intercept file access to git-annex repos

2012-04-16 Thread Thomas Koch
Hi,

still about photos and git-annex: When my wife edits photos prior to uploading 
them, it would be fine if she wouldn't need to know about git-annex. Hacking 
git-annex support in every photo application is no option.

But is there any linux kernel or LD_PRELOAD magic that could intercept access 
to a git-annex repo and make it look normal? (I just realize that we already 
talked about a fuse filesystem for git-annex.)

The interceptor should show the real files instead of symlinks and should do an 
edit-add roundtrip for any write access.

Regards,

Thomas Koch, http://www.koch.ro
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Re: intercept file access to git-annex repos

2012-04-16 Thread Joey Hess
Thomas Koch wrote:
 Hi,
 
 still about photos and git-annex: When my wife edits photos prior to 
 uploading 
 them, it would be fine if she wouldn't need to know about git-annex. Hacking 
 git-annex support in every photo application is no option.
 
 But is there any linux kernel or LD_PRELOAD magic that could intercept access 
 to a git-annex repo and make it look normal? (I just realize that we 
 already 
 talked about a fuse filesystem for git-annex.)

http://git-annex.branchable.com/todo/automatic_bookkeeping_watch_command/

I have a proof of concept branch using inotify, however, to make it
truely end user friendly with syncing is going to be a lot more work. I
have been thinking about doing a Kickstarter to pay for 3 months of my
time to seriously tackle this.

-- 
see shy jo


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