From: Max Afonov <max.afonov@...>
Date: 2006-11-04T04:34:26+09:00
Subject: Re: Execute a file on read?

You want Unix fifos (man mkfifo) coupled with a Ruby program that opens 
the fifo for writing and dumps config file contents to any 'client'.

eddieroger wrote:
> I am toying around with the concept of dynamic configuration files for
> Asterisk (http://www.asterisk.org), and I was wondering if its possible
> to have a dynamic file that's executed on read. Basicly, when executed,
> the script would output a file that Asterisk is happy with, and
> preferably the file could have the extension ".conf", but inside would
> be Ruby code. Is this possible, or am I pipe dreaming? Thanks. 
>
> Eddie
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