Version 0.2 of my generic config data metadata importer is online
As well as importing generic config files (.conf) this version adds support for log files (.log) and property list files (*.plist).
Log (and conf) files are just dumped into the “kMDItemTextContent” metadata attribute. This means the data will get indexed and made searchable through the global Spotlight entry window (command + space).
Plists are a little more interesting. The importer works with the new(ish) binary format, the old OpenStep format and of course the more common XML format. The format of the plist file is stored in a new “Property List Format” (identifier:”com_toxicsoftware_plist_format”) attribute so that you can for example use Spotlight to search for find all binary plists on your machine.
Note – importing a file (especially a LARGE log file) could be an expensive operation. Log files by nature have a tendency to grow quite large over time and in theory this importer could effect the performance of your machine. However I’ve been running my Powerbook with the importer active and have not noticed any slow down. Your mileage may vary.
I will be investigating methods to selectively enable importers for specific files in the future.