+        region_name="us-west-2",
+    )
+
+    # Tenant B uses a different AWS account
+    tenant_b_client = create_client(
+        aws_access_key_id="TENANT_B_KEY",
+        aws_secret_access_key="TENANT_B_SECRET",
+        region_name="eu-west-1",
+    )
+
+    print("✓ Created separate clients for multi-tenant scenario")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("DeltaGlider Credentials Examples\n" + "=" * 40)
+
+    print("\n1. Basic credentials:")
+    example_basic_credentials()
+
+    print("\n2. Temporary credentials:")
+    example_temporary_credentials()
+
+    print("\n3. Environment credentials:")
+    example_environment_credentials()
+
+    print("\n4. MinIO credentials:")
+    example_minio_credentials()
+
+    print("\n5. Multi-tenant scenario:")
+    example_multi_tenant()
+
+    print("\n" + "=" * 40)
+    print("All examples completed successfully!")

pyproject.toml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainers = [
     {name = "Beshu Tech Team", email = "info@beshu.tech"},
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
-license = {text = "MIT"}
+license = "MIT"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 keywords = [
     "s3",
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ dev-dependencies = [
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 # Automatically determine version from git tags
 write_to = "src/deltaglider/_version.py"
-version_scheme = "release-branch-semver"
 local_scheme = "no-local-version"
 
 [tool.ruff]
@@ -146,8 +144,12 @@ disallow_untyped_defs = true
 disallow_any_unimported = false
 no_implicit_optional = true
 check_untyped_defs = true
-namespace_packages = true
-explicit_package_bases = true
+namespace_packages = false
+mypy_path = "src"
+exclude = [
+    "^build/",
+    "^dist/",
+]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 minversion = "8.0"

src/deltaglider/__init__.py

@@ -6,14 +6,29 @@ except ImportError:
     # Package is not installed, so version is not available
     __version__ = "0.0.0+unknown"
 
-# Import simplified client API
+# Import client API
 from .client import DeltaGliderClient, create_client
+from .client_models import (
+    BucketStats,
+    CompressionEstimate,
+    ListObjectsResponse,
+    ObjectInfo,
+    UploadSummary,
+)
 from .core import DeltaService, DeltaSpace, ObjectKey
 
 __all__ = [
     "__version__",
+    # Client
     "DeltaGliderClient",
     "create_client",
+    # Data classes
+    "UploadSummary",
+    "CompressionEstimate",
+    "ObjectInfo",
+    "ListObjectsResponse",
+    "BucketStats",
+    # Core classes
     "DeltaService",
     "DeltaSpace",
     "ObjectKey",

src/deltaglider/_version.py

@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# file generated by setuptools-scm
-# don't change, don't track in version control
-
-__all__ = [
-    "__version__",
-    "__version_tuple__",
-    "version",
-    "version_tuple",
-    "__commit_id__",
-    "commit_id",
-]
-
-TYPE_CHECKING = False
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Tuple
-    from typing import Union
-
-    VERSION_TUPLE = Tuple[Union[int, str], ...]
-    COMMIT_ID = Union[str, None]
-else:
-    VERSION_TUPLE = object
-    COMMIT_ID = object
-
-version: str
-__version__: str
-__version_tuple__: VERSION_TUPLE
-version_tuple: VERSION_TUPLE
-commit_id: COMMIT_ID
-__commit_id__: COMMIT_ID
-
-__version__ = version = '0.1.0'
-__version_tuple__ = version_tuple = (0, 1, 0)
-
-__commit_id__ = commit_id = 'gf08960b6c'

src/deltaglider/adapters/metrics_cloudwatch.py

@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+"""CloudWatch metrics adapter for production metrics collection."""
+
+import logging
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import boto3
+from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
+
+from ..ports.metrics import MetricsPort
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Constants for byte conversions
+BYTES_PER_KB = 1024
+BYTES_PER_MB = 1024 * 1024
+BYTES_PER_GB = 1024 * 1024 * 1024
+
+
+class CloudWatchMetricsAdapter(MetricsPort):
+    """CloudWatch implementation of MetricsPort for AWS-native metrics."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        namespace: str = "DeltaGlider",
+        region: str | None = None,
+        endpoint_url: str | None = None,
+    ):
+        """Initialize CloudWatch metrics adapter.
+
+        Args:
+            namespace: CloudWatch namespace for metrics
+            region: AWS region (uses default if None)
+            endpoint_url: Override endpoint for testing
+        """
+        self.namespace = namespace
+        try:
+            self.client = boto3.client(
+                "cloudwatch",
+                region_name=region,
+                endpoint_url=endpoint_url,
+            )
+            self.enabled = True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"CloudWatch metrics disabled: {e}")
+            self.enabled = False
+            self.client = None
+
+    def increment(self, name: str, value: int = 1, tags: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> None:
+        """Increment a counter metric.
+
+        Args:
+            name: Metric name
+            value: Increment value
+            tags: Optional tags/dimensions
+        """
+        if not self.enabled:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            dimensions = self._tags_to_dimensions(tags)
+            self.client.put_metric_data(
+                Namespace=self.namespace,
+                MetricData=[
+                    {
+                        "MetricName": name,
+                        "Value": value,
+                        "Unit": "Count",
+                        "Timestamp": datetime.utcnow(),
+                        "Dimensions": dimensions,
+                    }
+                ],
+            )
+        except ClientError as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Failed to send metric {name}: {e}")
+
+    def gauge(self, name: str, value: float, tags: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> None:
+        """Set a gauge metric value.
+
+        Args:
+            name: Metric name
+            value: Gauge value
+            tags: Optional tags/dimensions
+        """
+        if not self.enabled:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            dimensions = self._tags_to_dimensions(tags)
+
+            # Determine unit based on metric name
+            unit = self._infer_unit(name, value)
+
+            self.client.put_metric_data(
+                Namespace=self.namespace,
+                MetricData=[
+                    {
+                        "MetricName": name,
+                        "Value": value,
+                        "Unit": unit,
+                        "Timestamp": datetime.utcnow(),
+                        "Dimensions": dimensions,
+                    }
+                ],
+            )
+        except ClientError as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Failed to send gauge {name}: {e}")
+
+    def timing(self, name: str, value: float, tags: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> None:
+        """Record a timing metric.
+
+        Args:
+            name: Metric name
+            value: Time in milliseconds
+            tags: Optional tags/dimensions
+        """
+        if not self.enabled:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            dimensions = self._tags_to_dimensions(tags)
+            self.client.put_metric_data(
+                Namespace=self.namespace,
+                MetricData=[
+                    {
+                        "MetricName": name,
+                        "Value": value,
+                        "Unit": "Milliseconds",
+                        "Timestamp": datetime.utcnow(),
+                        "Dimensions": dimensions,
+                    }
+                ],
+            )
+        except ClientError as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Failed to send timing {name}: {e}")
+
+    def _tags_to_dimensions(self, tags: dict[str, str] | None) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
+        """Convert tags dict to CloudWatch dimensions format.
+
+        Args:
+            tags: Tags dictionary
+
+        Returns:
+            List of dimension dicts for CloudWatch
+        """
+        if not tags:
+            return []
+
+        return [
+            {"Name": key, "Value": str(value)}
+            for key, value in tags.items()
+            if key and value  # Skip empty keys/values
+        ][:10]  # CloudWatch limit is 10 dimensions
+
+    def _infer_unit(self, name: str, value: float) -> str:
+        """Infer CloudWatch unit from metric name.
+
+        Args:
+            name: Metric name
+            value: Metric value
+
+        Returns:
+            CloudWatch unit string
+        """
+        name_lower = name.lower()
+
+        # Size metrics
+        if any(x in name_lower for x in ["size", "bytes"]):
+            if value > BYTES_PER_GB:  # > 1GB
+                return "Gigabytes"
+            elif value > BYTES_PER_MB:  # > 1MB
+                return "Megabytes"
+            elif value > BYTES_PER_KB:  # > 1KB
+                return "Kilobytes"
+            return "Bytes"
+
+        # Time metrics
+        if any(x in name_lower for x in ["time", "duration", "latency"]):
+            if value > 1000:  # > 1 second
+                return "Seconds"
+            return "Milliseconds"
+
+        # Percentage metrics
+        if any(x in name_lower for x in ["ratio", "percent", "rate"]):
+            return "Percent"
+
+        # Count metrics
+        if any(x in name_lower for x in ["count", "total", "number"]):
+            return "Count"
+
+        # Default to None (no unit)
+        return "None"
+
+
+class LoggingMetricsAdapter(MetricsPort):
+    """Simple logging-based metrics adapter for development/debugging."""
+
+    def __init__(self, log_level: str = "INFO"):
+        """Initialize logging metrics adapter.
+
+        Args:
+            log_level: Logging level for metrics
+        """
+        self.log_level = getattr(logging, log_level.upper(), logging.INFO)
+
+    def increment(self, name: str, value: int = 1, tags: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> None:
+        """Log counter increment."""
+        logger.log(self.log_level, f"METRIC:INCREMENT {name}={value} tags={tags or {}}")
+
+    def gauge(self, name: str, value: float, tags: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> None:
+        """Log gauge value."""
+        logger.log(self.log_level, f"METRIC:GAUGE {name}={value:.2f} tags={tags or {}}")
+
+    def timing(self, name: str, value: float, tags: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> None:
+        """Log timing value."""
+        logger.log(self.log_level, f"METRIC:TIMING {name}={value:.2f}ms tags={tags or {}}")

src/deltaglider/adapters/storage_s3.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import os
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, BinaryIO, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, BinaryIO, Optional
 
 import boto3
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
@@ -21,13 +21,31 @@ class S3StorageAdapter(StoragePort):
         self,
         client: Optional["S3Client"] = None,
         endpoint_url: str | None = None,
+        boto3_kwargs: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
     ):
-        """Initialize with S3 client."""
+        """Initialize with S3 client.
+
+        Args:
+            client: Pre-configured S3 client (if None, one will be created)
+            endpoint_url: S3 endpoint URL override (for MinIO, LocalStack, etc.)
+            boto3_kwargs: Additional kwargs to pass to boto3.client() including:
+                - aws_access_key_id: AWS access key
+                - aws_secret_access_key: AWS secret key
+                - aws_session_token: AWS session token (for temporary credentials)
+                - region_name: AWS region name
+        """
         if client is None:
-            self.client = boto3.client(
-                "s3",
-                endpoint_url=endpoint_url or os.environ.get("AWS_ENDPOINT_URL"),
-            )
+            # Build boto3 client parameters
+            client_params: dict[str, Any] = {
+                "service_name": "s3",
+                "endpoint_url": endpoint_url or os.environ.get("AWS_ENDPOINT_URL"),
+            }
+
+            # Merge in any additional boto3 kwargs (credentials, region, etc.)
+            if boto3_kwargs:
+                client_params.update(boto3_kwargs)
+
+            self.client = boto3.client(**client_params)
         else:
             self.client = client
 
@@ -50,7 +68,11 @@ class S3StorageAdapter(StoragePort):
             raise
 
     def list(self, prefix: str) -> Iterator[ObjectHead]:
-        """List objects by prefix."""
+        """List objects by prefix (implements StoragePort interface).
+
+        This is a simple iterator for core service compatibility.
+        For advanced S3 features, use list_objects instead.
+        """
         # Handle bucket-only prefix (e.g., "bucket" or "bucket/")
         if "/" not in prefix:
             bucket = prefix
@@ -68,13 +90,80 @@ class S3StorageAdapter(StoragePort):
                 if head:
                     yield head
 
+    def list_objects(
+        self,
+        bucket: str,
+        prefix: str = "",
+        delimiter: str = "",
+        max_keys: int = 1000,
+        start_after: str | None = None,
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """List objects with S3-compatible response.
+
+        Args:
+            bucket: S3 bucket name
+            prefix: Filter results to keys beginning with prefix
+            delimiter: Delimiter for grouping keys (e.g., '/' for folders)
+            max_keys: Maximum number of keys to return
+            start_after: Start listing after this key
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with objects, common_prefixes, and pagination info
+        """
+        params: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "Bucket": bucket,
+            "MaxKeys": max_keys,
+        }
+
+        if prefix:
+            params["Prefix"] = prefix
+        if delimiter:
+            params["Delimiter"] = delimiter
+        if start_after:
+            params["StartAfter"] = start_after
+
+        try:
+            response = self.client.list_objects_v2(**params)
+
+            # Process objects
+            objects = []
+            for obj in response.get("Contents", []):
+                objects.append(
+                    {
+                        "key": obj["Key"],
+                        "size": obj["Size"],
+                        "last_modified": obj["LastModified"].isoformat()
+                        if hasattr(obj["LastModified"], "isoformat")
+                        else str(obj["LastModified"]),
+                        "etag": obj.get("ETag", "").strip('"'),
+                        "storage_class": obj.get("StorageClass", "STANDARD"),
+                    }
+                )
+
+            # Process common prefixes (folders)
+            common_prefixes = []
+            for prefix_info in response.get("CommonPrefixes", []):
+                common_prefixes.append(prefix_info["Prefix"])
+
+            return {
+                "objects": objects,
+                "common_prefixes": common_prefixes,
+                "is_truncated": response.get("IsTruncated", False),
+                "next_continuation_token": response.get("NextContinuationToken"),
+                "key_count": response.get("KeyCount", len(objects)),
+            }
+        except ClientError as e:
+            if e.response["Error"]["Code"] == "NoSuchBucket":
+                raise FileNotFoundError(f"Bucket not found: {bucket}") from e
+            raise
+
     def get(self, key: str) -> BinaryIO:
         """Get object content as stream."""
         bucket, object_key = self._parse_key(key)
 
         try:
             response = self.client.get_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=object_key)
-            return response["Body"]  # type: ignore[return-value]
+            return response["Body"]  # type: ignore[no-any-return]
         except ClientError as e:
             if e.response["Error"]["Code"] == "NoSuchKey":
                 raise FileNotFoundError(f"Object not found: {key}") from e

src/deltaglider/app/cli/main.py

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ from ...adapters import (
     UtcClockAdapter,
     XdeltaAdapter,
 )
-from ...core import DeltaService, DeltaSpace, ObjectKey
+from ...core import DeltaService, ObjectKey
+from ...ports import MetricsPort
 from .aws_compat import (
     copy_s3_to_s3,
     determine_operation,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ def create_service(
     # Get config from environment
     cache_dir = Path(os.environ.get("DG_CACHE_DIR", "/tmp/.deltaglider/reference_cache"))
     max_ratio = float(os.environ.get("DG_MAX_RATIO", "0.5"))
+    metrics_type = os.environ.get("DG_METRICS", "logging")  # Options: noop, logging, cloudwatch
 
