[Boost-users] [serialization] Support for boost classes

Subject: [Boost-users] [serialization] Support for boost classes
From: Chard (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-29 04:41:24

Is there a particular reason why the serialization library does not provide 
serialization functions for types in other boost libraries?

Unless I've missed them, but I find I've had to provide implementations for, 
e.g.:

boost::filesystem::path - trivial.
boost::multi_array - also seems straightforward, unless I'm missing 
something there.

They don't require invasive techniques, so is it that it's being left up to 
the particular library owners to decide whether or not to support 
serialization?

If it's an efficiency argument, e.g. one size doesn't fit all, I don't see 
why 'an' implementation could not be provided (perhaps in 
/serialization/boost/xyz.hpp).  After all, no one would be forced to 
include/use that particular implementation.