Re: [boost] Any interest for a polymorphic serialization library?

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-03-02 16:02:43

At 02:05 PM 3/2/2001 -0600, Eric Newhuis wrote:

 >I just finished implementing a dandy little polymorphic serialization
 >framework that uses iostreams and some glue to save mementos of 
(somewhat)
 >arbitrary object webs to a stream and to puff them up, with potentially
 >circular references intact, from an istream.
 >
 >Is there interest in something like this for the boost libraries?
 >
 >Although I've already finished a cute little library that suits me just
 >fine, I think there are some loftier goals that could perchance find
 >themselves tangled in the mess I call serializable.  Serializaboost?
 >
 >For instance, a less-intrusive manner whereby a base class need not be
 >present to supply the grounding of type safety and smart pointerisms 
might
 >find solution in a boost variant.
 >
 >Also present are pest macros, performance considerations, and platform
 >nimbleness issues.

Have you looked at Jens Maurer's persistence library?  See 
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/boost/development/persistence/?cvsroot=boost

I've been hoping to help Jens polish it enough for formal review fairly 
soon.

--Beman