[boost] Re: Dynamic pluggable factories?

From: Gennadiy Rozental (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-01 18:25:55

"Boost Rookie" <boostrookie_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:20041101202747.52028.qmail_at_web53805.mail.yahoo.com...
> Hi,
> is there anything in Boost which resembles the dynamic
> pluggable factories as described in the article
> "Industrial Strength Pluggable Factories" written by
> Timothy R. Culp and published in the October 1999
> issue of C++ Report (available online
> http://www.javareport.com/joop/crarticle.asp?ID=1520)?
>
> If there is no such thing, has something like it been
> discussed? dismissed?
>
> I for one can see a real need for it!
>
> /br

I've implemented policy based pluggable factory framework based on ideas in
above article. IMO I have even more flexible solution.

See here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/pluggable_factory/

It's implemented a while ago, so it may need to be abit polished by now.
Feel free to explore.

Gennadiy.