Re: [Boost-users] Asynchronous signals library

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Asynchronous signals library
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-05-28 09:12:35

On 5/28/2012 4:31 AM, Ivan Le Lann wrote:
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>> De: "Edward Diener"<eldiener_at_[hidden]>
>> À: boost-users_at_[hidden]
>> Envoyé: Samedi 26 Mai 2012 04:56:57
>> Objet: [Boost-users] Asynchronous signals library
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>> The signals and signals2 library work with signals ( events ) which
>> are handled synchronously. Is there any Boost library, based on the
>> function
>> prototyping methods of signals(2), in which the signals are handled
>> asynchronously ?
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> see:
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_49_0/doc/html/signals/s06.html#id3149849
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> You can write you own combiner to handle the way slots are called.
> Your combiner could post them in a thread(pool) queue.

That is a really interesting idea. Thanks !

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> If you need to report a result from your signal, futures can help.
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> Regards,
> Ivan