From ab391186f27d8b2f206c62aa92b426665f3658f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: EonaCat <EonaCat@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 May 2026 11:06:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added VDF Generator

---
 .../EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.csproj    |   2 +-
 007SaveTool/MainWindow.xaml                   |  75 +++++--
 007SaveTool/MainWindow.xaml.cs                | 101 +++++++++
 .../KeyValue/Interfaces/IKeyValueNode.cs      |   6 +
 .../KeyValue/KeyValueDeserializer.cs          |  55 +++++
 .../KeyValue/KeyValueSerializer.cs            |  53 +++++
 .../KeyValue/KeyValueTokenizer.cs             |  81 ++++++++
 .../KeyValue/Models/KeyValueGroup.cs          |  36 ++++
 .../KeyValue/Models/KeyValuePair.cs           |  14 ++
 007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/Models/CachedFile.cs | 193 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../VdfGenerator/Models/RemoteCacheVdfFile.cs |  99 +++++++++
 007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/NumberParser.cs      |  20 ++
 EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.sln           |   2 +-
 13 files changed, 720 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/Interfaces/IKeyValueNode.cs
 create mode 100644 007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/KeyValueDeserializer.cs
 create mode 100644 007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/KeyValueSerializer.cs
 create mode 100644 007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/KeyValueTokenizer.cs
 create mode 100644 007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/Models/KeyValueGroup.cs
 create mode 100644 007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/Models/KeyValuePair.cs
 create mode 100644 007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/Models/CachedFile.cs
 create mode 100644 007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/Models/RemoteCacheVdfFile.cs
 create mode 100644 007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/NumberParser.cs

diff --git a/007SaveTool/EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.csproj b/007SaveTool/EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.csproj
index 1411c48..088a27b 100644
--- a/007SaveTool/EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.csproj
+++ b/007SaveTool/EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
diff --git a/007SaveTool/MainWindow.xaml b/007SaveTool/MainWindow.xaml
index 2e99c91..f9de59c 100644
--- a/007SaveTool/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/007SaveTool/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
             <!-- status bar -->
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
-        <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-             HEADER
-        ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
+        
         <Border Grid.Row="0" Background="{StaticResource BgMidBrush}"
                 BorderBrush="{StaticResource BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="0,0,0,1">
             <Grid Margin="28,18,28,18">
@@ -65,9 +63,6 @@
             </Grid>
         </Border>
 
-        <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-             TAB BAR
-        ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
         <Border Grid.Row="1" Background="{StaticResource BgMidBrush}"
                 BorderBrush="{StaticResource BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="0,0,0,1">
             <TabControl x:Name="MainTabs" Style="{StaticResource DarkTabControl}"
@@ -80,17 +75,16 @@
                          x:Name="TabResign"/>
                 <TabItem Header="🔓  Decrypt / Inspect" Style="{StaticResource DarkTabItem}"
                          x:Name="TabDecrypt"/>
+                <TabItem Header="📦  VDF Generator" Style="{StaticResource DarkTabItem}"
+                         x:Name="TabVdf"/>
                 <TabItem Header="📋  Log" Style="{StaticResource DarkTabItem}"
                          x:Name="TabLog"/>
             </TabControl>
         </Border>
 
-        <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-             CONTENT PANELS
-        ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
         <Grid Grid.Row="2">
 
-            <!-- ── RESIGN PANEL ──────────────────────────────────────── -->
+            <!-- RESIGN PANEL -->
             <ScrollViewer x:Name="PanelResign" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
                           HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled">
                 <StackPanel Margin="32,28,32,28">
@@ -182,7 +176,7 @@
                 </StackPanel>
             </ScrollViewer>
 
-            <!-- ── DECRYPT PANEL ─────────────────────────────────────── -->
+            <!-- DECRYPT PANEL -->
             <ScrollViewer x:Name="PanelDecrypt" Visibility="Collapsed"
                           VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
                           HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled">
@@ -236,7 +230,7 @@
                 </StackPanel>
             </ScrollViewer>
 
-            <!-- ── LOG PANEL ─────────────────────────────────────────── -->
