Re: [boost] [Re] [Re] JSON Parsing Library for GSoC 14

Subject: Re: [boost] [Re] [Re] JSON Parsing Library for GSoC 14
From: Sebastian Theophil (stheophil_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-03-03 04:22:20

There are many libraries that parse JSON to maps and vectors. IIRC Microsoft’s REST SDK includes a JSON library as well (http://casablanca.codeplex.com). There are at least 15 other C++ libraries like that and we don’t need to write another one.

But there are only two libraries AFAIK that parse JSON to C++ structs using serialization adaptors:

- https://github.com/Loki-Astari/ThorsSerializer
- http://fossil.wanderinghorse.net/repos/nosjob/index.cgi/index

I consider the ability to read and write C++ structs essential for any library admitted to boost. Shouldn't such a library be an extension to boost.serialization?

Boost.Serialization already defines a way for each data structure to define which data should be written/read. The Boost.Serialization docs say that the library even offers methods & macros to output a class member together with its member variable name as a name value pair. Exactly what a JSON library would need.

There has been a discussion about last year’s GSoC mentioning further desirable properties of a JSON library: http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/JSON-Parser-GSoC-2013-td4645117.html

Regards
Sebastian
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