[Boost-users] Boost::asio, complexity

Subject: [Boost-users] Boost::asio, complexity
From: Dhaivat Pandya (dhaivatpandya_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-06 14:11:08

Hello everyone. I've been using Boost::Asio recently for tasks that one
would often use languages such as Python or Perl for (e.g. sending GET
requests), but I use C++ and ASIO since:

1) I need substantial speed
2) I just like C++

However, I notice that even though Asio works wonderfully for larger,
asynchronous projects, it gets in the way while doing smaller, more routine
tasks. And, asio also is not a miniscule library and when creating binaries,
one is often including things he/she wouldn't need. So, I wrote a small
library (<500 LOC) that basically lets you pretend that a socket is a stream
and you can use it like std::cout and std::cin. Would anyone consider having
this included in the Boost repository, or even merged with Asio (the former
is preferable because of the binary size reason)? It currently works on
Linux, and I'm working on compatibility with Windows. An example of code you
can write with it:
http://ideone.com/2GHe5  (GETs data from google.com)

Right now, all calls are blocking, so that non-blocking can be done with
Asio, which is more powerful.