+            <!-- LOG PANEL -->
             <Grid x:Name="PanelLog" Visibility="Collapsed" Margin="32,28,32,28">
                 <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
@@ -265,11 +259,62 @@
                         HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,10,0,0"
                         Click="ClearLog_Click"/>
             </Grid>
+
+            <!-- VDF GENERATOR PANEL -->
+            <ScrollViewer x:Name="PanelVdf" Visibility="Collapsed"
+                          VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
+                          HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled">
+                <StackPanel Margin="32,28,32,28">
+
+                    <!-- Remote Folder -->
+                    <TextBlock Text="REMOTE FOLDER" Style="{StaticResource FieldLabel}"/>
+                    <Grid Margin="0,0,0,18">
+                        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                            <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
+                            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
+                        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                        <TextBox x:Name="TxtVdfRemoteFolder" Style="{StaticResource DarkTextBox}"
+                                 IsReadOnly="True" Grid.Column="0"
+                                 Text="Click Browse to select the 'remote' folder…"
+                                 Foreground="{StaticResource TextMutedBrush}"/>
+                        <Button Grid.Column="1" Content="Browse…"
+                                Style="{StaticResource OutlineButton}"
+                                Margin="10,0,0,0" Click="BrowseVdfRemoteFolder_Click"/>
+                    </Grid>
+
+                    <!-- Description -->
+                    <TextBlock Foreground="{StaticResource TextMutedBrush}" FontSize="11"
+                               Margin="0,0,0,24">
+                        Select the <Run FontFamily="Consolas">remote</Run> folder from your Steam save directory
+                        (e.g., <Run FontFamily="Consolas">…\userdata\&lt;AccountId&gt;\3768760\remote</Run>)
+                        to generate the <Run FontFamily="Consolas">remotecache.vdf</Run> file.
+                    </TextBlock>
+
+                    <!-- Action Button -->
+                    <Button x:Name="BtnGenerateVdf" Content="📦  Generate VDF"
+                            Style="{StaticResource GoldButton}"
+                            HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Height="48"
+                            Click="BtnGenerateVdf_Click"/>
+
+                    <!-- Progress -->
+                    <ProgressBar x:Name="VdfProgress" Height="4" Margin="0,14,0,0"
+                                 Background="#0D1E30" Foreground="{StaticResource AccentGoldBrush}"
+                                 BorderThickness="0" Visibility="Collapsed" IsIndeterminate="True"/>
+
+                    <!-- Inline result banner -->
+                    <Border x:Name="VdfResultBanner" Visibility="Collapsed"
+                            CornerRadius="8" Padding="16,12" Margin="0,14,0,0">
+                        <StackPanel>
+                            <TextBlock x:Name="VdfResultText"
+                                       Foreground="White" FontSize="13"
+                                       TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
+                        </StackPanel>
+                    </Border>
+                </StackPanel>
+            </ScrollViewer>
         </Grid>
 
-        <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-             STATUS BAR
-        ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
+        <!-- STATUS BAR -->
         <Border Grid.Row="3" Background="{StaticResource BgMidBrush}"
                 BorderBrush="{StaticResource BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="0,1,0,0"
                 Padding="28,8">
diff --git a/007SaveTool/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/007SaveTool/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 1ae943a..ba5985b 100644
--- a/007SaveTool/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/007SaveTool/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+using EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.Models;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
         PanelResign.Visibility  = Visibility.Collapsed;
         PanelDecrypt.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+        PanelVdf.Visibility     = Visibility.Collapsed;
         PanelLog.Visibility     = Visibility.Collapsed;
 
         if (tab == TabResign)
@@ -43,6 +47,11 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
             PanelDecrypt.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
         }
 
+        if (tab == TabVdf)
+        {
+            PanelVdf.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+        }
+
         if (tab == TabLog)
         {
             PanelLog.Visibility     = Visibility.Visible;
@@ -73,6 +82,18 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         TxtDecryptFolder.Foreground = (Brush)FindResource("TextPrimaryBrush");
