[boost] Re: Any interest in iostream-like pipe?

From: Bohdan (gejrlaug_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-13 16:09:41

"Alexander Nasonov" <alnsn-mycop_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:bhdc47$phg$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> graydon hoare wrote:
> > an inter-thread pipe might also be referred to as a synchronization
> > channel, if you want to avoid confusion about names (pipes being a
> > particular OS object).
> >
> > -graydon
>
> Synchronization channel sounds good except that stream names are too long.
>
> synchronization_channel channel; // good
>
> // too long?
> synchronization_channel_istream in(channel);
> synchronization_channel_ostream out(channel);
>

What about shell_stream ?

regards,
bohdan