"Jarl Lindrud" wrote:
I've written a library for doing portable C++ RPC's, which can be downloaded at
http://www.codeproject.com/threads/RMI_For_Cpp.asp
Is there any interest in Boost for something like this, and if so in what directions do you all think it should be developed?
Yes. Would it be possible to use the library as communication channel between isolated threads, like it is in language Erlang (http://www.erlang.org/)? Erlang provides very easy to use and very powerful way to create (completely isolated) processes (actually threads), send messages between them and manage their lifetime. All location transparent. As result design of an Erlang app could be separated into small processes of natural "size". I only wish something similar in C++. ------------ More details: - Erlang can easily start processes locally: pid = spawn(AFunction, Parameters) or on different node pid = spawn(Node, AFunction, Parameters) - error happening in "child" process causes parent process to be stopped (this is feature but parent may handle error) - processes can be monitored whether they are alive yet - new version of a process may be loaded into running app automatically and transparently (Erlang is functional language w/o state so this is relatively easy) - the data passed between processes are all values with attached metadata for checking. This enables high isolation, avoids locking and allows to create systems with tens of thousands of processes (threads) /Pavel