     }
 
+    private void BrowseVdfRemoteFolder_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        string? path = BrowseForFolder();
+        if (path is null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        TxtVdfRemoteFolder.Text = path;
+        TxtVdfRemoteFolder.Foreground = (Brush)FindResource("TextPrimaryBrush");
+    }
+
     private static string? BrowseForFolder()
     {
         var dlg = new Microsoft.Win32.OpenFolderDialog
@@ -341,6 +362,86 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         return (processedCount, summary);
     }
 
+    private async void BtnGenerateVdf_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        string folder = TxtVdfRemoteFolder.Text.Trim();
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(folder) || folder.StartsWith("Click"))
+        { ShowBanner(VdfResultBanner, VdfResultText, "Please select a remote folder first.", BannerKind.Error); return; }
+
+        if (!Directory.Exists(folder))
+        { ShowBanner(VdfResultBanner, VdfResultText, "The selected folder does not exist.", BannerKind.Error); return; }
+
+        SetBusy(true, BtnGenerateVdf, VdfProgress);
+        HideBanner(VdfResultBanner);
+
+        var log = new List<string>();
+        string summary;
+
+        try
+        {
+            summary = await Task.Run(() => RunGenerateVdf(folder, log));
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            summary = $"Error generating VDF: {ex.Message}";
+            log.Add($"[ERROR] {ex.Message}");
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            SetBusy(false, BtnGenerateVdf, VdfProgress);
+        }
+
+        AppendLog(log);
+        UpdateStatusBar("VDF generation completed.");
+
+        bool success = !summary.StartsWith("Error");
+        ShowBanner(VdfResultBanner, VdfResultText, summary,
+                   success ? BannerKind.Success : BannerKind.Error);
+    }
+
+    private static string RunGenerateVdf(string remoteFolderPath, List<string> log)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            log.Add("[INFO] Generating VDF from remote folder...");
+            var remoteCacheVdfFile = new RemoteCacheVdfFile(remoteFolderPath);
+            log.Add($"[INFO] Found {remoteCacheVdfFile.CachedFiles.Count} files in remote folder.");
+
+            var outputDirectory = remoteFolderPath;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputDirectory))
+            {
+                outputDirectory = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
+            }
+
+            // Check if we already have a remotecache.vdf in the target location
+            string outputPath = Path.Combine(outputDirectory, $"{RemoteCacheVdfFile.FileName}{RemoteCacheVdfFile.FileExtension}");
+            if (File.Exists(outputPath))
+            {
+                log.Add($"[WARNING] A file named {RemoteCacheVdfFile.FileName}{RemoteCacheVdfFile.FileExtension} already exists in the target location.");
+
+                // Create a backup of the existing file
+                string backupPath = Path.Combine(outputDirectory, $"{RemoteCacheVdfFile.FileName}_backup_{DateTime.Now:yyyyMMddHHmmss}{RemoteCacheVdfFile.FileExtension}");
+                if (File.Exists(backupPath))
+                {
+                    log.Add($"[WARNING] Backup file {backupPath} already exists. Overwriting backup.");
+                    File.Delete(backupPath);
+                }
+                File.Move(outputPath, backupPath);
+            }
+            
+            remoteCacheVdfFile.ExportAsFile(outputDirectory);
+            log.Add($"[SUCCESS] VDF file generated successfully.");
+            log.Add($"[INFO] Output: {Path.Combine(outputDirectory, "remotecache.vdf")}");
+            return $"✓ VDF generated successfully with {remoteCacheVdfFile.CachedFiles.Count} files.";
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            log.Add($"[ERROR] {ex.Message}");
+            return $"Error: {ex.Message}";
+        }
+
+    }
+
     private void AppendLog(IEnumerable<string> lines)
     {
         Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
diff --git a/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/Interfaces/IKeyValueNode.cs b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/Interfaces/IKeyValueNode.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba0ada1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/Interfaces/IKeyValueNode.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue.Interfaces;
+
+public interface IKeyValueNode
+{
+    string Key { get; }
+}
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diff --git a/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/KeyValueDeserializer.cs b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/KeyValueDeserializer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4245335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/KeyValueDeserializer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+using EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue.Models;
+
+namespace EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides static methods for deserializing text representations of key-value groups into KvGroup objects.
