On 11/18/17 00:36, Zach Laine via Boost wrote:
On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 3:14 AM, Jonathan Coe via Boost < boost@lists.boost.org> wrote:
I'd like to propose adding the class-template `polymorphic_value` to boost.
`polymorphic_value` is designed to allow the compiler to correctly generate special member functions for classes with polymorphic components (It's `any` with an interface).
`polymorphic_value` has been proposed for standardisation in P0201 and has advanced through the Library Evolution group in Albuquerque (Nov 5-10). https://wg21.link/p0201
A working draft of the proposal and implementation can be found at https://github.com/jbcoe/polymorphic_value
I gave a presentation about polymorphic_value at C++::London here: https://skillsmatter.com/skillscasts/9539-a-polymorphic-value-type-for-c- plus-plus
Matt Calabrese has kindly offered to be review manager.
Not only do I want to see this put forth for review, but I'd also like to see its review fast-tracked, since it's a target for standardization currently being examined by LEWG.
Not knowing anything about `polymorphic_value`, I welcome a new library submitted for a review, but I don't see why the review should be fast-tracked. Fast-tracked reviews are typically performed on something that the community is very familiar with (not only the concept but the implementation as well), which basically means it has to undergo a full review first. That the library is also being reviewed by someone else (e.g. LEWG) does not mean it has a free entry into Boost.