     # Set AWS environment variables if provided
     if endpoint_url:
@@ -55,7 +57,24 @@ def create_service(
     cache = FsCacheAdapter(cache_dir, hasher)
     clock = UtcClockAdapter()
     logger = StdLoggerAdapter(level=log_level)
-    metrics = NoopMetricsAdapter()
+
+    # Create metrics adapter based on configuration
+    metrics: MetricsPort
+    if metrics_type == "cloudwatch":
+        # Import here to avoid dependency if not used
+        from ...adapters.metrics_cloudwatch import CloudWatchMetricsAdapter
+
+        metrics = CloudWatchMetricsAdapter(
+            namespace=os.environ.get("DG_METRICS_NAMESPACE", "DeltaGlider"),
+            region=region,
+            endpoint_url=endpoint_url if endpoint_url and "localhost" in endpoint_url else None,
+        )
+    elif metrics_type == "logging":
+        from ...adapters.metrics_cloudwatch import LoggingMetricsAdapter
+
+        metrics = LoggingMetricsAdapter(log_level=log_level)
+    else:
+        metrics = NoopMetricsAdapter()
 
     # Create service
     return DeltaService(
@@ -221,6 +240,13 @@ def ls(
             prefix_str: str
             bucket_name, prefix_str = parse_s3_url(s3_url)
 
+            # Ensure prefix ends with / if it's meant to be a directory
+            # This helps with proper path handling
+            if prefix_str and not prefix_str.endswith("/"):
+                # Check if this is a file or directory by listing
+                # For now, assume it's a directory prefix
+                prefix_str = prefix_str + "/"
+
             # Format bytes to human readable
             def format_bytes(size: int) -> str:
                 if not human_readable:
@@ -232,53 +258,61 @@ def ls(
                     size_float /= 1024.0
                 return f"{size_float:.1f}P"
 
-            # List objects
-            list_prefix = f"{bucket_name}/{prefix_str}" if prefix_str else bucket_name
-            objects = list(service.storage.list(list_prefix))
+            # List objects using SDK (automatically filters .delta and reference.bin)
+            from deltaglider.client import DeltaGliderClient, ListObjectsResponse
+
+            client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+            dg_response: ListObjectsResponse = client.list_objects(
+                Bucket=bucket_name, Prefix=prefix_str, MaxKeys=10000, Delimiter="/" if not recursive else ""
+            )
+            objects = dg_response.contents
 
             # Filter by recursive flag
             if not recursive:
-                # Only show direct children
-                seen_prefixes = set()
+                # Show common prefixes (subdirectories) from S3 response
+                for common_prefix in dg_response.common_prefixes:
+                    prefix_path = common_prefix.get("Prefix", "")
+                    # Show only the directory name, not the full path
+                    if prefix_str:
+                        # Strip the current prefix to show only the subdirectory
+                        display_name = prefix_path[len(prefix_str):]
+                    else:
+                        display_name = prefix_path
+                    click.echo(f"                           PRE {display_name}")
+
+                # Only show files at current level (not in subdirectories)
                 filtered_objects = []
                 for obj in objects:
-                    rel_path = obj.key[len(prefix_str) :] if prefix_str else obj.key
-                    if "/" in rel_path:
-                        # It's in a subdirectory
-                        subdir = rel_path.split("/")[0] + "/"
-                        if subdir not in seen_prefixes:
-                            seen_prefixes.add(subdir)
-                            # Show as directory
-                            full_prefix = f"{prefix_str}{subdir}" if prefix_str else subdir
-                            click.echo(f"                           PRE {full_prefix}")
-                    else:
-                        # Direct file
-                        if rel_path:  # Only add if there's actually a file at this level
-                            filtered_objects.append(obj)
+                    rel_path = obj.key[len(prefix_str):] if prefix_str else obj.key
+                    # Only include if it's a direct child (no / in relative path)
+                    if "/" not in rel_path and rel_path:
+                        filtered_objects.append(obj)
                 objects = filtered_objects
 
-            # Display objects
+            # Display objects (SDK already filters reference.bin and strips .delta)
             total_size = 0
             total_count = 0
 
             for obj in objects:
-                # Skip reference.bin files (internal)
-                if obj.key.endswith("/reference.bin"):
-                    continue
-
                 total_size += obj.size
                 total_count += 1
 
                 # Format the display
                 size_str = format_bytes(obj.size)
-                date_str = obj.last_modified.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+                # last_modified is a string from SDK, parse it if needed
+                if isinstance(obj.last_modified, str):
+                    # Already a string, extract date portion
+                    date_str = obj.last_modified[:19].replace("T", " ")
+                else:
+                    date_str = obj.last_modified.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
 
-                # Remove .delta extension from display
-                display_key = obj.key
-                if display_key.endswith(".delta"):
-                    display_key = display_key[:-6]
+                # Show only the filename relative to current prefix (like AWS CLI)
+                if prefix_str:
+                    display_key = obj.key[len(prefix_str):]
+                else:
+                    display_key = obj.key
 
-                click.echo(f"{date_str} {size_str:>10} s3://{bucket_name}/{display_key}")
+                click.echo(f"{date_str} {size_str:>10} {display_key}")
 
             # Show summary if requested
             if summarize:
@@ -386,28 +420,45 @@ def rm(
                 click.echo("Error: Cannot remove directories. Use --recursive", err=True)
                 sys.exit(1)
 
-            # List all objects with prefix
-            list_prefix = f"{bucket}/{prefix}" if prefix else bucket
-            objects = list(service.storage.list(list_prefix))
-
-            if not objects:
-                if not quiet:
-                    click.echo(f"delete: No objects found with prefix: s3://{bucket}/{prefix}")
-                return
-
-            # Delete all objects
-            deleted_count = 0
-            for obj in objects:
-                if dryrun:
-                    click.echo(f"(dryrun) delete: s3://{bucket}/{obj.key}")
-                else:
-                    service.storage.delete(f"{bucket}/{obj.key}")
+            # Use the service's delete_recursive method for proper delta-aware deletion
+            if dryrun:
+                # For dryrun, we need to simulate what would be deleted
+                objects = list(service.storage.list(f"{bucket}/{prefix}" if prefix else bucket))
+                if not objects:
                     if not quiet:
-                        click.echo(f"delete: s3://{bucket}/{obj.key}")
-                deleted_count += 1
+                        click.echo(f"delete: No objects found with prefix: s3://{bucket}/{prefix}")
+                    return
 
-            if not quiet and not dryrun:
-                click.echo(f"Deleted {deleted_count} object(s)")
+                for obj in objects:
+                    click.echo(f"(dryrun) delete: s3://{bucket}/{obj.key}")
+
+                if not quiet:
+                    click.echo(f"Would delete {len(objects)} object(s)")
+            else:
+                # Use the core service method for actual deletion
+                result = service.delete_recursive(bucket, prefix)
+
+                # Report the results
+                if not quiet:
+                    if result["deleted_count"] == 0:
+                        click.echo(f"delete: No objects found with prefix: s3://{bucket}/{prefix}")
+                    else:
+                        click.echo(f"Deleted {result['deleted_count']} object(s)")
+
+                        # Show warnings if any references were kept
+                        for warning in result.get("warnings", []):
+                            if "Kept reference" in warning:
+                                click.echo(
+                                    f"Keeping reference file (still in use): s3://{bucket}/{warning.split()[2]}"
+                                )
+
+                # Report any errors
+                if result["failed_count"] > 0:
+                    for error in result.get("errors", []):
+                        click.echo(f"Error: {error}", err=True)
+
+                    if result["failed_count"] > 0:
+                        sys.exit(1)
 
     except Exception as e:
         click.echo(f"delete failed: {e}", err=True)
@@ -519,130 +570,6 @@ def sync(
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
-@cli.command()
-@click.argument("file", type=click.Path(exists=True, path_type=Path))
-@click.argument("s3_url")
-@click.option("--max-ratio", type=float, help="Max delta/file ratio (default: 0.5)")
-@click.pass_obj
-def put(service: DeltaService, file: Path, s3_url: str, max_ratio: float | None) -> None:
-    """Upload file as reference or delta (legacy command, use 'cp' instead)."""
-    # Parse S3 URL
-    if not s3_url.startswith("s3://"):
-        click.echo(f"Error: Invalid S3 URL: {s3_url}", err=True)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    # Extract bucket and prefix
-    s3_path = s3_url[5:].rstrip("/")
-    parts = s3_path.split("/", 1)
-    bucket = parts[0]
-    prefix = parts[1] if len(parts) > 1 else ""
-
-    delta_space = DeltaSpace(bucket=bucket, prefix=prefix)
-
-    try:
-        summary = service.put(file, delta_space, max_ratio)
-
-        # Output JSON summary
-        output = {
-            "operation": summary.operation,
-            "bucket": summary.bucket,
-            "key": summary.key,
-            "original_name": summary.original_name,
-            "file_size": summary.file_size,
-            "file_sha256": summary.file_sha256,
-        }
-
-        if summary.delta_size is not None:
-            output["delta_size"] = summary.delta_size
-            output["delta_ratio"] = round(summary.delta_ratio or 0, 3)
-
-        if summary.ref_key:
-            output["ref_key"] = summary.ref_key
-            output["ref_sha256"] = summary.ref_sha256
-
-        output["cache_hit"] = summary.cache_hit
-
-        click.echo(json.dumps(output, indent=2))
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        click.echo(f"Error: {e}", err=True)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-
-@cli.command()
-@click.argument("s3_url")
-@click.option("-o", "--output", type=click.Path(path_type=Path), help="Output file path")
-@click.pass_obj
-def get(service: DeltaService, s3_url: str, output: Path | None) -> None:
-    """Download and hydrate delta file.
-
-    The S3 URL can be either:
-    - Full path to delta file: s3://bucket/path/to/file.zip.delta
-    - Path to original file (will append .delta): s3://bucket/path/to/file.zip
-    """
-    # Parse S3 URL
-    if not s3_url.startswith("s3://"):
-        click.echo(f"Error: Invalid S3 URL: {s3_url}", err=True)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    s3_path = s3_url[5:]
-    parts = s3_path.split("/", 1)
-    if len(parts) != 2:
-        click.echo(f"Error: Invalid S3 URL: {s3_url}", err=True)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    bucket = parts[0]
-    key = parts[1]
-
-    # Try to determine if this is a direct file or needs .delta appended
-    # First try the key as-is
-    obj_key = ObjectKey(bucket=bucket, key=key)
-
-    # Check if the file exists using the service's storage port
-    # which already has proper credentials configured
-    try:
-        # Try to head the object as-is
-        obj_head = service.storage.head(f"{bucket}/{key}")
-        if obj_head is not None:
-            click.echo(f"Found file: s3://{bucket}/{key}")
-        else:
-            # If not found and doesn't end with .delta, try adding .delta
-            if not key.endswith(".delta"):
-                delta_key = f"{key}.delta"
-                delta_head = service.storage.head(f"{bucket}/{delta_key}")
-                if delta_head is not None:
-                    key = delta_key
-                    obj_key = ObjectKey(bucket=bucket, key=key)
-                    click.echo(f"Found delta file: s3://{bucket}/{key}")
-                else:
-                    click.echo(
-                        f"Error: File not found: s3://{bucket}/{key} (also tried .delta)", err=True
-                    )
-                    sys.exit(1)
-            else:
-                click.echo(f"Error: File not found: s3://{bucket}/{key}", err=True)
-                sys.exit(1)
-    except Exception:
-        # For unexpected errors, just proceed with the original key
-        click.echo(f"Warning: Could not check file existence, proceeding with: s3://{bucket}/{key}")
-
-    # Determine output path
-    if output is None:
-        # Extract original name from delta name
-        if key.endswith(".delta"):
-            output = Path(Path(key).stem)
-        else:
-            output = Path(Path(key).name)
-
-    try:
-        service.get(obj_key, output)
-        click.echo(f"Successfully retrieved: {output}")
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        click.echo(f"Error: {e}", err=True)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-
 @cli.command()
 @click.argument("s3_url")
 @click.pass_obj

src/deltaglider/client_delete_helpers.py

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""Helper utilities for client delete operations."""
+
+from .core import DeltaService, ObjectKey
+from .core.errors import NotFoundError
+
+
+def delete_with_delta_suffix(
+    service: DeltaService, bucket: str, key: str
+) -> tuple[str, dict[str, object]]:
+    """Delete an object, retrying with '.delta' suffix when needed.
+
+    Args:
+        service: DeltaService-like instance exposing ``delete(ObjectKey)``.
+        bucket: Target bucket.
+        key: Requested key (without forcing .delta suffix).
+
+    Returns:
+        Tuple containing the actual key deleted in storage and the delete result dict.
+
+    Raises:
+        NotFoundError: Propagated when both the direct and '.delta' keys are missing.
+    """
+    actual_key = key
+    object_key = ObjectKey(bucket=bucket, key=actual_key)
+
+    try:
+        delete_result = service.delete(object_key)
+    except NotFoundError:
+        if key.endswith(".delta"):
+            raise
+        actual_key = f"{key}.delta"
+        object_key = ObjectKey(bucket=bucket, key=actual_key)
+        delete_result = service.delete(object_key)
+
+    return actual_key, delete_result

src/deltaglider/client_models.py

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+"""Shared data models for the DeltaGlider client."""
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+
+
+@dataclass
+class UploadSummary:
+    """User-friendly upload summary."""
+
+    operation: str
+    bucket: str
+    key: str
+    original_size: int
+    stored_size: int
+    is_delta: bool
+    delta_ratio: float = 0.0
+
+    @property
+    def original_size_mb(self) -> float:
+        """Original size in MB."""
+        return self.original_size / (1024 * 1024)
+
+    @property
+    def stored_size_mb(self) -> float:
+        """Stored size in MB."""
+        return self.stored_size / (1024 * 1024)
+
+    @property
+    def savings_percent(self) -> float:
+        """Percentage saved through compression."""
+        if self.original_size == 0:
+            return 0.0
+        return ((self.original_size - self.stored_size) / self.original_size) * 100
+
+
+@dataclass
+class CompressionEstimate:
+    """Compression estimate for a file."""
+
+    original_size: int
+    estimated_compressed_size: int
+    estimated_ratio: float
+    confidence: float
+    recommended_reference: str | None = None
+    should_use_delta: bool = True
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ObjectInfo:
+    """Detailed object information with compression stats."""
+
+    key: str
+    size: int
+    last_modified: str
+    etag: str | None = None
+    storage_class: str = "STANDARD"
+
+    # DeltaGlider-specific fields
+    original_size: int | None = None
+    compressed_size: int | None = None
+    compression_ratio: float | None = None
+    is_delta: bool = False
+    reference_key: str | None = None
+    delta_chain_length: int = 0
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ListObjectsResponse:
+    """Response from list_objects, compatible with boto3."""
+
+    name: str  # Bucket name
+    prefix: str = ""
+    delimiter: str = ""
+    max_keys: int = 1000
+    common_prefixes: list[dict[str, str]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    contents: list[ObjectInfo] = field(default_factory=list)
+    is_truncated: bool = False
+    next_continuation_token: str | None = None
+    continuation_token: str | None = None
+    key_count: int = 0
+
+    @property
+    def objects(self) -> list[ObjectInfo]:
+        """Alias for contents, for convenience."""
+        return self.contents
+
+
+@dataclass
+class BucketStats:
+    """Statistics for a bucket."""
+
+    bucket: str
+    object_count: int
+    total_size: int
+    compressed_size: int
+    space_saved: int
+    average_compression_ratio: float
+    delta_objects: int
+    direct_objects: int

src/deltaglider/core/service.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import tempfile
 import warnings
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import BinaryIO
+from typing import Any, BinaryIO
 
 from ..ports import (
     CachePort,
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from .errors import (
     IntegrityMismatchError,
     NotFoundError,
     PolicyViolationWarning,
-    StorageIOError,
 )
 from .models import (
     DeltaMeta,
@@ -171,10 +170,28 @@ class DeltaService:
         if obj_head is None:
             raise NotFoundError(f"Object not found: {object_key.key}")
 
