[Boost-users] boost::serialization - PHP -> c++ (fastcgi)

From: Alejandro Martinez (elpeque2_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-30 10:04:55

What i need to do is this:

Have a php file in a webserver, doing a POST with binary payload to a
fast-cgi written in c++, and the c++ should deserialize that payload into a
known struct.

something like:

struct whatever
{
int a;
int b;
float c;
std::vector<int> d;
}

(mainly structs consisting of basic types and collections of basic types)

I've been playing around with boost::serialization, but i can't seem to
comprehend the binary format it generates (So i could hardcode the php to
make a valid payload to be deserialised from the fast-cgi).

And not so important: i've noticed boost::serialization to binary archives
always look like:

 serialization::archive
 
  ÃõH@   

can't i get rid of the "serialization::archive" thing that is obviusly not
part of the struct i just serialized?

Thanks a lot for your help. I'd appreciate any other ideas to accomplish the
same result :).