Hi, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Fee" <pfee@talk21.com> To: <boost@lists.boost.org> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 6:21 PM Subject: [boost] [bloom_filter dynamic_bitset] Serialization support

I've been looking at the Bloom filter implementation in the sandbox area:

https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/browser/sandbox/bloom_filter

A previous email thread implied serialization was available, but I don't see it in svn.

http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2009/06/152731.php

Is the serialization code available somewhere?

I've made an attempt at implementing this myself. In doing so I had to implement serialization for boost::dynamic_bitset.

The dynamic_bitset serialization code may be useful independent of Bloom filters. The Bloom filter serialization in turn makes use of dynamic_bitset serialization.

I've uploaded my implementation to the boost vault: http://www.boostpro.com/vault/index.php?directory=serialization

Perhaps I should supply tests, example usage and documentation, but I'm hoping to get advice on Boost best practise before going too far in the wrong direction.

I think this is always welcome, at least provide tests, and unformated documentation.

I'd like to see dynamic_bitset serialization in Boost proper and bloom_filter serialization alongside the existing code in the sandbox area.

Can I request a sandbox account to upload code there?

You can do it by sendig a mail to boost-owner@lists.boost.org Note that in addition to a sandbox account you need also the acknowledge of the Boost.Filter owner (Dean Michael Berris).

All comments welcomed.

The implementations of dynamic_bitset should avoid the copy to/from a vector of Blocks. For that we nned to declare the serialization functions as friend of dynamic_bitset. Anyway your implementation is simple. What do you think of posting a ticket (https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/newticket) to the dynamic_bitset library with the tests and the documentation? Good luck, Vicente