+        # Check if this is a regular S3 object (not uploaded via DeltaGlider)
+        # Regular S3 objects won't have DeltaGlider metadata
         if "file_sha256" not in obj_head.metadata:
-            raise StorageIOError(f"Missing metadata on {object_key.key}")
+            # This is a regular S3 object, download it directly
+            self.logger.info(
+                "Downloading regular S3 object (no DeltaGlider metadata)",
+                key=object_key.key,
+            )
+            self._get_direct(object_key, obj_head, out)
+            duration = (self.clock.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
+            self.logger.log_operation(
+                op="get",
+                key=object_key.key,
+                deltaspace=f"{object_key.bucket}",
+                sizes={"file": obj_head.size},
+                durations={"total": duration},
+                cache_hit=False,
+            )
+            self.metrics.timing("deltaglider.get.duration", duration)
+            return
 
-        # Check if this is a direct upload (non-delta)
+        # Check if this is a direct upload (non-delta) uploaded via DeltaGlider
         if obj_head.metadata.get("compression") == "none":
             # Direct download without delta processing
             self._get_direct(object_key, obj_head, out)
@@ -584,3 +601,319 @@ class DeltaService:
             file_size=file_size,
             file_sha256=file_sha256,
         )
+
+    def delete(self, object_key: ObjectKey) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Delete an object (delta-aware).
+
+        For delta files, just deletes the delta.
+        For reference files, checks if any deltas depend on it first.
+        For direct uploads, simply deletes the file.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict with deletion details including type and any warnings
+        """
+        start_time = self.clock.now()
+        full_key = f"{object_key.bucket}/{object_key.key}"
+
+        self.logger.info("Starting delete operation", key=object_key.key)
+
+        # Check if object exists
+        obj_head = self.storage.head(full_key)
+        if obj_head is None:
+            raise NotFoundError(f"Object not found: {object_key.key}")
+
+        # Determine object type
+        is_reference = object_key.key.endswith("/reference.bin")
+        is_delta = object_key.key.endswith(".delta")
+        is_direct = obj_head.metadata.get("compression") == "none"
+
+        result: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "key": object_key.key,
+            "bucket": object_key.bucket,
+            "deleted": False,
+            "type": "unknown",
+            "warnings": [],
+        }
+
+        if is_reference:
+            # Check if any deltas depend on this reference
+            prefix = object_key.key.rsplit("/", 1)[0] if "/" in object_key.key else ""
+            dependent_deltas = []
+
+            for obj in self.storage.list(f"{object_key.bucket}/{prefix}"):
+                if obj.key.endswith(".delta") and obj.key != object_key.key:
+                    # Check if this delta references our reference
+                    delta_head = self.storage.head(f"{object_key.bucket}/{obj.key}")
+                    if delta_head and delta_head.metadata.get("ref_key") == object_key.key:
+                        dependent_deltas.append(obj.key)
+
+            if dependent_deltas:
+                warnings_list = result["warnings"]
+                assert isinstance(warnings_list, list)
+                warnings_list.append(
+                    f"Reference has {len(dependent_deltas)} dependent delta(s). "
+                    "Deleting this will make those deltas unrecoverable."
+                )
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    "Reference has dependent deltas",
+                    ref_key=object_key.key,
+                    delta_count=len(dependent_deltas),
+                    deltas=dependent_deltas[:5],  # Log first 5
+                )
+
+            # Delete the reference
+            self.storage.delete(full_key)
+            result["deleted"] = True
+            result["type"] = "reference"
+            result["dependent_deltas"] = len(dependent_deltas)
+
+            # Clear from cache if present
+            if "/" in object_key.key:
+                deltaspace_prefix = object_key.key.rsplit("/", 1)[0]
+                try:
+                    self.cache.evict(object_key.bucket, deltaspace_prefix)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self.logger.debug(f"Could not clear cache for {object_key.key}: {e}")
+
+        elif is_delta:
+            # Delete the delta file
+            self.storage.delete(full_key)
+            result["deleted"] = True
+            result["type"] = "delta"
+            result["original_name"] = obj_head.metadata.get("original_name", "unknown")
+
+            # Check if this was the last delta in the DeltaSpace - if so, clean up reference.bin
+            if "/" in object_key.key:
+                deltaspace_prefix = "/".join(object_key.key.split("/")[:-1])
+                ref_key = f"{deltaspace_prefix}/reference.bin"
+
+                # Check if any other delta files exist in this DeltaSpace
+                remaining_deltas = []
+                for obj in self.storage.list(f"{object_key.bucket}/{deltaspace_prefix}"):
+                    if obj.key.endswith(".delta") and obj.key != object_key.key:
+                        remaining_deltas.append(obj.key)
+
+                if not remaining_deltas:
+                    # No more deltas - clean up the orphaned reference.bin
+                    ref_full_key = f"{object_key.bucket}/{ref_key}"
+                    ref_head = self.storage.head(ref_full_key)
+                    if ref_head:
+                        self.storage.delete(ref_full_key)
+                        self.logger.info(
+                            "Cleaned up orphaned reference.bin",
+                            ref_key=ref_key,
+                            reason="no remaining deltas",
+                        )
+                        result["cleaned_reference"] = ref_key
+
+                        # Clear from cache
+                        try:
+                            self.cache.evict(object_key.bucket, deltaspace_prefix)
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            self.logger.debug(f"Could not clear cache for {deltaspace_prefix}: {e}")
+
+        elif is_direct:
+            # Simply delete the direct upload
+            self.storage.delete(full_key)
+            result["deleted"] = True
+            result["type"] = "direct"
+            result["original_name"] = obj_head.metadata.get("original_name", object_key.key)
+
+        else:
+            # Unknown file type, delete anyway
+            self.storage.delete(full_key)
+            result["deleted"] = True
+            result["type"] = "unknown"
+
+        duration = (self.clock.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
+        self.logger.log_operation(
+            op="delete",
+            key=object_key.key,
+            deltaspace=f"{object_key.bucket}",
+            durations={"total": duration},
+            sizes={},
+            cache_hit=False,
+        )
+        self.metrics.timing("deltaglider.delete.duration", duration)
+        self.metrics.increment(f"deltaglider.delete.{result['type']}")
+
+        return result
+
+    def delete_recursive(self, bucket: str, prefix: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Recursively delete all objects under a prefix (delta-aware).
+
+        Handles delta relationships intelligently:
+        - Deletes deltas before references
+        - Warns about orphaned deltas
+        - Handles direct uploads
+
+        Args:
+            bucket: S3 bucket name
+            prefix: Prefix to delete recursively
+
+        Returns:
+            dict with deletion statistics and any warnings
+        """
+        start_time = self.clock.now()
+        self.logger.info("Starting recursive delete", bucket=bucket, prefix=prefix)
+
+        # Ensure prefix ends with / for proper directory deletion
+        if prefix and not prefix.endswith("/"):
+            prefix = f"{prefix}/"
+
+        # Collect all objects under prefix
+        objects_to_delete = []
+        references = []
+        deltas = []
+        direct_uploads = []
+        affected_deltaspaces = set()
+
+        for obj in self.storage.list(f"{bucket}/{prefix}" if prefix else bucket):
+            if not obj.key.startswith(prefix) and prefix:
+                continue
+
+            if obj.key.endswith("/reference.bin"):
+                references.append(obj.key)
+            elif obj.key.endswith(".delta"):
+                deltas.append(obj.key)
+                # Track which deltaspaces are affected by this deletion
+                if "/" in obj.key:
+                    deltaspace_prefix = "/".join(obj.key.split("/")[:-1])
+                    affected_deltaspaces.add(deltaspace_prefix)
+            else:
+                # Check if it's a direct upload
+                obj_head = self.storage.head(f"{bucket}/{obj.key}")
+                if obj_head and obj_head.metadata.get("compression") == "none":
+                    direct_uploads.append(obj.key)
+                else:
+                    objects_to_delete.append(obj.key)
+
+        # Also check for references in parent directories that might be affected
+        # by the deletion of delta files in affected deltaspaces
+        for deltaspace_prefix in affected_deltaspaces:
+            ref_key = f"{deltaspace_prefix}/reference.bin"
+            if ref_key not in references:
+                # Check if this reference exists
+                ref_head = self.storage.head(f"{bucket}/{ref_key}")
+                if ref_head:
+                    references.append(ref_key)
+
+        result: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "bucket": bucket,
+            "prefix": prefix,
+            "deleted_count": 0,
+            "failed_count": 0,
+            "deltas_deleted": len(deltas),
+            "references_deleted": len(references),
+            "direct_deleted": len(direct_uploads),
+            "other_deleted": len(objects_to_delete),
+            "errors": [],
+            "warnings": [],
+        }
+
+        # Delete in order: other files -> direct uploads -> deltas -> references (with checks)
+        # This ensures we don't delete references that deltas depend on prematurely
+        regular_files = objects_to_delete + direct_uploads + deltas
+
+        # Delete regular files first
+        for key in regular_files:
+            try:
+                self.storage.delete(f"{bucket}/{key}")
+                deleted_count = result["deleted_count"]
+                assert isinstance(deleted_count, int)
+                result["deleted_count"] = deleted_count + 1
+                self.logger.debug(f"Deleted {key}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                failed_count = result["failed_count"]
+                assert isinstance(failed_count, int)
+                result["failed_count"] = failed_count + 1
+                errors_list = result["errors"]
+                assert isinstance(errors_list, list)
+                errors_list.append(f"Failed to delete {key}: {str(e)}")
+                self.logger.error(f"Failed to delete {key}: {e}")
+
+        # Handle references intelligently - only delete if no files outside deletion scope depend on them
+        references_kept = 0
+        for ref_key in references:
+            try:
+                # Extract deltaspace prefix from reference.bin path
+                if ref_key.endswith("/reference.bin"):
+                    deltaspace_prefix = ref_key[:-14]  # Remove "/reference.bin"
+                else:
+                    deltaspace_prefix = ""
+
+                # Check if there are any remaining files in this deltaspace
+                # (outside of the deletion prefix)
+                deltaspace_list_prefix = (
+                    f"{bucket}/{deltaspace_prefix}" if deltaspace_prefix else bucket
+                )
+                remaining_objects = list(self.storage.list(deltaspace_list_prefix))
+
+                # Filter out objects that are being deleted (within our deletion scope)
+                # and the reference.bin file itself
+                deletion_prefix_full = f"{bucket}/{prefix}" if prefix else bucket
+                has_remaining_files = False
+
+                for remaining_obj in remaining_objects:
+                    obj_full_path = f"{bucket}/{remaining_obj.key}"
+                    # Skip if this object is within our deletion scope
+                    if prefix and obj_full_path.startswith(deletion_prefix_full):
+                        continue
+                    # Skip if this is the reference.bin file itself
+                    if remaining_obj.key == ref_key:
+                        continue
+                    # If we find any other file, the reference is still needed
+                    has_remaining_files = True
+                    break
+
+                if not has_remaining_files:
+                    # Safe to delete this reference.bin
+                    self.storage.delete(f"{bucket}/{ref_key}")
+                    deleted_count = result["deleted_count"]
+                    assert isinstance(deleted_count, int)
+                    result["deleted_count"] = deleted_count + 1
+                    self.logger.debug(f"Deleted reference {ref_key}")
+                else:
+                    # Keep the reference as it's still needed
+                    references_kept += 1
+                    warnings_list = result["warnings"]
+                    assert isinstance(warnings_list, list)
+                    warnings_list.append(f"Kept reference {ref_key} (still in use)")
+                    self.logger.info(
+                        f"Kept reference {ref_key} - still in use outside deletion scope"
+                    )
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                failed_count = result["failed_count"]
+                assert isinstance(failed_count, int)
+                result["failed_count"] = failed_count + 1
+                errors_list = result["errors"]
+                assert isinstance(errors_list, list)
+                errors_list.append(f"Failed to delete reference {ref_key}: {str(e)}")
+                self.logger.error(f"Failed to delete reference {ref_key}: {e}")
+
+        # Update reference deletion count
+        references_deleted = result["references_deleted"]
+        assert isinstance(references_deleted, int)
+        result["references_deleted"] = references_deleted - references_kept
+
+        # Clear any cached references for this prefix
+        if references:
+            try:
+                self.cache.evict(bucket, prefix.rstrip("/") if prefix else "")
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.debug(f"Could not clear cache for {bucket}/{prefix}: {e}")
+
+        duration = (self.clock.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
+        self.logger.info(
+            "Recursive delete complete",
+            bucket=bucket,
+            prefix=prefix,
+            deleted=result["deleted_count"],
+            failed=result["failed_count"],
+            duration=duration,
+        )
+        self.metrics.timing("deltaglider.delete_recursive.duration", duration)
+        self.metrics.increment("deltaglider.delete_recursive.completed")
+
+        return result

tests/e2e/test_localstack.py

@@ -15,10 +15,19 @@ from deltaglider.app.cli.main import cli
 def extract_json_from_cli_output(output: str) -> dict:
     """Extract JSON from CLI output that may contain log messages."""
     lines = output.split("\n")
-    json_start = next(i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if line.strip().startswith("{"))
-    json_end = next(i for i in range(json_start, len(lines)) if lines[i].strip() == "}") + 1
-    json_text = "\n".join(lines[json_start:json_end])
-    return json.loads(json_text)
+    for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+        if line.strip().startswith("{"):
+            json_start = i
+            json_end = (
+                next(
+                    (j for j in range(json_start, len(lines)) if lines[j].strip() == "}"),
+                    len(lines) - 1,
+                )
+                + 1
+            )
+            json_text = "\n".join(lines[json_start:json_end])
+            return json.loads(json_text)
+    raise ValueError("No JSON found in CLI output")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.e2e
@@ -72,34 +81,35 @@ class TestLocalStackE2E:
             file2.write_text("Plugin version 1.0.1 content with minor changes")
 
             # Upload first file (becomes reference)
-            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["put", str(file1), f"s3://{test_bucket}/plugins/"])
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["cp", str(file1), f"s3://{test_bucket}/plugins/"])
             assert result.exit_code == 0
-            output1 = extract_json_from_cli_output(result.output)
-            assert output1["operation"] == "create_reference"
-            assert output1["key"] == "plugins/reference.bin"
+            assert "reference" in result.output.lower() or "upload:" in result.output
 
