From: George Moschovitis <george.moschovitis@...>
Date: 2005-09-19T21:47:34+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] FuseFS-0.1

(!!!!!)

just, wow!

-g.

On 9/19/05, Greg Millam <ruby-talk@lethalcode.net> wrote:
> 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
> 
> 


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