+/// </summary>
+public static class KeyValueDeserializer
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deserializes the specified text into a KvGroup object.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="text">The input string containing the serialized representation of a KvGroup. Cannot be null.</param>
+    /// <returns>A KvGroup object that represents the data contained in the input text.</returns>
+    public static KeyValueGroup Deserialize(string text)
+    {
+        var tokenizer = new KeyValueTokenizer(text);
+        return ParseGroup(tokenizer);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parses a group from the provided tokenizer, including any nested groups or key-value pairs.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="t">The tokenizer used to read group names, symbols, and key-value pairs from the input stream. Must not be null and must be positioned at the start of a group.</param>
+    /// <param name="k">The optional name of the group to parse. If null, the group name is read from the tokenizer.</param>
+    /// <returns>A KvGroup representing the parsed group, including all nested groups and key-value pairs.</returns>
+    private static KeyValueGroup ParseGroup(KeyValueTokenizer t, string? k = null)
+    {
+        // Expect group name
+        var groupName = k ?? t.ReadString();
+        var group = new KeyValueGroup(groupName);
+
+        t.ReadSymbol('{');
+
+        while (!t.PeekSymbol('}'))
+        {
+            var key = t.ReadString();
+
+            if (t.PeekSymbol('{'))
+            {
+                // Nested group
+                group.Nodes.Add(ParseGroup(t, key));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Key-value pair
+                var value = t.ReadString();
+                group.Nodes.Add(new Models.KeyValuePair(key, value));
+            }
+        }
+
+        t.ReadSymbol('}');
+        return group;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/KeyValueSerializer.cs b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/KeyValueSerializer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3056f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/KeyValueSerializer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+using EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue.Models;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides functionality to serialize key–value groups into a text-based format.
+/// </summary>
+public class KeyValueSerializer
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Serializes the given key–value group into a text format.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="group">The key–value group to serialize. Cannot be null.</param>
+    /// <returns>A string representing the serialized form of the key–value group.</returns>
+    public static string Serialize(KeyValueGroup group)
+    {
+        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+        SerializeGroup(group, sb, 0);
+        return sb.ToString();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Serializes the specified key-value group and its child elements into a formatted string representation, appending the result to the provided StringBuilder.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="group">The key-value group to serialize. Cannot be null.</param>
+    /// <param name="sb">The StringBuilder to which the serialized output is appended. Cannot be null.</param>
+    /// <param name="indent">The indentation level to apply to the serialized output.</param>
+    private static void SerializeGroup(KeyValueGroup group, StringBuilder sb, int indent)
+    {
+        const char padChar = '\t';
+        var pad = new string(padChar, indent);
+
+        sb.Append($"{pad}\"{group.Key}\"\n");
+        sb.Append($"{pad}{{\n");
+
+        foreach (var node in group.Nodes)
+        {
+            switch (node)
+            {
+                case Models.KeyValuePair pair:
+                    sb.Append($"{pad}{padChar}\"{pair.Key}\"{padChar}{padChar}\"{pair.Value}\"\n");
+                    break;
+
+                case KeyValueGroup childGroup:
+                    SerializeGroup(childGroup, sb, indent + 1);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        sb.Append($"{pad}}}\n");
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/KeyValueTokenizer.cs b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/KeyValueTokenizer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a345432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/KeyValueTokenizer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+namespace EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides functionality for tokenizing a key-value formatted string input, allowing sequential reading and validation of symbols and quoted strings.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="text">The input string to tokenize. Must not be null.</param>
+public class KeyValueTokenizer(string text)
+{
+    private int _pos;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Determines whether the next non-whitespace character in the input matches the specified character without advancing the current position.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="c">The character to compare with the next non-whitespace character in the input.</param>
+    /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if the next non-whitespace character matches the specified character; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
+    public bool PeekSymbol(char c)
+    {
+        SkipWhitespace();
+        return _pos < text.Length && text[_pos] == c;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Reads the next non-whitespace character from the input and verifies that it matches the specified symbol.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="c">The character to match at the current position in the input.</param>
+    /// <exception cref="Exception">Thrown if the next non-whitespace character does not match the specified symbol.</exception>
+    public void ReadSymbol(char c)
+    {
+        SkipWhitespace();
