From: Greg Millam <ruby-talk@...>
Date: 2005-09-19T18:13:27+09:00
Subject: [ANN] FuseFS-0.1

Howdy -

   FuseFS lets ruby programmers define filesystems entirely in Ruby. 
That is - with FuseFS, you can now create a virtual filesystem out of 
ruby objects, SQL databases, anything!

   FUSE is a Linux kernel module + library that permits programmers to 
do this without directly implementing anything in the kernel. (FUSE is 
what permits SSHFS and GMailFS in Python - Surely we can do better!)

   Sample proof-of-concept virtual filesystems include:

     "dictfs": The entire contents of dict.org's definitions are 
available at your fingertips! Mount it on a directory and "cat 
mountpoint/hacker" to see definitions from the Jargon file, Webster's 
dictionary, Free online computing dictionary, and more! (requires ruby-dict)

     "sqlfs": browse your databases rows and columns as 
mountpoint/tablename/<primary key>/field ! With full read-write support, 
you can edit your table entries in your favorite editor! (requires 
ruby-mysql)

Have I got your "oh the possibilities" creative juices flowing yet? Well 
it's here and ready for the taking:

   http://walker.deafcode.com/code/fusefs-0.1.tar.gz

You will need:

   * Linux with a 2.6 kernel
   * FUSE. On gentoo, this is as simple as: "emerge sys-fs/fuse"

You can read: README.txt and API.txt for how to quickly get set up.

Do note: This is a very preliminary version, and only something I've 
been hacking on a few hours a day since Wednesday. If you spot a bug, 
have a suggestion for a change, or want something with it, just email me 
- I'm open to suggestions, and I'm not locking its API down anytime soon.

- Greg Millam