Re: [cpp-netlib-devel] cpp-netlib status (including Pion integration)

[Matt T. <mat...@gm...>]

Heya Mike,

> Speaking only for myself here..   Merging it in was the intention but
> I was probably way too optimistic on my time availability to help make
> that happen.

You wouldn't be a software engineer if you weren't optimistic.  ;)

But it does seem like some of Pion got in - parser.ipp looks mostly
like Pion code?

> Reality set in and it just never really developed enough
> momentum..  There was an attempt to try to get some GSoC help
> (including some great applicants who were interested in working on it)
> but that was unfortunately unsuccessful.

I saw that; disappointing.

> I'm still in support of the idea, but as I understand it, cpp-netlib
> has come a long way on its own and is now a very usable client-side
> library.

Yes, it definitely seems to be.

> Although pion-net has some client side capabilities, its
> strength is really in building a fast & extensible Boost-based HTTP
> server and that is really what it was designed for (its client side
> API is a bit kludgy right now because of that, IMHO).  Although we
> continue to release updates to pion-net and use it extensively within
> our products, I don't believe Atomic Labs has made any really big
> changes to the library over the past year.

Makes sense, thanks for the update.

> So, if you're looking to build a fast HTTP server interface into your
> application, pion-net is probably the better choice.  But if you're
> looking for a client-side library and cpp-netlib does what you need,
> then it is probably the way to go.

That makes things clearer.  Currently we're ok with our
asio-butchered-example server but I'll keep Pion in mind if we're
thinking of upgrading.

> P.S.  I'm happy to support and work with anyone who can help make the
> merge happen.  If we can end up merging the two (without loss of
> functionality), I'll be happy to switch over to using the new library
> in the rest of our (Atomic Labs') code.  Unfortunately, I just don't
> have a lot of time available these days to lead the effort myself.

Being in a similar position myself I completely understand.

Thanks for your efforts and your reply!

Cheers,
Matt