+        if (_pos >= text.Length || text[_pos] != c)
+            throw new Exception($"Expected '{c}' at position {_pos}");
+
+        _pos++;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Reads a string enclosed in quotation marks from the current position in the input text.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns> The string located between the opening and closing quotation marks or an empty string if there are no characters between the quotes. </returns>
+    /// <exception cref="Exception"> Thrown when the current position does not contain an opening quotation mark or when a closing quotation mark cannot be found. </exception>
+    public string ReadString()
+    {
+        SkipWhitespace();
+
+        if (_pos >= text.Length || text[_pos] != '"')
+            throw new Exception($"Expected '\"' at position {_pos}, but found '{text[_pos]}'!");
+
+        _pos++; // skip opening quote
+        var start = _pos;
+
+        while (_pos < text.Length && text[_pos] != '"')
+            _pos++;
+
+        if (_pos >= text.Length)
+            throw new Exception("Unterminated string literal!");
+
+        var result = text.Substring(start, _pos - start);
+        _pos++; // skip closing quote
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Advances the current position past any consecutive whitespace characters in the input text.
+    /// </summary>
+    private void SkipWhitespace()
+    {
+        while (_pos < text.Length)
+        {
+            var c = text[_pos];
+
+            if (c is ' ' or '\t' or '\n' or '\r')
+            {
+                _pos++;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/Models/KeyValueGroup.cs b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/Models/KeyValueGroup.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce75ea4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/Models/KeyValueGroup.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue.Interfaces;
+
+namespace EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue.Models;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a hierarchical group of key-value nodes, allowing organization of nested key-value pairs and groups.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="key">The key that identifies this group. Cannot be null.</param>
+public class KeyValueGroup(string key) : IKeyValueNode
+{
+    public string Key { get; } = key;
+    public List<IKeyValueNode> Nodes { get; } = [];
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds a new key-value pair to the group.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="key">The key to associate with the value. Cannot be null.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The value to associate with the key. Cannot be null.</param>
+    /// <returns>The current instance with the new key-value pair added.</returns>
+    public KeyValueGroup Add(string key, string value)
+    {
+        Nodes.Add(new KeyValuePair(key, value));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds the specified group to the collection of nodes.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="group">The group to add to the collection. Cannot be null.</param>
+    /// <returns>The current instance with the added group, enabling method chaining.</returns>
+    public KeyValueGroup Add(KeyValueGroup group)
+    {
+        Nodes.Add(group);
+        return this;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/Models/KeyValuePair.cs b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/Models/KeyValuePair.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9338ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/KeyValue/Models/KeyValuePair.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue.Interfaces;
+
+namespace EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue.Models;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a key-value pair node with immutable key and value properties.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="key">The key associated with the pair. If not specified, an empty string is used.</param>
+/// <param name="value">The value associated with the pair. If not specified, an empty string is used.</param>
+public class KeyValuePair(string key = "", string value = "") : IKeyValueNode
+{
+    public string Key { get; } = key;
+    public string Value { get; } = value;
+}
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diff --git a/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/Models/CachedFile.cs b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/Models/CachedFile.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa02c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/Models/CachedFile.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.IO;
+using EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue.Models;
+using EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator;
+
+namespace EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.Models;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a file metadata cached for synchronization or tracking purposes. Provides properties for file path, size, timestamps, hash, and synchronization state.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="relativePath">The relative path of the file within the root directory. Used to identify and locate the file in the cache.</param>
+public class CachedFileMetadata(string relativePath)
+{
+    private const string DefaultSha = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
+
+    public string RelativePath { get; set; } = relativePath;
+    public int Root { get; set; }
+    public int Size { get; set; }
+    public long LocalTime { get; set; }
+    public long Time { get; set; }
+    public long RemoteTime { get; set; }
+    public string Sha { get; set; } = DefaultSha;
+    public int SyncState { get; set; }
+    public int PersistState { get; set; }
+    public int PlatformsToSync2 { get; set; } = -1;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the current time as the number of seconds that have elapsed since the Unix epoch (January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC).