-            # Verify reference was created
-            objects = s3_client.list_objects_v2(Bucket=test_bucket, Prefix="plugins/")
+            # Verify reference was created (deltaspace is root, files are at root level)
+            objects = s3_client.list_objects_v2(Bucket=test_bucket)
+            assert "Contents" in objects
             keys = [obj["Key"] for obj in objects["Contents"]]
-            assert "plugins/reference.bin" in keys
-            assert "plugins/plugin-v1.0.0.zip.delta" in keys
+            # Files are stored at root level: reference.bin and plugin-v1.0.0.zip.delta
+            assert "reference.bin" in keys
+            assert "plugin-v1.0.0.zip.delta" in keys
 
             # Upload second file (creates delta)
-            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["put", str(file2), f"s3://{test_bucket}/plugins/"])
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["cp", str(file2), f"s3://{test_bucket}/plugins/"])
             assert result.exit_code == 0
-            output2 = extract_json_from_cli_output(result.output)
-            assert output2["operation"] == "create_delta"
-            assert output2["key"] == "plugins/plugin-v1.0.1.zip.delta"
-            assert "delta_ratio" in output2
+            assert "upload:" in result.output
+
+            # Verify delta was created
+            objects = s3_client.list_objects_v2(Bucket=test_bucket)
+            keys = [obj["Key"] for obj in objects["Contents"]]
+            assert "plugin-v1.0.1.zip.delta" in keys
 
             # Download and verify second file
             output_file = tmpdir / "downloaded.zip"
             result = runner.invoke(
                 cli,
                 [
-                    "get",
-                    f"s3://{test_bucket}/plugins/plugin-v1.0.1.zip.delta",
-                    "-o",
+                    "cp",
+                    f"s3://{test_bucket}/plugin-v1.0.1.zip.delta",
                     str(output_file),
                 ],
             )
@@ -109,41 +119,42 @@ class TestLocalStackE2E:
             # Verify integrity
             result = runner.invoke(
                 cli,
-                ["verify", f"s3://{test_bucket}/plugins/plugin-v1.0.1.zip.delta"],
+                ["verify", f"s3://{test_bucket}/plugin-v1.0.1.zip.delta"],
             )
             assert result.exit_code == 0
             verify_output = extract_json_from_cli_output(result.output)
             assert verify_output["valid"] is True
 
     def test_multiple_deltaspaces(self, test_bucket, s3_client):
-        """Test multiple deltaspace directories with separate references."""
+        """Test shared deltaspace with multiple files."""
         runner = CliRunner()
 
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
             tmpdir = Path(tmpdir)
 
-            # Create test files for different deltaspaces
+            # Create test files for the same deltaspace
             file_a1 = tmpdir / "app-a-v1.zip"
             file_a1.write_text("Application A version 1")
 
             file_b1 = tmpdir / "app-b-v1.zip"
             file_b1.write_text("Application B version 1")
 
-            # Upload to different deltaspaces
-            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["put", str(file_a1), f"s3://{test_bucket}/apps/app-a/"])
+            # Upload to same deltaspace (apps/) with different target paths
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["cp", str(file_a1), f"s3://{test_bucket}/apps/app-a/"])
             assert result.exit_code == 0
 
-            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["put", str(file_b1), f"s3://{test_bucket}/apps/app-b/"])
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["cp", str(file_b1), f"s3://{test_bucket}/apps/app-b/"])
             assert result.exit_code == 0
 
-            # Verify each deltaspace has its own reference
-            objects_a = s3_client.list_objects_v2(Bucket=test_bucket, Prefix="apps/app-a/")
-            keys_a = [obj["Key"] for obj in objects_a["Contents"]]
-            assert "apps/app-a/reference.bin" in keys_a
-
-            objects_b = s3_client.list_objects_v2(Bucket=test_bucket, Prefix="apps/app-b/")
-            keys_b = [obj["Key"] for obj in objects_b["Contents"]]
-            assert "apps/app-b/reference.bin" in keys_b
+            # Verify deltaspace has reference (both files share apps/ deltaspace)
+            objects = s3_client.list_objects_v2(Bucket=test_bucket, Prefix="apps/")
+            assert "Contents" in objects
+            keys = [obj["Key"] for obj in objects["Contents"]]
+            # Should have: apps/reference.bin, apps/app-a-v1.zip.delta, apps/app-b-v1.zip.delta
+            # Both files share the same deltaspace (apps/) so only one reference
+            assert "apps/reference.bin" in keys
+            assert "apps/app-a-v1.zip.delta" in keys
+            assert "apps/app-b-v1.zip.delta" in keys
 
     def test_large_delta_warning(self, test_bucket, s3_client):
         """Test delta compression with different content."""
@@ -160,14 +171,14 @@ class TestLocalStackE2E:
             file2.write_text("B" * 1000)  # Completely different
 
             # Upload first file
-            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["put", str(file1), f"s3://{test_bucket}/test/"])
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["cp", str(file1), f"s3://{test_bucket}/test/"])
             assert result.exit_code == 0
 
             # Upload second file with low max-ratio
             result = runner.invoke(
                 cli,
                 [
-                    "put",
+                    "cp",
                     str(file2),
                     f"s3://{test_bucket}/test/",
                     "--max-ratio",
@@ -175,9 +186,11 @@ class TestLocalStackE2E:
                 ],  # Very low threshold
             )
             assert result.exit_code == 0
-            # Even with completely different content, xdelta3 is efficient
-            output = extract_json_from_cli_output(result.output)
-            assert output["operation"] == "create_delta"
-            # Delta ratio should be small even for different files (xdelta3 is very efficient)
-            assert "delta_ratio" in output
-            assert output["delta_ratio"] > 0.01  # Should exceed the very low threshold we set
+            # Should still upload successfully even though delta exceeds threshold
+            assert "upload:" in result.output
+
+            # Verify delta was created
+            objects = s3_client.list_objects_v2(Bucket=test_bucket)
+            assert "Contents" in objects
+            keys = [obj["Key"] for obj in objects["Contents"]]
+            assert "file2.zip.delta" in keys

tests/integration/test_bucket_management.py

@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+"""Tests for bucket management APIs."""
+
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+import pytest
+
+from deltaglider.app.cli.main import create_service
+from deltaglider.client import DeltaGliderClient
+
+
+class TestBucketManagement:
+    """Test bucket creation, listing, and deletion."""
+
+    def test_create_bucket_success(self):
+        """Test creating a bucket successfully."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock boto3 client
+        mock_boto3_client = Mock()
+        mock_boto3_client.create_bucket.return_value = {"Location": "/test-bucket"}
+        mock_storage.client = mock_boto3_client
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+        response = client.create_bucket(Bucket="test-bucket")
+
+        # Verify response
+        assert response["Location"] == "/test-bucket"
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+
+        # Verify boto3 was called correctly
+        mock_boto3_client.create_bucket.assert_called_once_with(Bucket="test-bucket")
+
+    def test_create_bucket_with_region(self):
+        """Test creating a bucket in a specific region."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock boto3 client
+        mock_boto3_client = Mock()
+        mock_boto3_client.create_bucket.return_value = {
+            "Location": "http://test-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/"
+        }
+        mock_storage.client = mock_boto3_client
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+        response = client.create_bucket(
+            Bucket="test-bucket",
+            CreateBucketConfiguration={"LocationConstraint": "us-west-2"},
+        )
+
+        # Verify response
+        assert "Location" in response
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+
+        # Verify boto3 was called with region config
+        mock_boto3_client.create_bucket.assert_called_once_with(
+            Bucket="test-bucket", CreateBucketConfiguration={"LocationConstraint": "us-west-2"}
+        )
+
+    def test_create_bucket_already_exists(self):
+        """Test creating a bucket that already exists returns success."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock boto3 client to raise BucketAlreadyExists
+        mock_boto3_client = Mock()
+        mock_boto3_client.create_bucket.side_effect = Exception("BucketAlreadyOwnedByYou")
+        mock_storage.client = mock_boto3_client
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+        response = client.create_bucket(Bucket="existing-bucket")
+
+        # Should return success (idempotent)
+        assert response["Location"] == "/existing-bucket"
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+
+    def test_list_buckets_success(self):
+        """Test listing buckets."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock boto3 client
+        mock_boto3_client = Mock()
+        mock_boto3_client.list_buckets.return_value = {
+            "Buckets": [
+                {"Name": "bucket1", "CreationDate": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"},
+                {"Name": "bucket2", "CreationDate": "2025-01-02T00:00:00Z"},
+            ],
+            "Owner": {"DisplayName": "test-user", "ID": "12345"},
+        }
+        mock_storage.client = mock_boto3_client
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+        response = client.list_buckets()
+
+        # Verify response
+        assert len(response["Buckets"]) == 2
+        assert response["Buckets"][0]["Name"] == "bucket1"
+        assert response["Buckets"][1]["Name"] == "bucket2"
+        assert response["Owner"]["DisplayName"] == "test-user"
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+
+    def test_list_buckets_empty(self):
+        """Test listing buckets when none exist."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock boto3 client with empty result
+        mock_boto3_client = Mock()
+        mock_boto3_client.list_buckets.return_value = {"Buckets": [], "Owner": {}}
+        mock_storage.client = mock_boto3_client
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+        response = client.list_buckets()
+
+        # Verify empty list
+        assert response["Buckets"] == []
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+
+    def test_delete_bucket_success(self):
+        """Test deleting a bucket successfully."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock boto3 client
+        mock_boto3_client = Mock()
+        mock_boto3_client.delete_bucket.return_value = None
+        mock_storage.client = mock_boto3_client
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+        response = client.delete_bucket(Bucket="test-bucket")
+
+        # Verify response
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 204
+
+        # Verify boto3 was called
+        mock_boto3_client.delete_bucket.assert_called_once_with(Bucket="test-bucket")
+
+    def test_delete_bucket_not_found(self):
+        """Test deleting a bucket that doesn't exist returns success."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock boto3 client to raise NoSuchBucket
+        mock_boto3_client = Mock()
+        mock_boto3_client.delete_bucket.side_effect = Exception("NoSuchBucket")
+        mock_storage.client = mock_boto3_client
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+        response = client.delete_bucket(Bucket="nonexistent-bucket")
+
+        # Should return success (idempotent)
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 204
+
+    def test_delete_bucket_not_empty_raises_error(self):
+        """Test deleting a non-empty bucket raises an error."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock boto3 client to raise BucketNotEmpty
+        mock_boto3_client = Mock()
+        mock_boto3_client.delete_bucket.side_effect = Exception(
+            "BucketNotEmpty: The bucket you tried to delete is not empty"
+        )
+        mock_storage.client = mock_boto3_client
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Failed to delete bucket"):
+            client.delete_bucket(Bucket="full-bucket")
+
+    def test_bucket_methods_without_boto3_client(self):
+        """Test that bucket methods raise NotImplementedError when storage doesn't support it."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Storage adapter without boto3 client (no 'client' attribute)
+        delattr(mock_storage, "client")
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+
+        # All bucket methods should raise NotImplementedError
+        with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+            client.create_bucket(Bucket="test")
+
+        with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+            client.delete_bucket(Bucket="test")
+
+        with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+            client.list_buckets()
+
+    def test_complete_bucket_lifecycle(self):
+        """Test complete bucket lifecycle: create, use, delete."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock boto3 client
+        mock_boto3_client = Mock()
+        mock_storage.client = mock_boto3_client
+
+        # Setup responses
+        mock_boto3_client.create_bucket.return_value = {"Location": "/test-lifecycle"}
+        mock_boto3_client.list_buckets.return_value = {
+            "Buckets": [{"Name": "test-lifecycle", "CreationDate": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"}],
+            "Owner": {},
+        }
+        mock_boto3_client.delete_bucket.return_value = None
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+
+        # 1. Create bucket
+        create_response = client.create_bucket(Bucket="test-lifecycle")
+        assert create_response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+
+        # 2. List buckets - verify it exists
+        list_response = client.list_buckets()
+        bucket_names = [b["Name"] for b in list_response["Buckets"]]
+        assert "test-lifecycle" in bucket_names
+
+        # 3. Delete bucket
+        delete_response = client.delete_bucket(Bucket="test-lifecycle")
+        assert delete_response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 204
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])

