Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] suggestion for the extension ofthefunctionality

From: Seweryn Habdank-Wojewódzki (habdank_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-28 13:05:41

Hi 

Robert Ramey wrote:

>> The following works fine. This is just a small suggestion. IMHO it is
>> very nice if I can serialize object (as binary, text or xml) through
>> the socket, isn't it?
> 
> This is indeed an important application.  But the serialization library
> is not the place to implement it !!!  The serialization library
> depends upon the underlying streambuf (member of ?stream)
> to implement any actual i/o - it is here that the connection
> to sockets or special buffering should be made.  In short
> 
> ?socket_ostream os("name of socket, pipe or whatever")"
> 
> {
>     xml_archive oa(os);
>     for(;;){
>         oa << ....;
>         os.flush(); // send object to socket
>     }
> }

Ok, I understand it. It is good solution, thanks.

> Look in to makeing a custom stream buffer for your purposes.
> Investigate the iostreams library for this purpose.

Ok.

Best regards.

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