I frequently find myself wishing for the ability to really treat the filesystem as an API. Imagine a file that:
- returns the current date/time in a certain format when it is read
- transparently download binaries from github and assemble them into .deb/.rpm/.apk packages
- … maybe more
I am aware the FUSE and plan9 exist, however, I’m imagining something easier. Imagine if a file could run a shell script, interpreted program, or compiled binary on read/write! It would be so powerful.
