RE: [boost] Object serialization

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-04 23:08:30

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul F. Kunz [mailto:paul_kunz_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 8:32 PM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] Object serialization
>
>
> >>>>> On Wed, 05 Dec 2001 00:24:08 +0000, Michael <f-boost_at_[hidden]> said:
>
> > Prolog: If this has already been addressed, consider me sorry.  Is
> > serialization of objects a problem worth addressing generally?  Are
> > there so many diverse goals in this area that they could not all be
> > reconciled?
>
>    I'm new to this list, but think this topic worthy.  Especially if
> it can be done in a way that is non-intrusive.  That is, that the
> objects that are serialize do not have to inherit from a common base
> class.  I remember reading an article in the now defunct C++ Report
> which described a way to do that.  That would be great, because if you
> custom objects conatained STL objects and still be serializable, that
> would be super.

Jens Maurer has a prototype library for serialization.  You can find the files
at the link below.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/persistence2/

This is definitely an area that many people would like to see addressed and not
much has happened for a long time...

Jeff