Re: [boost] Extending asio (SCTP support)

Subject: Re: [boost] Extending asio (SCTP support)
From: Cliff Green (cliffg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-25 13:28:11

I'm curious - are you trying to provide an Asio-like abstraction over a 
native SCTP stack, or provide an SCTP API for OS's that don't provide an 
SCTP stack (using Asio as part or all of the implementation)? I think this 
basic goal would determine much of the design. (Providing a full SCTP 
implementation seems like an ambitious task, while an Asio-like abstraction 
over a native stack seems much less so.)

The HP doc on SCTP is excellent, btw (thanks for the link).

How about providing your proposed API (with specifics on how it differs from 
Asio), then we can provide suggestions on the best way to implement it in 
conjunction with Asio? Or show code alternatives for the functions / methods 
you want to extend?  (Your option 2 seems like the best way to go, but it's 
hard to tell without specific details.)

Cliff