From: David A. Greene (greened_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-01-05 23:21:31
Dave Handley wrote:
> I would love to see a robust implementation of a Singleton in Boost.
> Whenever I start a software project, almost without exception I tend to
> add both Boost and Loki to the project - it would be great if I could
> add only Boost. I have to say however, that a more general library
> which implemented a variety of design patterns (like Loki) would be even
> better. For example:
>
> 1) Singleton
> 2) Visitor - like Loki implementing both a conventional cyclic
> visitor, and an acyclic visitor.
> 3) Composite
> 4) Abstract Factory
> 5) etc. etc.
Definitely. I've been wanting this for a long time. I haven't had
a chance to look at it yet, but from your description, your composite
and visitor code is a good starting point. I'd love to help out
with this effort.
-Dave