Directory with an associated query
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a read command directed to a first directory;
determining whether the first directory has an associated query; and
performing the query against a second directory if the determining is true.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, in response to a read command directed to a first directory, a query associated with the first directory is performed against a second directory, and the results of the query are returned in response to the read command. In response to an open command directed to a file in the first directory, the associated query is performed against the second directory, and the file is found in the query results. A file handle associated with the file is then created. If the query has an associated API, an instance of the API is created and a pointer to the instance is stored in the file handle. In response to a file command directed to the file handle, if the file handle contains a pointer to the API instance, the file operation is passed to the API instance.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a read command directed to a first directory;
determining whether the first directory has an associated query; and
performing the query against a second directory if the determining is true. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A signal-bearing medium encoded with instructions, wherein the instructions when executed comprise:
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receiving a read command directed to a first directory;
determining whether the first directory has an associated query; and
performing the query against a second directory if the determining is true. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for configuring a computer, comprising:
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configuring the computer to receive a read command directed to a first directory;
configuring the computer to determine whether the first directory has an associated query; and
configuring the computer to perform the query against a second directory if the first directory has an associated query. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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