tests/integration/test_client.py

@@ -0,0 +1,477 @@
+"""Tests for the DeltaGlider client with boto3-compatible APIs."""
+
+import hashlib
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from deltaglider import create_client
+from deltaglider.client import (
+    BucketStats,
+    CompressionEstimate,
+    ListObjectsResponse,
+    ObjectInfo,
+)
+
+
+class MockStorage:
+    """Mock storage for testing."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.objects = {}
+
+    def head(self, key):
+        """Mock head operation."""
+        from deltaglider.ports.storage import ObjectHead
+
+        if key in self.objects:
+            obj = self.objects[key]
+            return ObjectHead(
+                key=key,
+                size=obj["size"],
+                etag=obj.get("etag", "mock-etag"),
+                last_modified=obj.get("last_modified", datetime.now(UTC)),
+                metadata=obj.get("metadata", {}),
+            )
+        return None
+
+    def list(self, prefix):
+        """Mock list operation for StoragePort interface."""
+        for key, _obj in self.objects.items():
+            if key.startswith(prefix):
+                obj_head = self.head(key)
+                if obj_head is not None:
+                    yield obj_head
+
+    def list_objects(self, bucket, prefix="", delimiter="", max_keys=1000, start_after=None):
+        """Mock list_objects operation for S3 features."""
+        objects = []
+        common_prefixes = set()
+
+        for key in sorted(self.objects.keys()):
+            if not key.startswith(f"{bucket}/"):
+                continue
+
+            obj_key = key[len(bucket) + 1 :]  # Remove bucket prefix
+            if prefix and not obj_key.startswith(prefix):
+                continue
+
+            if delimiter:
+                # Find common prefixes
+                rel_key = obj_key[len(prefix) :] if prefix else obj_key
+                delimiter_pos = rel_key.find(delimiter)
+                if delimiter_pos > -1:
+                    common_prefix = prefix + rel_key[: delimiter_pos + 1]
+                    common_prefixes.add(common_prefix)
+                    continue
+
+            obj = self.objects[key]
+            objects.append(
+                {
+                    "key": obj_key,
+                    "size": obj["size"],
+                    "last_modified": obj.get("last_modified", "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"),
+                    "etag": obj.get("etag", "mock-etag"),
+                    "storage_class": obj.get("storage_class", "STANDARD"),
+                }
+            )
+
+            if len(objects) >= max_keys:
+                break
+
+        return {
+            "objects": objects,
+            "common_prefixes": sorted(list(common_prefixes)),
+            "is_truncated": False,
+            "next_continuation_token": None,
+            "key_count": len(objects),
+        }
+
+    def get(self, key):
+        """Mock get operation."""
+        import io
+
+        if key in self.objects:
+            return io.BytesIO(self.objects[key].get("data", b"mock data"))
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"Object not found: {key}")
+
+    def put(self, key, body, metadata, content_type="application/octet-stream"):
+        """Mock put operation."""
+        from deltaglider.ports.storage import PutResult
+
+        if hasattr(body, "read"):
+            data = body.read()
+        elif isinstance(body, Path):
+            data = body.read_bytes()
+        else:
+            data = body
+
+        self.objects[key] = {
+            "data": data,
+            "size": len(data),
+            "metadata": metadata,
+            "content_type": content_type,
+        }
+
+        return PutResult(etag="mock-etag", version_id=None)
+
+    def delete(self, key):
+        """Mock delete operation."""
+        if key in self.objects:
+            del self.objects[key]
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def client(tmp_path):
+    """Create a client with mocked storage."""
+    client = create_client(cache_dir=str(tmp_path / "cache"))
+
+    # Replace storage with mock
+    mock_storage = MockStorage()
+    client.service.storage = mock_storage
+
+    # Pre-populate some test objects
+    mock_storage.objects = {
+        "test-bucket/file1.txt": {"size": 100, "metadata": {}},
+        "test-bucket/folder1/file2.txt": {"size": 200, "metadata": {}},
+        "test-bucket/folder1/file3.txt": {"size": 300, "metadata": {}},
+        "test-bucket/folder2/file4.txt": {"size": 400, "metadata": {}},
+        "test-bucket/archive.zip.delta": {
+            "size": 50,
+            "metadata": {"file_size": "1000", "compression_ratio": "0.95"},
+        },
+    }
+
+    return client
+
+
+class TestCredentialHandling:
+    """Test AWS credential passing."""
+
+    def test_create_client_with_explicit_credentials(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test that credentials can be passed directly to create_client."""
+        # This test verifies the API accepts credentials, not that they work
+        # (we'd need a real S3 or LocalStack for that)
+        client = create_client(
+            aws_access_key_id="AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
+            aws_secret_access_key="wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY",
+            region_name="us-west-2",
+            cache_dir=str(tmp_path / "cache"),
+        )
+
+        # Verify the client was created
+        assert client is not None
+        assert client.service is not None
+
+        # Verify credentials were passed to the storage adapter's boto3 client
+        # The storage adapter should have a client with these credentials
+        storage = client.service.storage
+        assert hasattr(storage, "client")
+
+        # Check that the boto3 client was configured with our credentials
+        # Note: boto3 doesn't expose credentials directly, but we can verify
+        # the client was created (if credentials were invalid, this would fail)
+        assert storage.client is not None
+
+    def test_create_client_with_session_token(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test passing temporary credentials with session token."""
+        client = create_client(
+            aws_access_key_id="ASIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
+            aws_secret_access_key="wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY",
+            aws_session_token="FwoGZXIvYXdzEBEaDH...",
+            cache_dir=str(tmp_path / "cache"),
+        )
+
+        assert client is not None
+        assert client.service.storage.client is not None
+
+    def test_create_client_without_credentials_uses_environment(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test that omitting credentials falls back to environment/IAM."""
+        # This should use boto3's default credential chain
+        client = create_client(cache_dir=str(tmp_path / "cache"))
+
+        assert client is not None
+        assert client.service.storage.client is not None
+
+    def test_create_client_with_endpoint_and_credentials(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test passing both endpoint URL and credentials."""
+        client = create_client(
+            endpoint_url="http://localhost:9000",
+            aws_access_key_id="minioadmin",
+            aws_secret_access_key="minioadmin",
+            cache_dir=str(tmp_path / "cache"),
+        )
+
+        assert client is not None
+        # Endpoint should be available
+        assert client.endpoint_url == "http://localhost:9000"
+
+
+class TestBoto3Compatibility:
+    """Test boto3-compatible methods."""
+
+    def test_put_object_with_bytes(self, client):
+        """Test put_object with byte data."""
+        response = client.put_object(Bucket="test-bucket", Key="test.txt", Body=b"Hello World")
+
+        assert "ETag" in response
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+
+        # Check object was stored
+        obj = client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/test.txt"]
+        assert obj["data"] == b"Hello World"
+
+    def test_put_object_with_string(self, client):
+        """Test put_object with string data."""
+        response = client.put_object(Bucket="test-bucket", Key="test2.txt", Body="Hello String")
+
+        assert "ETag" in response
+        obj = client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/test2.txt"]
+        assert obj["data"] == b"Hello String"
+
+    def test_get_object(self, client):
+        """Test get_object retrieval."""
+        # For this test, we'll bypass the DeltaGlider logic and test the client directly
+        # Since the core DeltaGlider always looks for .delta files, we'll mock a .delta file
+        import hashlib
+
+        content = b"Test Content"
+        sha256 = hashlib.sha256(content).hexdigest()
+
+        # Add as a direct file (not delta)
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/get-test.txt"] = {
+            "data": content,
+            "size": len(content),
+            "metadata": {
+                "file_sha256": sha256,
+                "file_size": str(len(content)),
+                "original_name": "get-test.txt",
+                "compression": "none",  # Mark as direct upload
+                "tool": "deltaglider/0.2.0",
+            },
+        }
+
+        response = client.get_object(Bucket="test-bucket", Key="get-test.txt")
+
+        assert "Body" in response
+        content = response["Body"].read()
+        assert content == b"Test Content"
+
+    def test_get_object_regular_s3_file(self, client):
+        """Test get_object with regular S3 files (not uploaded via DeltaGlider)."""
+
+        content = b"Regular S3 File Content"
+
+        # Add as a regular S3 object WITHOUT DeltaGlider metadata
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/regular-file.pdf"] = {
+            "data": content,
+            "size": len(content),
+            "metadata": {},  # No DeltaGlider metadata
+        }
+
+        # Should successfully download the regular S3 object
+        response = client.get_object(Bucket="test-bucket", Key="regular-file.pdf")
+
+        assert "Body" in response
+        downloaded_content = response["Body"].read()
+        assert downloaded_content == content
+        assert response["ContentLength"] == len(content)
+
+    def test_list_objects(self, client):
+        """Test list_objects with various options."""
+        # List all objects (default: FetchMetadata=False)
+        response = client.list_objects(Bucket="test-bucket")
+
+        assert isinstance(response, ListObjectsResponse)
+        assert response.key_count > 0
+        assert len(response.contents) > 0
+
+        # Test with FetchMetadata=True (should only affect delta files)
+        response_with_metadata = client.list_objects(Bucket="test-bucket", FetchMetadata=True)
+        assert isinstance(response_with_metadata, ListObjectsResponse)
+        assert response_with_metadata.key_count > 0
+
+    def test_list_objects_with_delimiter(self, client):
+        """Test list_objects with delimiter for folder simulation."""
+        response = client.list_objects(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="", Delimiter="/")
+
+        # Should have common prefixes for folders
+        assert len(response.common_prefixes) > 0
+        assert {"Prefix": "folder1/"} in response.common_prefixes
+        assert {"Prefix": "folder2/"} in response.common_prefixes
+
+    def test_delete_object(self, client):
+        """Test delete_object."""
+        # Add object
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/to-delete.txt"] = {"size": 10}
+
+        response = client.delete_object(Bucket="test-bucket", Key="to-delete.txt")
+
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 204
+        assert "test-bucket/to-delete.txt" not in client.service.storage.objects
+
+    def test_delete_object_with_delta_suffix_fallback(self, client):
+        """Test delete_object with automatic .delta suffix fallback."""
+        # Add object with .delta suffix (as DeltaGlider stores it)
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/file.zip.delta"] = {
+            "size": 100,
+            "metadata": {
+                "original_name": "file.zip",
+                "compression": "delta",
+            },
+        }
+
+        # Delete using original name (without .delta)
+        response = client.delete_object(Bucket="test-bucket", Key="file.zip")
+
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 204
+        assert response["DeltaGliderInfo"]["Deleted"] is True
+        assert "test-bucket/file.zip.delta" not in client.service.storage.objects
+
+    def test_delete_objects(self, client):
+        """Test batch delete."""
+        # Add objects
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/del1.txt"] = {"size": 10}
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/del2.txt"] = {"size": 20}
+
+        response = client.delete_objects(
+            Bucket="test-bucket",
+            Delete={"Objects": [{"Key": "del1.txt"}, {"Key": "del2.txt"}]},
+        )
+
+        assert len(response["Deleted"]) == 2
+        assert "test-bucket/del1.txt" not in client.service.storage.objects
+
+
+class TestDeltaGliderFeatures:
+    """Test DeltaGlider-specific features."""
+
+    def test_compression_estimation_for_archive(self, client, tmp_path):
+        """Test compression estimation for archive files."""
+        # Create a fake zip file
+        test_file = tmp_path / "test.zip"
+        test_file.write_bytes(b"PK\x03\x04" + b"0" * 1000)
+
+        estimate = client.estimate_compression(test_file, "test-bucket", "archives/")
+
+        assert isinstance(estimate, CompressionEstimate)
+        assert estimate.should_use_delta is True
+        assert estimate.original_size == test_file.stat().st_size
+
+    def test_compression_estimation_for_image(self, client, tmp_path):
+        """Test compression estimation for incompressible files."""
+        test_file = tmp_path / "image.jpg"
+        test_file.write_bytes(b"\xff\xd8\xff" + b"0" * 1000)  # JPEG header
+
+        estimate = client.estimate_compression(test_file, "test-bucket", "images/")
+
+        assert estimate.should_use_delta is False
+        assert estimate.estimated_ratio == 0.0
+
+    def test_find_similar_files(self, client):
+        """Test finding similar files for delta compression."""
+        similar = client.find_similar_files("test-bucket", "folder1/", "file_v1.txt")
+
+        assert isinstance(similar, list)
+        # Should find files in folder1
+        assert any("folder1/" in item["Key"] for item in similar)
+
+    def test_upload_batch(self, client, tmp_path):
+        """Test batch upload functionality."""
+        # Create test files
+        files = []
+        for i in range(3):
+            f = tmp_path / f"batch{i}.txt"
+            f.write_text(f"Content {i}")
+            files.append(f)
+
+        results = client.upload_batch(files, "s3://test-bucket/batch/")
+
+        assert len(results) == 3
+        for result in results:
+            assert result.original_size > 0
+
+    def test_download_batch(self, client, tmp_path):
+        """Test batch download functionality."""
+        # Add test objects with proper metadata
+        for i in range(3):
+            key = f"test-bucket/download/file{i}.txt"
+            content = f"Content {i}".encode()
+            client.service.storage.objects[key] = {
+                "data": content,
+                "size": len(content),
+                "metadata": {
+                    "file_sha256": hashlib.sha256(content).hexdigest(),
+                    "file_size": str(len(content)),
+                    "compression": "none",  # Mark as direct upload
+                    "tool": "deltaglider/0.2.0",
+                },
+            }
+
+        s3_urls = [f"s3://test-bucket/download/file{i}.txt" for i in range(3)]
+        results = client.download_batch(s3_urls, tmp_path)
+
+        assert len(results) == 3
+        for i, path in enumerate(results):
+            assert path.exists()
+            assert path.read_text() == f"Content {i}"
+
+    def test_get_object_info(self, client):
+        """Test getting detailed object information."""
+        # Use the pre-populated delta object
+        info = client.get_object_info("s3://test-bucket/archive.zip.delta")
+
+        assert isinstance(info, ObjectInfo)
+        assert info.is_delta is True
+        assert info.original_size == 1000
+        assert info.compressed_size == 50
+        assert info.compression_ratio == 0.95
+
+    def test_get_bucket_stats(self, client):
+        """Test getting bucket statistics."""
+        # Test quick stats (default: detailed_stats=False)
+        stats = client.get_bucket_stats("test-bucket")
+
+        assert isinstance(stats, BucketStats)
+        assert stats.object_count > 0
+        assert stats.total_size > 0
+        assert stats.delta_objects >= 1  # We have archive.zip.delta
+
+        # Test with detailed_stats=True
+        detailed_stats = client.get_bucket_stats("test-bucket", detailed_stats=True)
+        assert isinstance(detailed_stats, BucketStats)
+        assert detailed_stats.object_count == stats.object_count
+
+    def test_upload_chunked(self, client, tmp_path):
+        """Test chunked upload with progress callback."""
+        # Create a test file
+        test_file = tmp_path / "large.bin"
+        test_file.write_bytes(b"X" * (10 * 1024))  # 10KB
+
+        progress_calls = []
+
+        def progress_callback(chunk_num, total_chunks, bytes_sent, total_bytes):
+            progress_calls.append((chunk_num, total_chunks, bytes_sent, total_bytes))
+
+        result = client.upload_chunked(
+            test_file,
+            "s3://test-bucket/large.bin",
+            chunk_size=3 * 1024,  # 3KB chunks
+            progress_callback=progress_callback,
+        )
+
+        assert result.original_size == 10 * 1024
+        assert len(progress_calls) > 0  # Progress was reported
+
+    def test_generate_presigned_url(self, client):
+        """Test presigned URL generation (placeholder)."""
+        url = client.generate_presigned_url(
+            ClientMethod="get_object",
+            Params={"Bucket": "test-bucket", "Key": "file.txt"},
+            ExpiresIn=3600,
+        )
+
+        assert isinstance(url, str)
+        assert "file.txt" in url
+        assert "expires=3600" in url

