program_options - save configuration - Boost-users

newer
Problem with graphs - constructor...

program_options - save configuration

older
boost::lambda::bind with shared_ptr

Aljaz

4 Mar 2007 4 Mar '07

11:07 p.m.

I wonder if there are any functions in boost program options libary to save them back to configuration file? Maybe any example? Thanks for help

Show replies by date

Vladimir Prus

5 Mar 5 Mar

9 a.m.

Aljaz wrote:

...

I wonder if there are any functions in boost program options libary to save them back to configuration file?

Maybe any example?

No, it's not supported at the moment. It was requested several times, so maybe in a future version. - Volodya

Aljaz

2:13 p.m.

This would be really great. "Vladimir Prus" wrote in message news:E1HO93l-0000BG-RI@zigzag.lvk.cs.msu.su...

...

Aljaz wrote:

...
I wonder if there are any functions in boost program options libary to save them back to configuration file?

Maybe any example?

No, it's not supported at the moment. It was requested several times, so maybe in a future version.

- Volodya

Robert Ramey

4:33 p.m.

Hmmm - I'm wondering why you wouldn't use the seriailzation libary for this. Here is the scenario: take a program which uses program options. Add one more option e.g -i<file name> On startup, check for -i switch. If switch isn't used, process options and store them in a class intance. On program shutdown, save class instance toa file using serialization. If swith IS used, just load class instance from file using serialization. Seems to me that the two libraries complement each other in this case. Robert Ramey Aljaz wrote:

...

I wonder if there are any functions in boost program options libary to save them back to configuration file?

Maybe any example?

Thanks for help

Vladimir Prus

5:03 p.m.

Robert Ramey wrote:

...

Hmmm - I'm wondering why you wouldn't use the seriailzation libary for this.

Because the serialization library does not have "ini_file_archive"? - Volodya

Aljaz

5:51 p.m.

Also if you have lets say 30 program options, would that be stupid to write all in command line? It would be cool if I had GUI for user confguration, but its confusing if user wants to edit serialized config file by himself. "Robert Ramey" wrote in message news:eshgoi$630$1@sea.gmane.org...

...

Hmmm - I'm wondering why you wouldn't use the seriailzation libary for this.

Here is the scenario:

take a program which uses program options. Add one more option e.g -i<file name>

On startup, check for -i switch. If switch isn't used, process options and store them in a class intance. On program shutdown, save class instance toa file using serialization. If swith IS used, just load class instance from file using serialization.

Seems to me that the two libraries complement each other in this case.

Robert Ramey

Aljaz wrote:

...
I wonder if there are any functions in boost program options libary to save them back to configuration file?

Maybe any example?

Thanks for help

Mikko Vainio

6 Mar 6 Mar

6:42 a.m.

Saving configuration in a human-readable text file would certainly be useful. It'd be nice to be able to write out a default parameter file containing all possible options, their default (=current?) values, and comments on each option (possibly including a list of permitted values). //Mikko Aljaz wrote:

...

Also if you have lets say 30 program options, would that be stupid to write all in command line?

It would be cool if I had GUI for user confguration, but its confusing if user wants to edit serialized config file by himself.

"Robert Ramey" wrote in message news:eshgoi$630$1@sea.gmane.org...

...
Hmmm - I'm wondering why you wouldn't use the seriailzation libary for this.

Here is the scenario:

take a program which uses program options. Add one more option e.g -i<file name>

On startup, check for -i switch. If switch isn't used, process options and store them in a class intance. On program shutdown, save class instance toa file using serialization. If swith IS used, just load class instance from file using serialization.

Seems to me that the two libraries complement each other in this case.

Robert Ramey

Aljaz wrote:

...
I wonder if there are any functions in boost program options libary to save them back to configuration file?

Maybe any example?

Thanks for help

_______________________________________________ Boost-users mailing list Boost-users@lists.boost.org http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users

Aljaz

11:07 a.m.

I just hope Vladimir decides to implement this in future version.. It would make this great libary much better! A

6459

Age (days ago)

6461

Last active (days ago)

List overview

Download

7 comments

4 participants

participants (4)

Aljaz
Mikko Vainio
Robert Ramey
Vladimir Prus