+    /// </summary>
+    private static long Now => DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Computes the SHA-1 hash of the specified byte span and returns its hexadecimal string representation.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="data">The input data to hash as a read-only span of bytes.</param>
+    /// <returns>A lowercase hexadecimal string representing the SHA-1 hash of the input data.</returns>
+    private static string Sha1FromSpan(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
+    {
+        Span<byte> hash = stackalloc byte[20]; // SHA‑1 = 20 bytes
+        SHA1.HashData(data, hash);
+
+        return Convert.ToHexString(hash).ToLowerInvariant();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Computes the relative path from the specified root directory to the given file path, using forward slashes as directory separators.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="filePath">The absolute path to the target file. Cannot be null.</param>
+    /// <param name="rootPath">The absolute path to the root directory from which to calculate the relative path. Cannot be null.</param>
+    /// <returns>A relative path from the root directory to the file, using forward slashes ('/') as directory separators.</returns>
+    private static string GetRelativePath(string filePath, string rootPath)
+        => Path.GetRelativePath(rootPath, filePath).Replace(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, '/');
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CachedFileMetadata"/> class using the specified file path and root directory. Loads the file's data and metadata into the cache.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="filePath">The full path to the file to be cached. Must refer to an existing file.</param>
+    /// <param name="rootPath">The root directory path used to compute the relative path for the cached file.</param>
+    /// <exception cref="FileNotFoundException">Thrown if the file specified by filePath does not exist.</exception>
+    public CachedFileMetadata(string filePath, string rootPath) : this(GetRelativePath(filePath, rootPath))
+    {
+        if (!File.Exists(filePath))
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("File not found", filePath);
+
+        var data = File.ReadAllBytes(filePath);
+        Size = data.Length;
+
+        SetLocalTimeAndTimeToNow();
+        Sha = Sha1FromSpan(data);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CachedFileMetadata"/> class using data from the provided key–value group.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="group">A key–value group containing the file data used to initialize the object's properties.</param>
+    public CachedFileMetadata(KeyValueGroup group) : this(group.Key)
+    {
+        foreach (var node in group.Nodes.Cast<KeyValue.Models.KeyValuePair?>())
+        {
+            switch (node?.Key)
+            {
+                case "root":
+                    Root = NumberParser.ParseInt(node.Value);
+                    break;
+                case "size":
+                    Size = NumberParser.ParseInt(node.Value);
+                    break;
+                case "localtime":
+                    LocalTime = NumberParser.ParseLong(node.Value);
+                    break;
+                case "time":
+                    Time = NumberParser.ParseLong(node.Value);
+                    break;
+                case "remotetime":
+                    RemoteTime = NumberParser.ParseLong(node.Value);
+                    break;
+                case "sha":
+                    Sha = node.Value;
+                    break;
+                case "syncstate":
+                    SyncState = NumberParser.ParseInt(node.Value);
+                    break;
+                case "persiststate":
+                    PersistState = NumberParser.ParseInt(node.Value);
+                    break;
+                case "platformstosync2":
+                    PlatformsToSync2 = NumberParser.ParseInt(node.Value);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the local time property to the current system time.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void SetLocalTimeToNow() => LocalTime = Now;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the current time to the system's current date and time.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void SetTimeToNow() => Time = Now;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets both the local time and the time properties to the current value of the system clock.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void SetLocalTimeAndTimeToNow()
+    {
+        var epoch = Now;
+        LocalTime = epoch;
+        Time = epoch;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the local time using the specified timestamp.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="timestamp">The point in time, expressed as a DateTimeOffset, to set as the local time. The value is converted to Unix time in seconds.</param>
+    public void SetLocalTime(DateTimeOffset timestamp)
+        => LocalTime = timestamp.ToUnixTimeSeconds();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the current time value using the specified timestamp.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="timestamp">The point in time to set, represented as a DateTimeOffset. The value is converted to Unix time in seconds.</param>
+    public void SetTime(DateTimeOffset timestamp)
