On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 3:07 AM, Rasmus Andersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to create a Spotlight plugin that allows me to search > among a very big set of data, located at a central server (i.e. not > able to store it locally) Thus I need to query this central storage > for matches whenever I search for something in Spotlight. (I/O latency > is not an issue) > > What I have understood from reading Spotlight Importer Programming > Guide[1], there is no way to actually hook yourself in to when a user > is performing a query, or even to register a custom data source which > might be backed by for example network resources.
You could use MacFUSE to write a filesystem that exposes your server data as files: http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/ However, it appears people are having some problem getting Spotlight to index such volumes: http://groups.google.com/group/macfuse-devel/browse_thread/thread/6a3e71e1f8bb1652 _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
