Subject: Re: [boost] [Fit]Â formal review starts today
From: Paul Fultz II (pfultz2_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-03-05 11:03:16
On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 5:15:01 AM UTC-6, Rob Stewart wrote:
>
> On March 4, 2016 3:27:08 PM EST, Paul Fultz II <pfu..._at_[hidden]
> <javascript:>> wrote:
> >
> > The library could switch to using `Callable`, if everyone feels that is
> > better. However, I honestly prefer to make mutable explicit. I would
> > like to hear feedback from other reviewers as well.
>
> If your library only requires Callable, then users can supply a Callable
> or a ConstCallable. When you require a ConstCallable, they cannot supply a
> Callable. There may be valid reasons for that restriction in certain cases,
> but they should be documented rather than just imposed as a convention.
>
Yes and if there are valid reasons for the mutable function object then the
`mutable_` adaptor can be used. The mutable adaptor makes a mutable
function object ConstCallable. Mutability is not prohibited, its just
explicit.
>
> ___
> Rob
>
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