sockets was RE: [boost] Filesystem Review

From: Iain K.Hanson (iain.hanson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-24 04:09:53

> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]On Behalf Of Jeff Garland
> Sent: 23 September 2002 20:47

> Yes, in retrospect it probably should be something like
> std::http_stream,
> which is yet another sorely needed C++ library given the role of the
> internet these days.  Of course we need still need a socket library
> first....
>

Still working on sockets lib. Current position is I have a layered template
implementation of address types and socket types plus basic connect class
which I am porting to mpl. I'm currently working on the design of
event_handlers
for async networking. This will almost certainly be a policy based design
with connection strategy and service strategy. Event handlers will register
with a reactor.

The concepts all come from ACE http:/www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt and have been
completely re-written to use generic style that boost favours.

I've only ( so far ) documented the concepts and interface for the address
class
and that documentation is in the sockets2 directory at yahoo files.

I suspect that it will be some months before I will have something worh
showing
as the interactions between reator, event_handler and there policy classes
is fairly
complex ( at least it is for me ).

/ikh