1. A method comprising: a server detecting that a file system command has been received; and in response to the server detecting that the file system command has been received: adding a file system event associated with the file system command to a list of file system events to occur, wherein the file system event is to occur relative to a node in a file system; the server invoking, prior to the occurrence of the file system event, a first method that a configuration file specifies is to be performed prior to the occurrence of the file system event; and in response to the occurrence of the file system event, the server invoking, after the occurrence of the file system event, a second method that the configuration file specifies is to be performed after the occurrence of the file system event; wherein the first method performs a first specified action, wherein the second method performs a second specified action, and wherein the first and second actions differ from the file system event; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.