On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:35 AM, George van Venrooij <george.van.venrooij@organicvectory.com> wrote:
Have you take a look on the Boost.Factory library from Tobias Schwinger accepted the 2007-12-30. This library has not been yet added to Boost, you can get it from the Vault.
The Boost.Factory library seems to be something completely different. The boost-centric-factory-pattern-implementation library is definitely something I will try out as its implementation seems very complete and fits nicely into what I plan to do in the near future.
Indeed, Boost.Factory is a set of function object adaptors for dynamic or value construction (it is also referred to as Boost.Functional/Factory). Very useful in it's own right, but different from the library the OP mentioned. I've used Boost.Functional/Factory in developing an object factory class that is much, much less developed than the mentioned boost-centric-factory-pattern-implementation - but in concert with Boost.Fusion, Boost.Factory made the implemenation rather straightforward. Perhaps the author of boost-centric-factory-pattern-implementation can find it useful to enhance his own library (which I also find interesting and would like to take a closer look when I get some time). Stjepan