nextcloud/apps/files/ajax/scan.php

<?php

set_time_limit(0);//scanning can take ages

$force=isset($_GET['force']) and $_GET['force']=='true';
$dir=isset($_GET['dir'])?$_GET['dir']:'';
$checkOnly=isset($_GET['checkonly']) and $_GET['checkonly']=='true';

if(!$checkOnly){
	$eventSource=new OC_EventSource();
}

session_write_close();

//create the file cache if necesary
if($force or !OC_FileCache::inCache('')){
	if(!$checkOnly){
		OCP\DB::beginTransaction();
		
		if(OC_Cache::isFast()){
			OC_Cache::clear('fileid/'); //make sure the old fileid's don't mess things up
		}
		
		OC_FileCache::scan($dir,$eventSource);
		OC_FileCache::clean();
		OCP\DB::commit();
		$eventSource->send('success',true);
	}else{
		OCP\JSON::success(array('data'=>array('done'=>true)));
		exit;
	}
}else{
	if($checkOnly){
		OCP\JSON::success(array('data'=>array('done'=>false)));
		exit;
	}
	if(isset($eventSource)){
		$eventSource->send('success',false);
	}else{
		exit;
	}
}
$eventSource->close();