[boost] [shmem] New Shmem snapshot in Boost Vault

From: Ion Gaztañaga (ion_g_m_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-08 20:00:49

Hi to all,

 I've just uploaded a new Shmem snapshot to Boost Vault. This version has 
some interesting new features so that users can use Shmem to build more 
complex IPC mechanisms. The documentation is also available in the usual 
place:

http://ice.prohosting.com/newfunk/boost/libs/shmem/index.html

New features:

-> Some bugfixes as always

-> Named objects can be now destroyed via pointer without using the name

-> More internal checks to avoid incorrect types, bad alignments or bad 
pointers.

-> Added new STL-like allocator: cached_node_allocator. This allocator has a 
configurable private cache of nodes. The halfway between node_allocator and 
private_node_allocator.

-> Atomic shared memory creation/destruction with optional user 
initialization/destruction functor. This allows the design of more advanced 
IPC mechanisms.

-> Shared memory creation and destruction unification in Unix/Windows. When 
last connected
process calls "close()", the shared memory is destroyed.

-> Memory mapped file wrapper and Shmem adapted to work with memory mapped 
files. Now you can get automatic persistence of the classes you create in 
memory.

-> New inter-process mechanism: A process-shared message queue. This message 
queue has priority-based message reception, and can work in blocking, 
non-blocking and timed way. This is a practical example of how Shmem classes 
can be used to implement higher order IPC mechanisms.

That's all. All comments and suggestions are welcome!

Ion