Protocol encoding and decoding.
I found a library that promises this, which ironically is a candidate for Boost inclusion:
I was hoping to get the library and find a set of classes used for protocol data marshalling but instead it looks like the creator focused only on an HTTP client, which is nice, but limited (for now, at least).
I joined the mailing list for the library and I asked if there are any plans to actually develop something more complete and capable of dealing with binary elements on a protocol.
This is not hard at all, and I could (and as I see it I will be forced to) write some basic wireframe framework that actually does the protocol parsing. This is something that, as I commented earlier, is done very nicely by Apache MINA for Java.
My hope now is that this library fulfils it's duty to actually implement protocol helpers completely and continue to do so the Boost way (the "right" way).
I will continue my development from what I downloaded from them and then contribute it back for others like me to have such a facility in the future. Though I hope I am not reinventing something out there.
Regards,
Rodrigo Madera