The singleton library review started on 5-May-2005. If you haven't done so already, download the library at http://tinyurl.com/6qvrd. You should submit a review by 15-May-2005. The Typeof Library review begins 20-May-2005. You can download this library at http://boost-sandbox.sourceforge.net/vault/ (typeof.zip) Contact Tom Brinkman at reportbase@gmail.com for updates to this schedule. Review Queue as of May 11, 2005 1) Singleton (Current) 5-May-2005; Ends: 15-May-2005 2) Typeof Starts: 20-May-2005; Ends: 30-May-2005 3) Function Types Starts: 5-June-2005; Ends: 15-June-2005 4) Logging To be confirmed: 20-June-2005; Ends: 30-June-2005 5) Policy Pointer To be confirmed: 5-July-2005; Ends: 15-June-2005 Other Libraries (no particular order): 6) Fixed Strings 7) Intrusive 8) TR1 9) Fusion 10) Factory 11) Interfaces 1) Singleton Author: Jason Hise chaos@ezequal.com Review Manager: Pavel Vozenilek pavel_vozenilek@hotmail.com Availabe At: http://tinyurl.com/6qvrd The singleton library provides multiple powerful methods of controlling the lifetimes of global resources. Client code can choose among the many provided methods of creation, or can easily write new creators for specialized initialization needs. Client code can additionally control precisely when a singleton instance is automatically created and destroyed, can create and destroy singleton instances explicitly any number of times, and can set up dependencies between singletons in an easy and natural way. 2) Typeof Author: Arkadiy Vertleyb Arkadiy Vertleyb, Peder Holt vertleyb@hotmail.com peder.holt@gmail.com Review Manager: Andy Little andy@servocomm.freeserve.co.uk Available: http://boost-sandbox.sourceforge.net/vault/ (typeof.zip) The proposed Typeof library implements the functionality of the non-standard typeof() operator. Depending on the compiler, it utilizes one of the following three methods: 1) Forwards to the non-standard typeof extension, usually called __typeof__, on the compilers where such extension is available; 2) Utilises a loophole, available on the Microsoft vc6.5, vc7.0, and vc7.1; 3) Emulates typeof by the means of template and preprocessor metaprogramming for the compilers that do not fall into above two categories, such as vc8.0 beta, etc. This method is rather portable, and can also be used on the compilers that implement the __typeof__ as a language extension, when compiling with language extensions switched off. The emulation mode is currently working with vc7.1, vc8.0 beta, and gcc 3.3/3.4; The MS-specific trick is working with vc6.5, 7.0, and 7.1. The __typeof__ extension forwarding is working with gcc 3.3/3.4 and Metrowerks. 3) Function Types Author: Tobias Schwinger tschwinger@neoscientists.org Review Manager: John Maddock john@johnmaddock.co.uk Available at: http://tinyurl.com/4oe7q This library provides a metaprogramming facility to classify, decompose and synthesize function-, function pointer-, function reference- and member function pointer types. For the purpose of this documentation, these types are collectively referred to as function types (this differs from the standard definition and redefines the term from a programmer's perspective to refer to the most common types that involve functions). The classes introduced by this library shall conform to the concepts of the Boost Metaprogramming library (MPL). The Function Types library enables the user to: * test an arbitrary type for being a function type of specified kind, * inspect properties of function types, * view and modify sub types of an encapsulated function type with MPL Sequence operations, and * synthesize function types. This library supports variadic functions and can be configured to support non-default calling conventions. 4) Logging Library Author: John Torjo john.lists@torjo.com Review Manaer: Hartmut Kaiser hartmut.kaiser@gmail.com Available at: http://torjo.com/code/logging-v132.zip The Boost Log Library is a small library, who: * makes it very easy to declare/define new logs * allows you very simple access to logs * allows for log hierarchies, and for modifying log hierarchies * allows for easy and efficient enabling/disabling of logs/log hierarchies * allows for easy manipulation of log behaviors (the log's destination(s) and/or adjusting the original message) * is thread-safe Using the library in code is easy and straightforward: int i = 1, j = 2, k = 3; BOOST_LOG(app) << "testing " << i << '-' << j << '-' << k << std::endl; BOOST_LOG(dbg) << "this is a debug message, i=" << i << std::endl; BOOST_LOG(info) << "I just wanted to tell you something...."; Additions to v1.3.2 - can be compiled as a static/dynamic runtime (works as a DLL as well) - removed dependency on boost_thread Note: I did not test this on Unix, but it should work. If anybody can take a look at detail/ts_posix.hpp, I'd appreciate it. - solved other small issues, based on feedback - slightly improved documentation 5) Policy Pointer Author: David B. Held dheld@codelogicconsulting.com Review Manager: Gennadiy gennadiy.rozental@thomson.com Available At: Boost Sandbox under policy_ptr Smart pointers are used to automate memory management by handling the deletion of dynamically allcoated objects (and other resources). They assist in ensuring program correctness, exception safety, and memory integrity. Policy Pointer is a policy-based smart pointer framework designed to accomodate the large number of smart pointer designs. Through the use of policy classes, virtually any smart pointer type can be constructed within this framework. This library is a Boostification of the original Loki::SmartPtr type with significant modifications. 6) Fixed Strings Author: Reece Dunn msclrhd@hotmail.com Review Manager: Beman Dawes bdawes@acm.org Available At: boosts-sandbox/boost/fixed_string The fixed string library provides buffer overrun protection for static sized strings (char s[ n ]). It provides a C-style string interface for compatibility with C code (for example, porting a C program to C++). There is also a std::string-style interface using a class based on flex_string by Andre Alexandrescu with a few limitations due to the non-resizable nature of the class. 7)Intrusive Author: Olaf Krzikalla krzikalla@gmx.de Review Manager: Needed Available At: http://people.freenet.de/turtle++/intrusive.zip Library presenting some intrusive containers to the world of C++. While intrusive containers were and are widely used in C, they became more and more forgotten in the C++-world due to the presence of the standard containers, which don't support intrusive techniques. Boost.Intrusive not only reintroduces this technique to C++, but also encapsulates the implementation in STL-like interfaces. Hence anyone familiar with standard containers can use intrusive containers with ease. 8) TR1 9) Fusion 10) Factory Author: Federico Stella f.stella@flashnet.it 11) Interfaces Author: Jonathan Turkanis <technews@kangaroologic.com> Review Manager: Needed Available: http://www.kangaroologic.com/interfaces "Boost.Interfaces provides a macro-based Interface Definition Language (IDL) which can be used to define C++ class types called interfaces. An interface is a lightweight value type associated with a set of named function signatures. An interface instance can be bound at runtime to any object which implements the interface, i.e., to any object of a type with accessible non-static member functions having the same name and signature as the set of functions associated with the interface. The functions of the bound object can then be invoked through the interface instance using the 'dot' operator. Binding is completely non-intrusive: the object's type need not declare any virtual functions or derive from any particluar base class. "Current applications of Boost.Interfaces include: * Non-intrusive dynamic polymorphism — interfaces can often be used in place of abstract base classes, and are sometimes much faster (see Performance). * Dynamic inheritance — allows function calls to be forwarded automatically to an object specified at runtime (see Delegation). * Smart Interface Pointers — smart pointers which can manage the lifetime of any object whose type implements a given interface. * Smart References — like smart interface pointers, but the managed object is accessed using the "dot" operator."