Re: [cpp-netlib-devel] Poll: Next Features to Implement

[Dean M. B. <mik...@gm...>]

On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Glyn Matthews <gly...@gm...> wrote:
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> On 28 May 2010 05:49, Dean Michael Berris <mik...@gm...> wrote:
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>> The SMTP client will need a lot of thinking on my part -- which I plan
>> to work on with Marshall because he already has a lot of experience in
>> that field. It's also one of those things I kinda hinted would have to
>> be implemented within the year which works well with the MIME library
>> that Marshall is working on. ;)
>
> +2 for this.
>

Definitely something worth starting to implement. A functional client
should be alright, and I think I can get a lot of input/help from
Marshall on getting it done.

I just don't feel like leaving the HTTP client/server implementation
in the state it is currently in. People have been asking for the
asynchronous and streaming HTTP client/server which makes a lot of
sense and seems to be a cool enough challenge for me to tackle first.
;) Besides, a lot of my experience is really in this protocol so I'm
more inclined to work on it. Although I would really support Marshall
in his fixing the MIME library along with other things -- and maybe
moving into the SMTP client implementation.

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>> That's cool! Definitely we can discuss that here.
>>
>> I think we better start a thread around it.
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> I will do, in a few weeks.  The source is already at
> http://github.com/glynos/cpp-netlib in branch xmpp for anyone who wants to
> take a look.

Cool, I'll look forward to that. :)

>>
>> I think one good thing to do is to link to the PDF of the paper from
>> the documentation. That should be alright. I plan on writing more
>> papers about different things in the coming weeks and should be
>> something worth looking out for. ;)
>>
>> And, please feel free to take anything from the document and use it in
>> the generated documentation. I'll let you decide which ones are worth
>> pulling into the docs. :)
>
> OK!

Did you notice I was avoiding that documentation work? :D You're doing
a great job, please take whatever seems appropriate for the online
documentation. :)

>>
>> So... really we just want to get 1.0 out the door and submit for a
>> review. I still maintain that 1.0 should have:
>>
>>  * asynchronous HTTP client
>>  * (e)smtp client
>>  * MIME
>>  * xmpp
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> I think that's possible inside the scope.
> Just a question about the MIME implementation: there was a talk at BoostCon
> about this, is possible to find out any more about this?  A video or a
> transcript?  I'd be interested to learn more about this.
>

Marshall gave the talk, and I think he's still busy dealing with the
mountain of video that he so graciously took of all the talks. I think
there are a few things that stuck out, which are generally technical
issues that seem to have some possible solutions that just need to get
done -- like a lot of the work, it just takes time. :)

>>
>> We're running out of numbers in between 0.6 and 1.0 (assuming that we
>> stop at 0.9 and "upgrade" to 1.0) so it would be good if we can get a
>> move on with these things. Help would really be appreciated.
>
> after 0.9 we can go to 0.10, 0.11, etc.  It doesn't have to be decimal.
>

I was thinking of that, but I don't really want to go there. :D

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Dean Michael Berris
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