Re: [Boost-users] problem with serialization of pure virtual

From: Tobias Combe (tobias.combe_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-28 10:51:22

Jean Noel wrote:
>You should send a code snippet.
>  
Event.h:
#include <boost/archive/text_oarchive.hpp>
#include <boost/archive/text_iarchive.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/base_object.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/vector.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/export.hpp>
#include <fstream>
class SENSOR_Event{
    friend class Sensor;
    friend class AODVRTSensor;
    friend class OLSRRTSensor;
    private:
        friend class boost::serialization::access;
        template<class Archive>
        void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version)
        {
            ar.register<NodeEvent>();
             ""// for each derived class
            ar & time;
            ar & sourceId;
            ar & sourceType;
            ar & eventType;
            ar & *data;
           }
    protected:
        double time;
        int sourceId;
        std::string sourceType;
        std::string eventType;
        DataNode *data;
    public:
       ...
};

class NodeEvent : public SENSOR_Event{
    private:
        friend class boost::serialization::access;
        template<class Archive>
        void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version)
        {
            ar & boost::serialization::base_object<SENSOR_Event>(*this);
           }
    public:
        NodeEvent();
        NodeEvent(double nodeId, double x, double y, double z, double 
speed);
};

...//other derived Events

BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT(NodeEvent);
 ""// for each derived class
BOOST_IS_ABSTRACT(SENSOR_Event);

Sensor.cc:
#include "Event.h"

void Sensor::send(const SENSOR_Event *event){
...
// serialize to string
    std::stringstream s;
    boost::archive::text_oarchive oa(s);
    SENSOR_Event tmp = *event;
    oa << tmp;
    std::string p = s.str();
...
}

Error:
...
boost/archive/detail/oserializer.hpp: In function `void
   boost::archive::save(Archive&, T&) [with Archive =
   boost::archive::text_oarchive, T = SENSOR_Event]':
boost/archive/basic_text_oarchive.hpp:78:   instantiated from `void 
boost::archive::basic_text_oarchive<Archive>::save_override(T&, int) 
[with T = SENSOR_Event, Archive = boost::archive::text_oarchive]'
boost/archive/detail/interface_oarchive.hpp:78:   instantiated from 
`Archive& 
boost::archive::detail::interface_oarchive<Archive>::operator<<(T&) 
[with T = SENSOR_Event, Archive = boost::archive::text_oarchive]'
IDSNet/Sensor.cc:24:   instantiated from here
boost/archive/detail/oserializer.hpp:567: error: incomplete type `
   boost::STATIC_ASSERTION_FAILURE<false>' does not have member `value'

>What are the syntax error you get, and the error you get when doing a "BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT(derived);" ?
>  
"syntax error before `;' token" for that line
>I also have a problem with an abstract base class (although at link time, not compile time). Try removing the pure virtual function (just to see if it works).
>  
this doesn't help
>Another hint too would be to try to serialize a constant member; sometimes I had strange ASSERTION_FAILURE related to serialization of non-constants (this is also explained in the docs)
>  
I'm serializing a constant member...