Hi Boris, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boris" <boris@gtemail.net> To: <boost@lists.boost.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 6:54 AM Subject: [boost] Network library: What we have until now
I updated http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl?BoostNet to document why what decisions were made.
We have until now: * The network library should support four I/O models which are known to many programmers as blocking, non-blocking, multiplexing and asynchronous.
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http://www.highscore.de/boost/net/packages.png please (which is also in the Wiki page). This is the overall architecture of the network library. If you want me to change or add something please tell me.
The name :-) I am unsure of some of the entries in the decision list. Runtime switchable modes and possibly the callback technique (in Michel's post) for async results. But I cant give you anything solid against; anything I might prefer I think can be built on top of the interface that Michel presented. The pain experienced around mode-switching in Winsock is probably just baggage. But the name (network library)? block_device_io? async_block_io? Cheers.