[boost] Is there any interest in a library for application : Boost.Application, new version: Boost.Application_beta_3a_release_2

Subject: [boost] Is there any interest in a library for application : Boost.Application, new version: Boost.Application_beta_3a_release_2
From: Renato Forti (re.tf_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-09-23 12:56:47

Hi Dib,
Thanks for your comments! I am very happy that you think that this library
can be useful!
About your comments:

>> - let the user set callbacks for more signals (eg. SIGHUP is often used).
Maybe you can use asio's signals here for better portability?

I agree, and I will take a look in how to extend handlers types of
application class!

All other mentioned  features, I think that are very important, but, I think
that can be done, in future releases! The problem is that now I don't have
time to do this now.

>> I would probably have started something like this in the near future, but
not with "boost-compliant quality", so I'm quite happy about your effort :)

Well, I will ask to you! Do you have any free time to contribute with some
of those mentioned features? :)

>> Do you have a development-code repository somewhere or just the archives
you linked to?

I don't have any repository, because, this lib is only one idea that I sent
to boost group to see interest! And for my surprise, several people are
interested! :)

>> What is your roadmap for further development and/or acceptance into
boost?

Well, I have no idea! 

Depends on what the community request! My development time is limited, so at
some point I have to close the scope and try to submit!

The documentation need a lot of work too! I am not a Native English Speaker!

I do not know exactly, I never submitted anything to boost before. I do not
know how it will be! Do you have some experience in this submission process?

Thanks a lot

-----Mensagem original-----
De: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] Em nome de dib
Enviada em: segunda-feira, 23 de setembro de 2013 05:04
Para: boost-devel-archive_at_[hidden]
Cc: boost_at_[hidden]
Assunto: Re: [boost] Is there any interest in a library for application :
Boost.Application, new version: Boost.Application_beta_3a_release_2

Hi,

I think this is very useful and am looking forward to seeing this as an
official boost lib.

There are a couple of features that come to mind when I think about using
this, which are:
- let the user set callbacks for more signals (eg. SIGHUP is often used). 
Maybe you can use asio's signals here for better portability?
- integrate boost.programoptions a little more. I think about reading a
config file and maintaining some "config-state" inside application.ctrl? 
Then, if I change some config values they get written back to the config
file..
- for the above feature it might be useful to introduce an
"initalisation-handler", so the user can separate the code for eg. setting
up program options and the actual program logic
- option to turn on some "general exception handling"
- _optional_ incorporation of boost.log
- offering a threadpool or sth (or even asio?) I think this was already
mentioned

I would probably have started something like this in the near future, but
not with "boost-compliant quality", so I'm quite happy about your effort :)

Do you have a development-code repository somewhere or just the archives you
linked to?
What is your roadmap for further development and/or acceptance into boost?

--
regards
dib
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