Re: [boost] Do really property_tree and program_options overlap?

From: JOAQUIN LOPEZ MU?Z (joaquin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-23 10:15:33

----- Mensaje original -----
De: Marcin Kalicinski <kalita_at_[hidden]>
Fecha: Domingo, Abril 23, 2006 3:48 pm
Asunto: Re: [boost] Do really property_tree and program_options 
overlap?

> > I had now a look at the source code: If I understand correctly 
> it is 
> > possible to use the read/write functions (like read_xml, 
> read_ini, 
> > read_json etc.) with other containers? So there is no tight 
> coupling?
> No, it is not normally possible. read/write functions expect a 
> recursive 
> container, because they need tree-like structure. I made no 
> attempt to 
> generalize the library, so that read/write functions can work with 
> general 
> recursive containers (btw. the whole idea of recursive container 
> is actually 
> quite fuzzy). 

What would it take to make the generalization? IMHO some
concept of recursive container visitation/population along
with an example of how your parsers can be made to work
with data structures other than ptree would be a boon
wrt to acceptance of the lib.

Joaquín M López Muñoz
Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo