The File Filesystem (2021)

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Post by wegwerff » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 5:43 PM UTC

The File Filesystem (2021)
mgree.github.io

Re: The File Filesystem (2021)

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Post by isoprophlex » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 6:15 PM UTC

For fuck's sake! Not everything needs to be a file!

(This is a joke. I love the idea and execution.)

Re: The File Filesystem (2021)

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Post by freeney » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 6:18 PM UTC

This looks awesome, I need to give it a try asap. I can very well see myself using this to navigate or search inside JSON files

Re: The File Filesystem (2021)

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 6:21 PM UTC

I would gently suggest naming it filefs or something; ffs already means https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ffs(7)

That said - good idea/approach; seems like an excellent way to cleanly extend the unix approach to structured file formats:)

Re: The File Filesystem (2021)

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Post by jasonpeacock » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 6:35 PM UTC

You can also mount your git commits as a filesystem:

https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/12/04/mounting-git-commits-as-fold...

(previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38527866 )

Re: The File Filesystem (2021)

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Post by Edmond » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 6:36 PM UTC

If you're intrigued by this then Solvent-Configr might be of interest: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-i3ym46leenag4

It uses file system mechanics to model objects, meaning you can design object based solutions that support file system style navigation.

Demo: https://youtu.be/XgTgubZQPHw

Re: The File Filesystem (2021)

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Post by sambeau » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 6:41 PM UTC

Ha. I did this back in 2003. It's surprisingly fast, and makes it simple to do granular locking.

I used it as a per-user database for a web-templating language for a giant web-site building tool.

Re: The File Filesystem (2021)

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Post by wegwerff » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 6:49 PM UTC

yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #4

I would gently suggest naming it filefs or something; ffs already means https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ffs(7) That said - good idea/approach; seems like an excellent way to cleanly extend the unix approach to structured file formats:)

also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formatted_File_System

and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_file_system

and kind of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_Fast_File_System

Four file systems named ffs; ffs is popular for file systems

Re: The File Filesystem (2021)

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 6:53 PM UTC

yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #4

I would gently suggest naming it filefs or something; ffs already means https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ffs(7) That said - good idea/approach; seems like an excellent way to cleanly extend the unix approach to structured file formats:)

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Re: The File Filesystem (2021)

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Post by amiga386 » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 7:03 PM UTC

jasonpeacock wrote: post #5

You can also mount your git commits as a filesystem: https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/12/04/mounting-git-commits-as-fold... (previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38527866 )

All you need now is a giant pile of rules for which revisions to select and you have the unholy demon that is Rational ClearCase