[boost] Re: Network library: What we have until now

From: Michel André (michel.andre_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-12 15:33:59

Douglas Gregor wrote:
> I think the scope of this library is insane. We don't need to solve  
> every single network I/O problem with one huge networking library.  
> Having a solid socket library that handles only blocking with be a  
> _huge_ improvement . Start small and don't be afraid to say "No! That's  
> for the next version."

I will try to implement the interfaces i proposed using a simple select 
event dispatcher and skip threading issues. Meaning one dispatcher per 
thread and associate a socket with one thread and dispatcher. I think 
this is feasible and could serve as a basis.

Thise means:

socket - facade for socket api (primarily to hide away platform headers 
and hide minor differences)
event_dispatcher - select based non thread safe
tcp_stream - stream implementation for tcp
tcp_connector - connector to establish and create tcp_streams
tcp_acceptor - acceptor to listen to and establish and create tcp_streams
ip_address - address representation and simple gethostbyname
ip_endpoint - address + port
io_result - plattform independent result implementation

Would this be a reasonable scope for v1.

/Michel