tests/integration/test_delete_objects_recursive.py

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+"""Comprehensive tests for DeltaGliderClient.delete_objects_recursive() method."""
+
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from deltaglider import create_client
+
+
+class MockStorage:
+    """Mock storage for testing."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.objects = {}
+        self.delete_calls = []
+
+    def head(self, key):
+        """Mock head operation."""
+        from deltaglider.ports.storage import ObjectHead
+
+        if key in self.objects:
+            obj = self.objects[key]
+            return ObjectHead(
+                key=key,
+                size=obj["size"],
+                etag=obj.get("etag", "mock-etag"),
+                last_modified=obj.get("last_modified", datetime.now(UTC)),
+                metadata=obj.get("metadata", {}),
+            )
+        return None
+
+    def list(self, prefix):
+        """Mock list operation for StoragePort interface."""
+        for key, _obj in self.objects.items():
+            if key.startswith(prefix):
+                obj_head = self.head(key)
+                if obj_head is not None:
+                    yield obj_head
+
+    def delete(self, key):
+        """Mock delete operation."""
+        self.delete_calls.append(key)
+        if key in self.objects:
+            del self.objects[key]
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def get(self, key):
+        """Mock get operation."""
+        if key in self.objects:
+            return self.objects[key].get("content", b"mock-content")
+        return None
+
+    def put(self, key, data, metadata=None):
+        """Mock put operation."""
+        self.objects[key] = {
+            "size": len(data),
+            "content": data,
+            "metadata": metadata or {},
+        }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_storage():
+    """Create mock storage."""
+    return MockStorage()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def client(tmp_path):
+    """Create DeltaGliderClient with mock storage."""
+    # Use create_client to get a properly configured client
+    client = create_client(cache_dir=str(tmp_path / "cache"))
+
+    # Replace storage with mock
+    mock_storage = MockStorage()
+    client.service.storage = mock_storage
+
+    return client
+
+
+class TestDeleteObjectsRecursiveBasicFunctionality:
+    """Test basic functionality of delete_objects_recursive."""
+
+    def test_delete_single_object_with_file_prefix(self, client):
+        """Test deleting a single object when prefix is a file (no trailing slash)."""
+        # Setup: Add a regular file
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/file.txt"] = {"size": 100}
+
+        # Execute
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="file.txt")
+
+        # Verify response structure
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+        assert "DeletedCount" in response
+        assert "FailedCount" in response
+        assert "DeltaGliderInfo" in response
+
+        # Verify DeltaGliderInfo structure
+        info = response["DeltaGliderInfo"]
+        assert "DeltasDeleted" in info
+        assert "ReferencesDeleted" in info
+        assert "DirectDeleted" in info
+        assert "OtherDeleted" in info
+
+    def test_delete_directory_with_trailing_slash(self, client):
+        """Test deleting all objects under a prefix with trailing slash."""
+        # Setup: Add multiple files under a prefix
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/dir/file1.txt"] = {"size": 100}
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/dir/file2.txt"] = {"size": 200}
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/dir/sub/file3.txt"] = {"size": 300}
+
+        # Execute
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="dir/")
+
+        # Verify
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+        assert response["DeletedCount"] >= 0
+        assert response["FailedCount"] == 0
+
+    def test_delete_empty_prefix_returns_zero_counts(self, client):
+        """Test deleting with empty prefix returns zero counts."""
+        # Execute
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="")
+
+        # Verify
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+        assert response["DeletedCount"] >= 0
+        assert response["FailedCount"] == 0
+
+
+class TestDeleteObjectsRecursiveDeltaSuffixHandling:
+    """Test delta suffix fallback logic."""
+
+    def test_delete_file_with_delta_suffix_fallback(self, client):
+        """Test that delete falls back to .delta suffix if original not found."""
+        # Setup: Add file with .delta suffix
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/archive.zip.delta"] = {
+            "size": 500,
+            "metadata": {"original_name": "archive.zip"},
+        }
+
+        # Execute: Delete using original name (without .delta)
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="archive.zip")
+
+        # Verify
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+        assert "test-bucket/archive.zip.delta" not in client.service.storage.objects
+
+    def test_delete_file_already_with_delta_suffix(self, client):
+        """Test deleting a file that already has .delta suffix."""
+        # Setup
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/file.zip.delta"] = {"size": 300}
+
+        # Execute: Delete using .delta suffix directly
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="file.zip.delta")
+
+        # Verify
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+
+    def test_delta_suffix_not_added_for_directory_prefix(self, client):
+        """Test that .delta suffix is not added when prefix ends with /."""
+        # Setup
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/dir/file.txt"] = {"size": 100}
+
+        # Execute
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="dir/")
+
+        # Verify - should not attempt to delete "dir/.delta"
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+
+
+class TestDeleteObjectsRecursiveStatisticsAggregation:
+    """Test statistics aggregation from core service."""
+
+    def test_aggregates_deleted_count_from_service_and_single_deletes(self, client):
+        """Test that deleted counts are aggregated correctly."""
+        # Setup: Mock service.delete_recursive to return specific counts
+        mock_result = {
+            "deleted_count": 5,
+            "failed_count": 0,
+            "deltas_deleted": 2,
+            "references_deleted": 1,
+            "direct_deleted": 2,
+            "other_deleted": 0,
+        }
+        client.service.delete_recursive = Mock(return_value=mock_result)
+
+        # Execute
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="test/")
+
+        # Verify aggregation
+        assert response["DeletedCount"] == 5
+        assert response["FailedCount"] == 0
+        assert response["DeltaGliderInfo"]["DeltasDeleted"] == 2
+        assert response["DeltaGliderInfo"]["ReferencesDeleted"] == 1
+        assert response["DeltaGliderInfo"]["DirectDeleted"] == 2
+        assert response["DeltaGliderInfo"]["OtherDeleted"] == 0
+
+    def test_aggregates_single_delete_counts_with_service_counts(self, client):
+        """Test that single file deletes are aggregated with service counts."""
+        # Setup: Add file to trigger single delete path
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/file.txt"] = {"size": 100}
+
+        # Mock service.delete_recursive to return additional counts
+        mock_result = {
+            "deleted_count": 3,
+            "failed_count": 0,
+            "deltas_deleted": 1,
+            "references_deleted": 0,
+            "direct_deleted": 2,
+            "other_deleted": 0,
+        }
+        client.service.delete_recursive = Mock(return_value=mock_result)
+
+        # Execute
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="file.txt")
+
+        # Verify that counts include both single delete and service delete
+        assert response["DeletedCount"] >= 3  # At least service count
+        assert response["DeltaGliderInfo"]["DeltasDeleted"] >= 1
+
+
+class TestDeleteObjectsRecursiveErrorHandling:
+    """Test error handling and error aggregation."""
+
+    def test_single_delete_error_captured_in_errors_list(self, client):
+        """Test that errors from single deletes are captured."""
+        # Setup: Add file
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/file.txt"] = {"size": 100}
+
+        # Mock delete_with_delta_suffix to raise exception
+        with patch("deltaglider.client.delete_with_delta_suffix") as mock_delete:
+            mock_delete.side_effect = RuntimeError("Simulated delete error")
+
+            # Execute
+            response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="file.txt")
+
+            # Verify error captured
+            assert response["FailedCount"] > 0
+            assert "Errors" in response
+            assert any("Simulated delete error" in err for err in response["Errors"])
+
+    def test_service_errors_propagated_in_response(self, client):
+        """Test that errors from service.delete_recursive are propagated."""
+        # Mock service to return errors
+        mock_result = {
+            "deleted_count": 2,
+            "failed_count": 1,
+            "deltas_deleted": 2,
+            "references_deleted": 0,
+            "direct_deleted": 0,
+            "other_deleted": 0,
+            "errors": ["Error deleting object1", "Error deleting object2"],
+        }
+        client.service.delete_recursive = Mock(return_value=mock_result)
+
+        # Execute
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="test/")
+
+        # Verify
+        assert response["FailedCount"] == 1
+        assert "Errors" in response
+        assert "Error deleting object1" in response["Errors"]
+        assert "Error deleting object2" in response["Errors"]
+
+    def test_combines_single_and_service_errors(self, client):
+        """Test that errors from both single deletes and service are combined."""
+        # Setup
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/file.txt"] = {"size": 100}
+
+        # Mock service to also return errors
+        mock_result = {
+            "deleted_count": 1,
+            "failed_count": 1,
+            "deltas_deleted": 0,
+            "references_deleted": 0,
+            "direct_deleted": 0,
+            "other_deleted": 0,
+            "errors": ["Service delete error"],
+        }
+        client.service.delete_recursive = Mock(return_value=mock_result)
+
+        # Mock delete_with_delta_suffix to raise exception
+        with patch("deltaglider.client.delete_with_delta_suffix") as mock_delete:
+            mock_delete.side_effect = RuntimeError("Single delete error")
+
+            # Execute
+            response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="file.txt")
+
+            # Verify both errors present
+            assert "Errors" in response
+            errors_str = " ".join(response["Errors"])
+            assert "Single delete error" in errors_str
+            assert "Service delete error" in errors_str
+
+
+class TestDeleteObjectsRecursiveWarningsHandling:
+    """Test warning aggregation."""
+
+    def test_service_warnings_propagated_in_response(self, client):
+        """Test that warnings from service.delete_recursive are propagated."""
+        # Mock service to return warnings
+        mock_result = {
+            "deleted_count": 3,
+            "failed_count": 0,
+            "deltas_deleted": 2,
+            "references_deleted": 1,
+            "direct_deleted": 0,
+            "other_deleted": 0,
+            "warnings": ["Reference deleted, 2 dependent deltas invalidated"],
+        }
+        client.service.delete_recursive = Mock(return_value=mock_result)
+
+        # Execute
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="test/")
+
+        # Verify
+        assert "Warnings" in response
+        assert "Reference deleted, 2 dependent deltas invalidated" in response["Warnings"]
+
+    def test_single_delete_warnings_propagated(self, client):
+        """Test that warnings from single deletes are captured."""
+        # Setup
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/ref.bin"] = {"size": 100}
+
+        # Mock service
+        mock_result = {
+            "deleted_count": 0,
+            "failed_count": 0,
+            "deltas_deleted": 0,
+            "references_deleted": 0,
+            "direct_deleted": 0,
+            "other_deleted": 0,
+        }
+        client.service.delete_recursive = Mock(return_value=mock_result)
+
+        # Mock delete_with_delta_suffix to return warnings
+        with patch("deltaglider.client.delete_with_delta_suffix") as mock_delete:
+            mock_delete.return_value = (
+                "ref.bin",
+                {
+                    "deleted": True,
+                    "type": "reference",
+                    "warnings": ["Warning from single delete"],
+                },
+            )
+
+            # Execute
+            response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="ref.bin")
+
+            # Verify
+            assert "Warnings" in response
+            assert "Warning from single delete" in response["Warnings"]
+
+
+class TestDeleteObjectsRecursiveSingleDeleteDetails:
+    """Test SingleDeletes detail tracking."""
+
+    def test_single_delete_details_included_for_file_prefix(self, client):
+        """Test that SingleDeletes details are included when deleting file prefix."""
+        # Setup
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/file.txt"] = {"size": 100}
+
+        # Mock service
+        mock_result = {
+            "deleted_count": 0,
+            "failed_count": 0,
+            "deltas_deleted": 0,
+            "references_deleted": 0,
+            "direct_deleted": 0,
+            "other_deleted": 0,
+        }
+        client.service.delete_recursive = Mock(return_value=mock_result)
+
+        # Mock delete_with_delta_suffix
+        with patch("deltaglider.client.delete_with_delta_suffix") as mock_delete:
+            mock_delete.return_value = (
+                "file.txt",
+                {
+                    "deleted": True,
+                    "type": "direct",
+                    "dependent_deltas": 0,
+                    "warnings": [],
+                },
+            )
+
+            # Execute
+            response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="file.txt")
+
+            # Verify
+            assert "SingleDeletes" in response["DeltaGliderInfo"]
+            single_deletes = response["DeltaGliderInfo"]["SingleDeletes"]
+            assert len(single_deletes) > 0
+            assert single_deletes[0]["Key"] == "file.txt"
+            assert single_deletes[0]["Type"] == "direct"
+            assert "DependentDeltas" in single_deletes[0]
+            assert "Warnings" in single_deletes[0]
+
+    def test_single_delete_includes_stored_key_when_different(self, client):
+        """Test that StoredKey is included when actual key differs from requested."""
+        # Setup
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/file.zip.delta"] = {"size": 200}
+
+        # Mock delete_with_delta_suffix to return different key
+        from deltaglider import client_delete_helpers
+
+        original_delete = client_delete_helpers.delete_with_delta_suffix
+
+        def mock_delete(service, bucket, key):
+            actual_key = "file.zip.delta" if key == "file.zip" else key
+            return (
+                actual_key,
+                {
+                    "deleted": True,
+                    "type": "delta",
+                    "dependent_deltas": 0,
+                    "warnings": [],
+                },
+            )
+
+        client_delete_helpers.delete_with_delta_suffix = mock_delete
+
+        # Mock service
+        mock_result = {
+            "deleted_count": 0,
+            "failed_count": 0,
+            "deltas_deleted": 0,
+            "references_deleted": 0,
+            "direct_deleted": 0,
+            "other_deleted": 0,
+        }
+        client.service.delete_recursive = Mock(return_value=mock_result)
+
+        try:
+            # Execute
+            response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="file.zip")
+
+            # Verify
+            assert "SingleDeletes" in response["DeltaGliderInfo"]
+            single_deletes = response["DeltaGliderInfo"]["SingleDeletes"]
+            if len(single_deletes) > 0:
+                # If actual key differs, StoredKey should be present
+                detail = single_deletes[0]
+                if detail["Key"] != "file.zip.delta":
+                    assert "StoredKey" in detail
+        finally:
+            client_delete_helpers.delete_with_delta_suffix = original_delete
+
+
+class TestDeleteObjectsRecursiveEdgeCases:
+    """Test edge cases and boundary conditions."""
+
+    def test_nonexistent_prefix_returns_zero_counts(self, client):
+        """Test deleting nonexistent prefix returns zero counts."""
+        # Execute
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="nonexistent/path/")
+
+        # Verify
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+        assert response["DeletedCount"] >= 0
+        assert response["FailedCount"] == 0
+
+    def test_duplicate_candidates_handled_correctly(self, client):
+        """Test that duplicate delete candidates are handled correctly."""
+        # Setup: This tests the seen_candidates logic
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/file.delta"] = {"size": 100}
+
+        # Execute: Should not attempt to delete "file.delta" twice
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="file.delta")
+
+        # Verify no errors
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200
+
+    def test_unknown_result_type_categorized_as_other(self, client):
+        """Test that unknown result types are categorized as 'other'."""
+        # Setup
+        client.service.storage.objects["test-bucket/file.txt"] = {"size": 100}
+
+        # Mock service
+        mock_result = {
+            "deleted_count": 0,
+            "failed_count": 0,
+            "deltas_deleted": 0,
+            "references_deleted": 0,
+            "direct_deleted": 0,
+            "other_deleted": 0,
+        }
+        client.service.delete_recursive = Mock(return_value=mock_result)
+
+        # Mock delete_with_delta_suffix to return unknown type
+        with patch("deltaglider.client.delete_with_delta_suffix") as mock_delete:
+            mock_delete.return_value = (
+                "file.txt",
+                {
+                    "deleted": True,
+                    "type": "unknown_type",  # Not in single_counts keys
+                    "dependent_deltas": 0,
+                    "warnings": [],
+                },
+            )
+
+            # Execute
+            response = client.delete_objects_recursive(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="file.txt")
+
+            # Verify it's categorized as "other"
+            assert response["DeltaGliderInfo"]["OtherDeleted"] >= 1
+            # Also verify the detail shows the unknown type
+            if "SingleDeletes" in response["DeltaGliderInfo"]:
+                assert response["DeltaGliderInfo"]["SingleDeletes"][0]["Type"] == "unknown_type"
+
+    def test_kwargs_parameter_accepted(self, client):
+        """Test that additional kwargs are accepted without error."""
+        # Execute with extra parameters
+        response = client.delete_objects_recursive(
+            Bucket="test-bucket",
+            Prefix="test/",
+            ExtraParam="value",  # Should be ignored
+            AnotherParam=123,
+        )
+
+        # Verify no errors
+        assert response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] == 200

