Re: [boost] [gsoc] Request Feedback for Boost.Ustr Unicode String Adapter

Soares Chen Ruo Fei wrote:

you can assume the class to have the following signature with identical functionality:

<typename StringT> class unicode_string_adapter : public std::shared_ptr<const StringT>;

What is your rationale for that? What precedent is there for a wrapper/adapter/facade that behaves like a pointer to the wrapped object? I'm not aware of any precedents; this is a new pattern to me. Why have you chosen to do this, rather than providing an accessor member like impl()? Regards, Phil.