Re: [Boost-users] multi_index uses serialization?

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-27 15:14:17

Joaquín Mª López Muñoz wrote:
> Hello Robert,
>
> and want to serialize objects of type mic_t, you'd have (according to
> the serialization header model) to include the following:
>
>   #include <boost/multi_index/serialization.hpp>
>   #include <boost/multi_index/serialization/ordered_index.hpp>
>   #include <boost/multi_index/serialization/hashed_index.hpp>
>   #include <boost/multi_index/serialization/sequenced_index.hpp>

I would have had each more specialized one include the common one
so it would look like

#include <boost/multi_index/serialization/ordered_index.hpp>
#include <boost/multi_index/serialization/hashed_index.hpp>
#include <boost/multi_index/serialization/sequenced_index.hpp>

> Which looks like excessively cumbersome to me.

And that's where we differ. The above seems totally natural to me.  It
goes with my normal expectation that to get more features, I have to
add more "stuff" so that I know that my program is using - and only
using - what I think it is.

> Failing to include one of the headers won't result in less-capable 
> serialization
> support, only  in a compile-time error when trying to stream mic_t's.

Agreed - Its not a huge issue for me.  I would say its more of a
strong personal preference.

Robert Ramey