tests/integration/test_filtering_and_cleanup.py

@@ -0,0 +1,434 @@
+"""Tests for SDK filtering and delete cleanup functionality."""
+
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+import pytest
+
+from deltaglider.app.cli.main import create_service
+from deltaglider.client import DeltaGliderClient
+from deltaglider.core import ObjectKey
+from deltaglider.ports.storage import ObjectHead
+
+
+class TestSDKFiltering:
+    """Test that SDK filters .delta and reference.bin from list_objects()."""
+
+    def test_list_objects_filters_delta_suffix(self):
+        """Test that .delta suffix is stripped from object keys."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock list_objects response with .delta files
+        mock_storage.list_objects.return_value = {
+            "objects": [
+                {
+                    "key": "releases/app-v1.zip.delta",
+                    "size": 1000,
+                    "last_modified": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                    "etag": "abc123",
+                    "storage_class": "STANDARD",
+                },
+                {
+                    "key": "releases/app-v2.zip.delta",
+                    "size": 1500,
+                    "last_modified": "2025-01-02T00:00:00Z",
+                    "etag": "def456",
+                    "storage_class": "STANDARD",
+                },
+                {
+                    "key": "releases/README.md",
+                    "size": 500,
+                    "last_modified": "2025-01-03T00:00:00Z",
+                    "etag": "ghi789",
+                    "storage_class": "STANDARD",
+                },
+            ],
+            "common_prefixes": [],
+            "is_truncated": False,
+            "next_continuation_token": None,
+        }
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+        response = client.list_objects(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="releases/")
+
+        # Verify .delta suffix is stripped
+        keys = [obj.key for obj in response.contents]
+        assert "releases/app-v1.zip" in keys
+        assert "releases/app-v2.zip" in keys
+        assert "releases/README.md" in keys
+
+        # Verify NO .delta suffixes in output
+        for key in keys:
+            assert not key.endswith(".delta"), f"Found .delta suffix in: {key}"
+
+        # Verify is_delta flag is set correctly
+        delta_objects = [obj for obj in response.contents if obj.is_delta]
+        assert len(delta_objects) == 2
+
+    def test_list_objects_filters_reference_bin(self):
+        """Test that reference.bin files are completely filtered out."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock list_objects response with reference.bin files
+        mock_storage.list_objects.return_value = {
+            "objects": [
+                {
+                    "key": "releases/reference.bin",
+                    "size": 50000,
+                    "last_modified": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                    "etag": "ref123",
+                    "storage_class": "STANDARD",
+                },
+                {
+                    "key": "releases/1.0/reference.bin",
+                    "size": 50000,
+                    "last_modified": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                    "etag": "ref456",
+                    "storage_class": "STANDARD",
+                },
+                {
+                    "key": "releases/app.zip.delta",
+                    "size": 1000,
+                    "last_modified": "2025-01-02T00:00:00Z",
+                    "etag": "app123",
+                    "storage_class": "STANDARD",
+                },
+            ],
+            "common_prefixes": [],
+            "is_truncated": False,
+            "next_continuation_token": None,
+        }
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+        response = client.list_objects(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="releases/")
+
+        # Verify NO reference.bin files in output
+        keys = [obj.key for obj in response.contents]
+        for key in keys:
+            assert not key.endswith("reference.bin"), f"Found reference.bin in: {key}"
+
+        # Should only have the app.zip (with .delta stripped)
+        assert len(response.contents) == 1
+        assert response.contents[0].key == "releases/app.zip"
+        assert response.contents[0].is_delta is True
+
+    def test_list_objects_combined_filtering(self):
+        """Test filtering of both .delta and reference.bin together."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock comprehensive file list
+        mock_storage.list_objects.return_value = {
+            "objects": [
+                {
+                    "key": "data/reference.bin",
+                    "size": 50000,
+                    "last_modified": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                    "etag": "1",
+                },
+                {
+                    "key": "data/file1.zip.delta",
+                    "size": 1000,
+                    "last_modified": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                    "etag": "2",
+                },
+                {
+                    "key": "data/file2.zip.delta",
+                    "size": 1500,
+                    "last_modified": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                    "etag": "3",
+                },
+                {
+                    "key": "data/file3.txt",
+                    "size": 500,
+                    "last_modified": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                    "etag": "4",
+                },
+                {
+                    "key": "data/sub/reference.bin",
+                    "size": 50000,
+                    "last_modified": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                    "etag": "5",
+                },
+                {
+                    "key": "data/sub/app.jar.delta",
+                    "size": 2000,
+                    "last_modified": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                    "etag": "6",
+                },
+            ],
+            "common_prefixes": [],
+            "is_truncated": False,
+            "next_continuation_token": None,
+        }
+
+        client = DeltaGliderClient(service)
+        response = client.list_objects(Bucket="test-bucket", Prefix="data/")
+
+        # Should filter out 2 reference.bin files
+        # Should strip .delta from 3 files
+        # Should keep 1 regular file as-is
+        assert len(response.contents) == 4  # 3 deltas + 1 regular file
+
+        keys = [obj.key for obj in response.contents]
+        expected_keys = ["data/file1.zip", "data/file2.zip", "data/file3.txt", "data/sub/app.jar"]
+        assert sorted(keys) == sorted(expected_keys)
+
+        # Verify no internal files visible
+        for key in keys:
+            assert not key.endswith(".delta")
+            assert not key.endswith("reference.bin")
+
+
+class TestSingleDeleteCleanup:
+    """Test that single delete() cleans up orphaned reference.bin."""
+
+    def test_delete_last_delta_cleans_reference(self):
+        """Test that deleting the last delta file removes orphaned reference.bin."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock head for both delta and reference.bin
+        def mock_head_func(key):
+            if key.endswith("app.zip.delta"):
+                return ObjectHead(
+                    key="releases/app.zip.delta",
+                    size=1000,
+                    etag="abc123",
+                    last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+                    metadata={"original_name": "app.zip", "ref_key": "releases/reference.bin"},
+                )
+            elif key.endswith("reference.bin"):
+                return ObjectHead(
+                    key="releases/reference.bin",
+                    size=50000,
+                    etag="ref123",
+                    last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+                    metadata={},
+                )
+            return None
+
+        mock_storage.head.side_effect = mock_head_func
+
+        # Mock list to show NO other deltas remain
+        mock_storage.list.return_value = [
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="releases/reference.bin",
+                size=50000,
+                etag="ref123",
+                last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+                metadata={},
+            ),
+        ]
+        mock_storage.delete.return_value = None
+
+        # Delete the last delta
+        result = service.delete(ObjectKey(bucket="test-bucket", key="releases/app.zip.delta"))
+
+        # Verify delta was deleted
+        assert result["deleted"] is True
+        assert result["type"] == "delta"
+
+        # Verify reference.bin cleanup was triggered
+        assert "cleaned_reference" in result
+        assert result["cleaned_reference"] == "releases/reference.bin"
+
+        # Verify both files were deleted
+        assert mock_storage.delete.call_count == 2
+        delete_calls = [call[0][0] for call in mock_storage.delete.call_args_list]
+        assert "test-bucket/releases/app.zip.delta" in delete_calls
+        assert "test-bucket/releases/reference.bin" in delete_calls
+
+    def test_delete_delta_keeps_reference_when_others_exist(self):
+        """Test that reference.bin is kept when other deltas remain."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock the delta file being deleted
+        mock_storage.head.return_value = ObjectHead(
+            key="releases/app-v1.zip.delta",
+            size=1000,
+            etag="abc123",
+            last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+            metadata={"original_name": "app-v1.zip"},
+        )
+
+        # Mock list to show OTHER deltas still exist
+        mock_storage.list.return_value = [
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="releases/app-v2.zip.delta",
+                size=1500,
+                etag="def456",
+                last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+                metadata={},
+            ),
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="releases/reference.bin",
+                size=50000,
+                etag="ref123",
+                last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+                metadata={},
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        mock_storage.delete.return_value = None
+
+        # Delete one delta (but others remain)
+        result = service.delete(ObjectKey(bucket="test-bucket", key="releases/app-v1.zip.delta"))
+
+        # Verify delta was deleted
+        assert result["deleted"] is True
+        assert result["type"] == "delta"
+
+        # Verify reference.bin was NOT cleaned up
+        assert "cleaned_reference" not in result
+
+        # Verify only the delta was deleted, not reference.bin
+        assert mock_storage.delete.call_count == 1
+        mock_storage.delete.assert_called_once_with("test-bucket/releases/app-v1.zip.delta")
+
+    def test_delete_delta_no_reference_exists(self):
+        """Test deleting delta when reference.bin doesn't exist (edge case)."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock the delta file
+        mock_storage.head.return_value = ObjectHead(
+            key="releases/app.zip.delta",
+            size=1000,
+            etag="abc123",
+            last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+            metadata={"original_name": "app.zip"},
+        )
+
+        # Mock list shows no other deltas
+        mock_storage.list.return_value = []
+
+        # Mock head for reference.bin returns None (doesn't exist)
+        def mock_head_func(key):
+            if key.endswith("reference.bin"):
+                return None
+            return ObjectHead(
+                key="releases/app.zip.delta",
+                size=1000,
+                etag="abc123",
+                last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+                metadata={},
+            )
+
+        mock_storage.head.side_effect = mock_head_func
+        mock_storage.delete.return_value = None
+
+        # Delete the delta
+        result = service.delete(ObjectKey(bucket="test-bucket", key="releases/app.zip.delta"))
+
+        # Verify delta was deleted
+        assert result["deleted"] is True
+        assert result["type"] == "delta"
+
+        # Verify no reference cleanup (since it didn't exist)
+        assert "cleaned_reference" not in result
+
+        # Only delta should be deleted
+        assert mock_storage.delete.call_count == 1
+
+    def test_delete_isolated_deltaspaces(self):
+        """Test that cleanup only affects the specific DeltaSpace."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock head for both delta and reference.bin
+        def mock_head_func(key):
+            if "1.0/app.zip.delta" in key:
+                return ObjectHead(
+                    key="releases/1.0/app.zip.delta",
+                    size=1000,
+                    etag="abc123",
+                    last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+                    metadata={"original_name": "app.zip"},
+                )
+            elif "1.0/reference.bin" in key:
+                return ObjectHead(
+                    key="releases/1.0/reference.bin",
+                    size=50000,
+                    etag="ref1",
+                    last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+                    metadata={},
+                )
+            return None
+
+        mock_storage.head.side_effect = mock_head_func
+
+        # Mock list for 1.0 - no other deltas
+        mock_storage.list.return_value = [
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="releases/1.0/reference.bin",
+                size=50000,
+                etag="ref1",
+                last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+                metadata={},
+            ),
+        ]
+        mock_storage.delete.return_value = None
+
+        # Delete from 1.0
+        result = service.delete(ObjectKey(bucket="test-bucket", key="releases/1.0/app.zip.delta"))
+
+        # Should clean up only 1.0/reference.bin
+        assert result["cleaned_reference"] == "releases/1.0/reference.bin"
+
+        # Verify correct files deleted
+        delete_calls = [call[0][0] for call in mock_storage.delete.call_args_list]
+        assert "test-bucket/releases/1.0/app.zip.delta" in delete_calls
+        assert "test-bucket/releases/1.0/reference.bin" in delete_calls
+
+
+class TestRecursiveDeleteCleanup:
+    """Test that recursive delete properly cleans up references."""
+
+    def test_recursive_delete_reference_cleanup_already_works(self):
+        """Verify existing recursive delete reference cleanup is working."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock objects in deltaspace
+        mock_storage.list.return_value = [
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="data/app.zip.delta",
+                size=1000,
+                etag="1",
+                last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+                metadata={},
+            ),
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="data/reference.bin",
+                size=50000,
+                etag="2",
+                last_modified=datetime.now(UTC),
+                metadata={},
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        mock_storage.head.return_value = None
+        mock_storage.delete.return_value = None
+
+        result = service.delete_recursive("test-bucket", "data/")
+
+        # Should delete both delta and reference
+        assert result["deleted_count"] == 2
+        assert result["deltas_deleted"] == 1
+        assert result["references_deleted"] == 1
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])

tests/integration/test_get_command.py

@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-"""Integration test for get command."""
-
-import tempfile
-from pathlib import Path
-from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
-
-import pytest
-from click.testing import CliRunner
-
-from deltaglider.app.cli.main import cli
-from deltaglider.core import ObjectKey
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def mock_service():
-    """Create a mock DeltaService."""
-    return Mock()
-
-
-def test_get_command_with_original_name(mock_service):
-    """Test get command with original filename (auto-appends .delta)."""
-    runner = CliRunner()
-
-    # Mock the service.get method and storage.head
-    mock_service.get = Mock()
-    mock_service.storage.head = Mock(
-        side_effect=[
-            None,  # First check for original file returns None
-            Mock(),  # Second check for .delta file returns something
-        ]
-    )
-
-    with patch("deltaglider.app.cli.main.create_service", return_value=mock_service):
-        # Run get with original filename (should auto-append .delta)
-        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["get", "s3://test-bucket/data/myfile.zip"])
-
-        # Check it was successful
-        assert result.exit_code == 0
-        assert "Found delta file: s3://test-bucket/data/myfile.zip.delta" in result.output
-        assert "Successfully retrieved: myfile.zip" in result.output
-
-        # Verify the service was called with the correct arguments
-        mock_service.get.assert_called_once()
-        call_args = mock_service.get.call_args
-        obj_key = call_args[0][0]
-        output_path = call_args[0][1]
-
-        assert isinstance(obj_key, ObjectKey)
-        assert obj_key.bucket == "test-bucket"
-        assert obj_key.key == "data/myfile.zip.delta"
-        assert output_path == Path("myfile.zip")
-
-
-def test_get_command_with_delta_name(mock_service):
-    """Test get command with explicit .delta filename."""
-    runner = CliRunner()
-
-    # Mock the service.get method and storage.head
-    mock_service.get = Mock()
-    mock_service.storage.head = Mock(return_value=Mock())  # File exists
-
-    with patch("deltaglider.app.cli.main.create_service", return_value=mock_service):
-        # Run get with explicit .delta filename
-        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["get", "s3://test-bucket/data/myfile.zip.delta"])
-
-        # Check it was successful
-        assert result.exit_code == 0
-        assert "Found file: s3://test-bucket/data/myfile.zip.delta" in result.output
-        assert "Successfully retrieved: myfile.zip" in result.output
-
-        # Verify the service was called with the correct arguments
-        mock_service.get.assert_called_once()
-        call_args = mock_service.get.call_args
-        obj_key = call_args[0][0]
-        output_path = call_args[0][1]
-
-        assert isinstance(obj_key, ObjectKey)
-        assert obj_key.bucket == "test-bucket"
-        assert obj_key.key == "data/myfile.zip.delta"
-        assert output_path == Path("myfile.zip")
-
-
-def test_get_command_with_output_option(mock_service):
-    """Test get command with custom output path."""
-    runner = CliRunner()
-
-    # Mock the service.get method and storage.head
-    mock_service.get = Mock()
-    mock_service.storage.head = Mock(
-        side_effect=[
-            None,  # First check for original file returns None
-            Mock(),  # Second check for .delta file returns something
-        ]
-    )
-
-    with patch("deltaglider.app.cli.main.create_service", return_value=mock_service):
-        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
-            output_file = Path(tmpdir) / "custom_output.zip"
-
-            # Run get with custom output path
-            result = runner.invoke(
-                cli, ["get", "s3://test-bucket/data/myfile.zip", "-o", str(output_file)]
-            )
-
-            # Check it was successful
-            assert result.exit_code == 0
-            assert f"Successfully retrieved: {output_file}" in result.output
-
-            # Verify the service was called with the correct arguments
-            mock_service.get.assert_called_once()
-            call_args = mock_service.get.call_args
-            obj_key = call_args[0][0]
-            output_path = call_args[0][1]
-
-            assert isinstance(obj_key, ObjectKey)
-            assert obj_key.bucket == "test-bucket"
-            assert obj_key.key == "data/myfile.zip.delta"
-            assert output_path == output_file
-
-
-def test_get_command_error_handling(mock_service):
-    """Test get command error handling."""
-    runner = CliRunner()
-
-    # Mock the service.get method to raise an error
-    mock_service.get = Mock(side_effect=FileNotFoundError("Delta not found"))
-
-    with patch("deltaglider.app.cli.main.create_service", return_value=mock_service):
-        # Run get command
-        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["get", "s3://test-bucket/data/missing.zip"])
-
-        # Check it failed with error message
-        assert result.exit_code == 1
-        assert "Error: Delta not found" in result.output
-
-
-def test_get_command_invalid_url():
-    """Test get command with invalid S3 URL."""
-    runner = CliRunner()
-
-    # Run get with invalid URL
-    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["get", "http://invalid-url/file.zip"])
-
-    # Check it failed with error message
-    assert result.exit_code == 1
-    assert "Error: Invalid S3 URL" in result.output

