[Boost-users] Boost serialization and dependency nightmares...

From: kauai (kauai_diver_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-08 00:23:13

Hi all,

I have a container class that has a vector which contains
several other classes.   My container class has a serialize
function that looks like this:

friend class boost::serialization::access;
template<class Archive> void serialize (Archive &ar, const
unsigned int version)
{
   // save/load base class information
   ar & BOOST_SERIALIZATION_BASE_OBJECT_NVP(MyBaseClass);
   ar.register_type(static_cast<SomeClass1*>(NULL));
   ar.register_type(static_cast<SomeClass2*>(NULL));
...
   ar & BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(m_Vector); // std::vector
}

Got everything working but now an issue has come up:
Someone wants to add a new class but it is not part of this
package that is doing the serialzation.  I want to avoid
what I call "dependency hell", is there a way for that new
class to get registered someplace other than in this
function?

Thanks for any help,
Kauai

                
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