Re: [boost] Review Request: Dataflow.Signals

From: Ronald Garcia (garcia_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-15 15:12:48

Hi Stjepan,

I have received your request and have added Dataflow.Signals to the  
review queue.

Cheers,
ron

On Mar 10, 2008, at 9:25 PM, Stjepan Rajko wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to request a formal review of the Dataflow.Signals layer
> of the Dataflow library.   The Dataflow.Signals layer provides
> dataflow functionality based on function calls (using Boost.Signals),
> and is a result of the Signal Networks GSoC project from 2007.  (The
> other layers of the Dataflow library are not quite ready, so for now
> I'd like to keep them as implementation details and/or examples of the
> Dataflow.Signals layer, and submit them for review at a later point.)
>
> The documentation for the Dataflow library is located at:
> http://dancinghacker.com/code/dataflow/
>
> Version 0.9.0 has been uploaded to the vault, in the Dataflow  
> directory.
>
> There are a few more things I plan to add before the library comes up
> for review, especially regarding the documentation and motivating
> examples.
>
> Description:
>
> The Dataflow library is a generic library for dataflow programming.
> Dataflow programs can typically be expressed as a graph in which
> vertices represent components that process data, and edges represent
> the flow of data between the components. As such, dataflow programs
> can be easily reconfigured by changing the components and/or the
> connections.
>
> The Dataflow.Signals layer provides dataflow functionality based on
> function calls - which is one of the fundamental ways of dataflow in
> C++.  For its data transport mechanism, Dataflow.Signals uses
> Boost.Signals which can be used to make lasting dataflow connections
> based on function calls.
>
> Dataflow.Signals provides the following to facilitate signals-based
> dataflow networks:
>
>     * A number of useful general-purpose components, and building
> blocks for implementing new components.
>     * Various free functions and operators for connecting and using  
> components.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Stjepan
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