tests/integration/test_recursive_delete_reference_cleanup.py

@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+"""Focused tests for recursive delete reference cleanup functionality."""
+
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from deltaglider.app.cli.main import create_service
+from deltaglider.ports.storage import ObjectHead
+
+
+class TestRecursiveDeleteReferenceCleanup:
+    """Test the core reference cleanup intelligence in recursive delete."""
+
+    def test_core_service_delete_recursive_method_exists(self):
+        """Test that the core service has the delete_recursive method."""
+        service = create_service()
+        assert hasattr(service, "delete_recursive")
+        assert callable(service.delete_recursive)
+
+    def test_delete_recursive_handles_empty_prefix(self):
+        """Test delete_recursive gracefully handles empty prefixes."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock empty result
+        mock_storage.list.return_value = []
+
+        result = service.delete_recursive("test-bucket", "nonexistent/")
+
+        assert result["deleted_count"] == 0
+        assert result["failed_count"] == 0
+        assert isinstance(result["errors"], list)
+        assert isinstance(result["warnings"], list)
+
+    def test_delete_recursive_returns_structured_result(self):
+        """Test that delete_recursive returns a properly structured result."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock some objects
+        mock_storage.list.return_value = [
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="test/file1.zip.delta", size=100, etag="1", last_modified=None, metadata={}
+            ),
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="test/file2.txt",
+                size=200,
+                etag="2",
+                last_modified=None,
+                metadata={"compression": "none"},
+            ),
+        ]
+        mock_storage.head.return_value = None
+        mock_storage.delete.return_value = None
+
+        result = service.delete_recursive("test-bucket", "test/")
+
+        # Verify structure
+        required_keys = [
+            "bucket",
+            "prefix",
+            "deleted_count",
+            "failed_count",
+            "deltas_deleted",
+            "references_deleted",
+            "direct_deleted",
+            "other_deleted",
+            "errors",
+            "warnings",
+        ]
+        for key in required_keys:
+            assert key in result, f"Missing key: {key}"
+
+        assert isinstance(result["deleted_count"], int)
+        assert isinstance(result["failed_count"], int)
+        assert isinstance(result["errors"], list)
+        assert isinstance(result["warnings"], list)
+
+    def test_delete_recursive_categorizes_objects_correctly(self):
+        """Test that delete_recursive correctly categorizes different object types."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock different types of objects
+        mock_objects = [
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="test/app.zip.delta",
+                size=100,
+                etag="1",
+                last_modified=None,
+                metadata={"ref_key": "test/reference.bin"},
+            ),
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="test/reference.bin",
+                size=50,
+                etag="2",
+                last_modified=None,
+                metadata={"file_sha256": "abc123"},
+            ),
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="test/readme.txt",
+                size=200,
+                etag="3",
+                last_modified=None,
+                metadata={"compression": "none"},
+            ),
+            ObjectHead(key="test/config.json", size=300, etag="4", last_modified=None, metadata={}),
+        ]
+
+        mock_storage.list.return_value = mock_objects
+        mock_storage.head.return_value = None  # No dependencies found
+        mock_storage.delete.return_value = None
+
+        result = service.delete_recursive("test-bucket", "test/")
+
+        # Should categorize correctly - the exact categorization depends on implementation
+        assert result["deltas_deleted"] == 1  # app.zip.delta
+        assert result["references_deleted"] == 1  # reference.bin
+        # Direct and other files may be categorized differently based on metadata detection
+        assert result["direct_deleted"] + result["other_deleted"] == 2  # readme.txt + config.json
+        assert result["deleted_count"] == 4  # total
+        assert result["failed_count"] == 0
+
+    def test_delete_recursive_handles_storage_errors_gracefully(self):
+        """Test that delete_recursive handles individual storage errors gracefully."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mock objects
+        mock_storage.list.return_value = [
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="test/good.zip.delta", size=100, etag="1", last_modified=None, metadata={}
+            ),
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="test/bad.zip.delta", size=200, etag="2", last_modified=None, metadata={}
+            ),
+        ]
+        mock_storage.head.return_value = None
+
+        # Mock delete to fail for one file
+        def failing_delete(key):
+            if "bad" in key:
+                raise Exception("Simulated S3 error")
+
+        mock_storage.delete.side_effect = failing_delete
+
+        result = service.delete_recursive("test-bucket", "test/")
+
+        # Should handle partial failure
+        assert result["deleted_count"] == 1  # good.zip.delta succeeded
+        assert result["failed_count"] == 1  # bad.zip.delta failed
+        assert len(result["errors"]) == 1
+        assert "bad" in result["errors"][0]
+
+    def test_affected_deltaspaces_discovery(self):
+        """Test that the system discovers affected deltaspaces when deleting deltas."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Create delta files that should trigger parent reference checking
+        mock_objects = [
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="project/team-a/v1/app.zip.delta",
+                size=100,
+                etag="1",
+                last_modified=None,
+                metadata={"ref_key": "project/reference.bin"},
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        # Mock list to return objects for initial scan, then parent reference when checked
+        list_calls = []
+
+        def mock_list(prefix):
+            list_calls.append(prefix)
+            if prefix == "test-bucket/project/team-a/v1/":
+                return mock_objects
+            elif prefix == "test-bucket/project":
+                # Return parent reference when checking deltaspace
+                return [
+                    ObjectHead(
+                        key="project/reference.bin",
+                        size=50,
+                        etag="ref",
+                        last_modified=None,
+                        metadata={"file_sha256": "abc123"},
+                    )
+                ]
+            return []
+
+        mock_storage.list.side_effect = mock_list
+        mock_storage.head.return_value = ObjectHead(
+            key="project/reference.bin",
+            size=50,
+            etag="ref",
+            last_modified=None,
+            metadata={"file_sha256": "abc123"},
+        )
+        mock_storage.delete.return_value = None
+
+        result = service.delete_recursive("test-bucket", "project/team-a/v1/")
+
+        # Should have discovered and evaluated the parent reference
+        assert result["deleted_count"] >= 1  # At least the delta file
+        assert result["failed_count"] == 0
+
+    def test_cli_uses_core_service_method(self):
+        """Test that CLI rm -r command uses the core service delete_recursive method."""
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        from deltaglider.app.cli.main import cli
+
+        runner = CliRunner()
+
+        with patch("deltaglider.app.cli.main.create_service") as mock_create_service:
+            mock_service = Mock()
+            mock_create_service.return_value = mock_service
+
+            # Mock successful deletion
+            mock_service.delete_recursive.return_value = {
+                "bucket": "test-bucket",
+                "prefix": "test/",
+                "deleted_count": 2,
+                "failed_count": 0,
+                "warnings": [],
+                "errors": [],
+            }
+
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["rm", "-r", "s3://test-bucket/test/"])
+
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            mock_service.delete_recursive.assert_called_once_with("test-bucket", "test")
+            assert "Deleted 2 object(s)" in result.output
+
+    def test_cli_dryrun_does_not_call_delete_recursive(self):
+        """Test that CLI dryrun does not call the actual delete_recursive method."""
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        from deltaglider.app.cli.main import cli
+
+        runner = CliRunner()
+
+        with patch("deltaglider.app.cli.main.create_service") as mock_create_service:
+            mock_service = Mock()
+            mock_create_service.return_value = mock_service
+
+            # Mock list for dryrun preview
+            mock_service.storage.list.return_value = [
+                ObjectHead(
+                    key="test/file1.zip.delta", size=100, etag="1", last_modified=None, metadata={}
+                ),
+                ObjectHead(
+                    key="test/file2.txt", size=200, etag="2", last_modified=None, metadata={}
+                ),
+            ]
+
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["rm", "-r", "--dryrun", "s3://test-bucket/test/"])
+
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            mock_service.delete_recursive.assert_not_called()  # Should not call actual deletion
+            assert "(dryrun) delete:" in result.output
+            assert "Would delete 2 object(s)" in result.output
+
+    def test_integration_with_existing_single_delete(self):
+        """Test that recursive delete integrates well with existing single delete functionality."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Test that both methods exist and are callable
+        assert hasattr(service, "delete")
+        assert hasattr(service, "delete_recursive")
+        assert callable(service.delete)
+        assert callable(service.delete_recursive)
+
+        # Mock for single delete
+        mock_storage.head.return_value = ObjectHead(
+            key="test/file.zip.delta",
+            size=100,
+            etag="1",
+            last_modified=None,
+            metadata={"original_name": "file.zip"},
+        )
+        mock_storage.list.return_value = []  # No other deltas remain
+        mock_storage.delete.return_value = None
+
+        # Test single delete
+        from deltaglider.core import ObjectKey
+
+        result = service.delete(ObjectKey(bucket="test-bucket", key="test/file.zip.delta"))
+
+        assert result["deleted"]
+        assert result["type"] == "delta"
+
+    def test_reference_cleanup_intelligence_basic(self):
+        """Basic test to verify reference cleanup intelligence is working."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Simple scenario: one delta and its reference
+        mock_objects = [
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="simple/file.zip.delta",
+                size=100,
+                etag="1",
+                last_modified=None,
+                metadata={"ref_key": "simple/reference.bin"},
+            ),
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="simple/reference.bin",
+                size=50,
+                etag="2",
+                last_modified=None,
+                metadata={"file_sha256": "abc123"},
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        mock_storage.list.return_value = mock_objects
+        mock_storage.head.return_value = None  # No other dependencies
+        mock_storage.delete.return_value = None
+
+        result = service.delete_recursive("test-bucket", "simple/")
+
+        # Should delete both delta and reference since there are no other dependencies
+        assert result["deleted_count"] == 2
+        assert result["deltas_deleted"] == 1
+        assert result["references_deleted"] == 1
+        assert result["failed_count"] == 0
+
+    def test_comprehensive_result_validation(self):
+        """Test that all result fields are properly populated."""
+        service = create_service()
+        mock_storage = Mock()
+        service.storage = mock_storage
+
+        # Mix of different object types
+        mock_objects = [
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="mixed/app.zip.delta", size=100, etag="1", last_modified=None, metadata={}
+            ),
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="mixed/reference.bin", size=50, etag="2", last_modified=None, metadata={}
+            ),
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="mixed/readme.txt",
+                size=200,
+                etag="3",
+                last_modified=None,
+                metadata={"compression": "none"},
+            ),
+            ObjectHead(
+                key="mixed/config.json", size=300, etag="4", last_modified=None, metadata={}
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        mock_storage.list.return_value = mock_objects
+        mock_storage.head.return_value = None
+        mock_storage.delete.return_value = None
+
+        result = service.delete_recursive("test-bucket", "mixed/")
+
+        # Validate all expected fields are present and have correct types
+        assert isinstance(result["bucket"], str)
+        assert isinstance(result["prefix"], str)
+        assert isinstance(result["deleted_count"], int)
+        assert isinstance(result["failed_count"], int)
+        assert isinstance(result["deltas_deleted"], int)
+        assert isinstance(result["references_deleted"], int)
+        assert isinstance(result["direct_deleted"], int)
+        assert isinstance(result["other_deleted"], int)
+        assert isinstance(result["errors"], list)
+        assert isinstance(result["warnings"], list)
+
+        # Validate counts add up
+        total_by_type = (
+            result["deltas_deleted"]
+            + result["references_deleted"]
+            + result["direct_deleted"]
+            + result["other_deleted"]
+        )
+        assert result["deleted_count"] == total_by_type
+
+        # Validate specific counts for this scenario
+        assert result["deltas_deleted"] == 1
+        assert result["references_deleted"] == 1
+        # Direct and other files may be categorized differently
+        assert result["direct_deleted"] + result["other_deleted"] == 2
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])

tests/unit/test_core_service.py

@@ -147,22 +147,36 @@ class TestDeltaServiceGet:
             service.get(delta_key, temp_dir / "output.zip")
 
     def test_get_missing_metadata(self, service, mock_storage, temp_dir):
-        """Test get with missing metadata."""
+        """Test get with missing metadata (regular S3 object)."""
         # Setup
         delta_key = ObjectKey(bucket="test-bucket", key="test/file.zip.delta")
+
+        # Create test content
+        test_content = b"regular S3 file content"
+
+        # Mock a regular S3 object without DeltaGlider metadata
         mock_storage.head.return_value = ObjectHead(
             key="test/file.zip.delta",
-            size=100,
+            size=len(test_content),
             etag="abc",
             last_modified=None,
-            metadata={},  # Missing required metadata
+            metadata={},  # Missing DeltaGlider metadata - this is a regular S3 object
         )
 
-        # Execute and verify
-        from deltaglider.core.errors import StorageIOError
+        # Mock the storage.get to return the content
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
-        with pytest.raises(StorageIOError):
-            service.get(delta_key, temp_dir / "output.zip")
+        mock_stream = MagicMock()
+        mock_stream.read.side_effect = [test_content, b""]  # Return content then EOF
+        mock_storage.get.return_value = mock_stream
+
+        # Execute - should successfully download regular S3 object
+        output_path = temp_dir / "output.zip"
+        service.get(delta_key, output_path)
+
+        # Verify - file should be downloaded
+        assert output_path.exists()
+        assert output_path.read_bytes() == test_content
 
 
 class TestDeltaServiceVerify: