Re: [boost] Library Proposal: Reflection for C++

From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-30 09:03:35

Stefan Roiser wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We would like to propose a library and tools which enhance C++ with  
> reflection capabilities. The package, "Reflex", provides a library  
> for runtime introspection and interaction with C++ "constructs" such  
> as objects, types, scopes, members, templated types, ... The library  
> has no external dependencies and was developed with the ISO/IEC  
> standard for C++ as guideline.
> 
> Production of dictionary information of arbitrary C++ definitions is  
> done via a Python script (genreflex), in a non-intrusive way, using  
> an external tool (gccxml - www.gccxml.org). The generated dictionary  
> source code can be compiled into a shared library, dynamically loaded  
> and accessed via an API providing the introspection information.

How does this compare to OpenC++ (http://opencxx.sf.net) ?

Also, have you looked into synopsis (http://synopsis.fresco.org) ? It
started by using the OpenC++ parser and infrastructure, but has been
largely rewritten since then.

Regards,
                Stefan