Re: [cpp-netlib-devel] FW: body copies on http::client::post (was:RE: Poll: Next Features to Implement)

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

Hi Mark,

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Mark Wright
<mar...@in...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> flex_string included in Loki, and hidden away in the implementation
> of one of the Boost libraries, is a policy based design string class
> described in Modern C++ Design by Alexandrescu:
>
> http://www.drdobbs.com/184403784
>

Cool, thanks for the link.

I myself have some issue with policy-based design as it puts too much
of a burden on the user and implementer in case:

1) The user wants to choose a different policy or mix of policies from
the default.
2) The implementer wants to add new policies and/or change the
internal details of the implementation.

The reason why cpp-netlib has just a tag dispatch mechanism and has
all traits/metafunctions deal with the tags is to put the burden on
the implementers/extenders instead of the users. This is a different
tradeoff, and even if we do use policy-based design internally, the
users don't ever have to see these policies -- they just choose which
tag or combination of tags they want.

> Its neat as the user can choose whether they want thread locking
> or not, as well as the copy semantics.
>

Yeah, but that's overkill really for what I want to do -- I just want
a string that's immutable. :)

> Thanks, Mark

Thank you too Mark. :)

-- 
Dean Michael Berris
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