+        => Time = timestamp.ToUnixTimeSeconds();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the local time and time properties using the specified timestamp.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="timestamp">The date and time value to use, including the offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).</param>
+    public void SetLocalTimeAndTime(DateTimeOffset timestamp)
+    {
+        LocalTime = timestamp.ToUnixTimeSeconds();
+        Time = timestamp.ToUnixTimeSeconds();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the local date and time represented by the current Unix timestamp value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>A <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/> that represents the local date and time corresponding to the stored Unix time in seconds.</returns>
+    public DateTimeOffset GetLocalDateTime()
+        => DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(LocalTime);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the date and time represented by the current Unix timestamp value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>A DateTimeOffset value corresponding to the Unix timestamp stored in the current instance.</returns>
+    public DateTimeOffset GetDateTime()
+        => DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(Time);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the current remote date and time as a DateTimeOffset value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>A DateTimeOffset representing the remote time, converted from the stored Unix timestamp.</returns>
+    public DateTimeOffset GetRemoteDateTime()
+        => DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(RemoteTime);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Exports the current object as a key–value group containing essential information about its state and properties.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns> A <see cref="KeyValueGroup"/> instance populated with core data such as the relative path, size, timestamps, SHA checksum, and the current synchronization and persistence states.</returns>
+    public KeyValueGroup ExportAsKvGroup()
+        => new KeyValueGroup(RelativePath)
+            .Add("root", Root.ToString())
+            .Add("size", Size.ToString())
+            .Add("localtime", LocalTime.ToString())
+            .Add("time", Time.ToString())
+            .Add("remotetime", RemoteTime.ToString())
+            .Add("sha", Sha)
+            .Add("syncstate", SyncState.ToString())
+            .Add("persiststate", PersistState.ToString())
+            .Add("platformstosync2", PlatformsToSync2.ToString());
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/Models/RemoteCacheVdfFile.cs b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/Models/RemoteCacheVdfFile.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3512887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/Models/RemoteCacheVdfFile.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
+using EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator;
+using EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue;
+using EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.KeyValue.Models;
+
+namespace EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator.Models;
+
+public class RemoteCacheVdfFile(int appId)
+{
+    public const string FileName = "remotecache";
+    public const string FileExtension = ".vdf";
+
+    public int AppId { get; set; } = appId;
+    public int ChangeNumber { get; set; }
+    public int OsType { get; set; }
+    public List<CachedFileMetadata> CachedFiles { get; set; } = [];
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Retrieves the application identifier from the specified file path.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="path">The file system path from which to extract the application identifier. Must contain a parent directory whose name is a valid integer.</param>
+    /// <returns>The application identifier parsed from the parent directory name of the specified path.</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown if the parent directory name of the specified path is not a valid integer.</exception>
+    private static int GetAppIdFromPath(string path)
+    {
+        var parent = Path.GetFileName(Path.GetDirectoryName(path));
+        return int.TryParse(parent, out var result) 
+            ? result 
+            : throw new InvalidOperationException("Invalid AppId in path");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="RemoteCacheVdfFile"/> class using the specified remote folder path and loads metadata for all files within the folder and its subdirectories.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="remoteFolderPath">The full path to the remote folder containing the files to be cached. Must not be null or empty.</param>
+    public RemoteCacheVdfFile(string remoteFolderPath) : this(GetAppIdFromPath(remoteFolderPath))
+    {
+        var files = Directory.GetFiles(remoteFolderPath, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+        foreach (var file in files)
+            CachedFiles.Add(new CachedFileMetadata(file, remoteFolderPath));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="RemoteCacheVdfFile"/> class based on the provided key–value (KV) group, copying the relevant metadata.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="group">The KV group from which metadata and the list of cached files are read. Must not be null.</param>
+    public RemoteCacheVdfFile(KeyValueGroup group) : this(group.Key)
+    {
+        foreach (var node in group.Nodes)
+        {
+            // If the node is a KvGroup, we create a new CachedFileMetadata object using the group and add it to the CachedFiles list.
