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8051Enthusiast/regex2fat

Turn your favourite regex into FAT32 observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/8051Enthusiast/regex2fat · Rust · Unlicense (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2337
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1505
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1029 stars · 13 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Rust CLI tool that compiles a regular expression into a DFA and serializes it as a FAT32 filesystem image, where directory traversal encodes state transitions. Matching a string is done by checking whether a corresponding path exists after mounting the image.

Use cases

  • turn a regex into a fat32 filesystem image
  • match strings by checking if a path exists in a mounted filesystem
  • explore a regex DFA as directory loops
  • novelty demo of DFA serialization into fat32

When to choose

  • you want a fun, hacky way to represent a regex DFA as a filesystem
  • you want to visualize or walk a DFA via directory structure
  • you're experimenting with filesystems that allow directory loops

When to avoid

  • you need a practical regex engine for real applications
  • you need reliable, production-grade filesystem images
  • you're on a system whose FAT32 driver rejects directory loops

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

parser serialization file-system cli developer-tools files windows cli rust regex fat32 dfa novelty filesystem-image algorithms command-line linux macos

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