Re: [boost] [string_ref] [utility] Add string_view?

Subject: Re: [boost] [string_ref] [utility] Add string_view?
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-07-07 10:21:17

On 7/7/2015 7:18 AM, Paul A. Bristow wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Beman Dawes
>> Sent: 05 July 2015 13:34
>> To: Boost Developers List
>> Subject: [boost] [string_ref] [utility] Add string_view?
>>
>> Boost has shipped string_ref since 1.53. See
>> www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_58_0/libs/utility/doc/html/string_ref.html
>>
>> In the meantime, the C++ committee has shipped a final version, named string_view, in the Library
>> Fundamentals TS. See http://www.open-
>> std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2015/n4480.html#string.view
>>
>> In addition to the name change, the interface in the TS more closely mimics the std::basic_string
>> interface.
>>
>> I'd really like to see the final TS basic_string_view added to Boost so I can start using it now.
> Using
>> basic_string_ref, and then later having to rename all uses, is less attractive. I suspect others
> may feel
>> the same way.
>>
>> Because a Boost basic_string_view would be an implementation of a standard library TS class, and
>> because basic_string_ref is already in Boost, it seems a min-review would be sufficient rather
> than a
>> formal review. So what I'm proposing here is to create a basic_string_view branch of the utility
> repo,
>> and start working on basic_string_view there. Once it is reasonably compliant with the TS and
> Boost
>> doc requirements we would hold a mini-review and then merge the branch to develop, and once
>> stable, to release.
>
> "No standardization without implementation - or we'll throw more stuff in Boston harbour!"

We're too smart to throw good implemenTaTion away any more.

>
> Go for it.