+            if (node is KeyValueGroup fileGroup)
+            {
+                CachedFiles.Add(new CachedFileMetadata(fileGroup));
+                continue;
+            }
+            // If the node is not a KvGroup, we attempt to cast it to a KvPair to extract the key and value for the properties of RemoteCacheVdfFile.
+            var kvPair = node as KeyValue.Models.KeyValuePair;
+            switch (kvPair?.Key)
+            {
+                case "ChangeNumber":
+                    ChangeNumber = NumberParser.ParseInt(kvPair.Value);
+                    break;
+                case "OSType":
+                    OsType = NumberParser.ParseInt(kvPair.Value);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Exports the current object and its cached files as a key-value group representation.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>A KvGroup containing the key-value pairs for the current object and its cached files.</returns>
+    public KeyValueGroup ExportAsKvGroup()
+    {
+        var kvGroup = new KeyValueGroup(AppId.ToString())
+            .Add("ChangeNumber", ChangeNumber.ToString())
+            .Add("OSType", OsType.ToString());
+        
+        foreach (var cachedFile in CachedFiles) 
+            kvGroup.Add(cachedFile.ExportAsKvGroup());
+
+        return kvGroup;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Exports the current data to a file in the specified destination folder.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="destinationFolder">The path to the folder where the exported file will be created. Must be a valid, writable directory.</param>
+    public void ExportAsFile(string destinationFolder)
+    {
+        var kv = ExportAsKvGroup();
+        var serialized = KeyValueSerializer.Serialize(kv);
+        var outputFilePath = Path.Combine(destinationFolder, $"{FileName}{FileExtension}");
+        File.WriteAllText(outputFilePath, serialized, new UTF8Encoding());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/NumberParser.cs b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/NumberParser.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5b1f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/007SaveTool/VdfGenerator/NumberParser.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+namespace EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.VdfGenerator;
+
+public static class NumberParser
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parses the specified string as a 32-bit signed integer value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="s">The string representation of the number to parse.</param>
+    /// <returns>The parsed 32-bit signed integer value if the parse operation succeeds; otherwise, 0.</returns>
+    public static int ParseInt(string s)
+        => int.TryParse(s, out var v) ? v : 0;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parses the specified string representation of a number to a 64-bit signed integer.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="s">The string containing the number to parse.</param>
+    /// <returns>The parsed 64-bit signed integer value if parsing succeeds; otherwise, 0.</returns>
+    public static long ParseLong(string s)
+        => long.TryParse(s, out var v) ? v : 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.sln b/EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.sln
index ac63c63..2db9ef8 100644
--- a/EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.sln
+++ b/EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.sln
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
 # Visual Studio Version 18
-VisualStudioVersion = 18.5.11801.241 oobstable
+VisualStudioVersion = 18.5.11801.241
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer", "007SaveTool\EonaCat.FirstLight.SaveTransfer.csproj", "{A1B2C3D4-E5F6-7890-ABCD-EF1234567890}"
 EndProject