Re: Serialization library, request for feedback

From	James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Serialization library, request for feedback
Date	2012-12-14 15:31 -0500
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On 12/14/2012 03:23 PM, Ian Collins wrote:
> Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't think JSON is a good fit for the OP's task.  There are lots of C
>>>> data structures that have no obvious JSON representation at all.
>>>
>>> What data structures do you have in mind?
>>
>> My ring_buffer example is one.  In fact, any structure where pointers are
>> "shared" would seem to be a bad fit with JSON.
> 
> How often would you want to serialise a structure that contains 
> pointers?  Pointer values are only useful within the current executing 
> program, so you have to use some form of conversion.

Yes, and ideally the serialization system should handle that conversion
for you, if you give it enough information to do so. I don't claim to
know of any serialization system that meets that ideal.

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Serialization library, request for feedback Ulf Åström <ulf.astrom@gmail.com> - 2012-12-13 13:46 -0800
  Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-12-13 13:57 -0800
    Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ulf Åström <ulf.astrom@gmail.com> - 2012-12-13 14:30 -0800
      Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 19:38 +1300
        Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 03:47 -0600
          Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 23:23 +1300
            Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 11:29 -0600
          Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ulf Åström <ulf.astrom@gmail.com> - 2012-12-14 03:51 -0800
            Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 12:02 -0600
        Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-12-14 12:18 +0000
          Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-12-14 14:27 +0000
            Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-12-14 15:22 +0000
              Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 13:00 -0600
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Greg Martin <greg@softsprocket.com> - 2012-12-14 11:58 -0800
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 15:08 -0600
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback William Ahern <william@wilbur.25thandClement.com> - 2012-12-14 20:07 -0800
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-16 03:49 -0800
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-16 13:17 -0600
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Greg Martin <greg@softsprocket.com> - 2012-12-17 09:07 -0800
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-17 13:25 -0600
              Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-15 09:23 +1300
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-12-14 15:31 -0500
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 15:26 -0600
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-15 12:25 +1300
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 18:41 -0600
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-15 14:56 +1300
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 23:36 -0600
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-15 20:13 +1300
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-12-14 21:42 -0500
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 23:47 -0600
              Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-12-14 21:12 +0000
                Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Johann Klammer <klammerj@NOSPAM.a1.net> - 2012-12-15 05:06 +0100
    Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Willem <willem@turtle.stack.nl> - 2012-12-14 22:20 +0000
  Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-12-13 23:11 +0000
    Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ulf Åström <ulf.astrom@gmail.com> - 2012-12-13 15:57 -0800
      Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-12-14 02:53 +0000
        Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ulf Åström <ulf.astrom@gmail.com> - 2012-12-14 04:25 -0800
      Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Bart van Ingen Schenau <bart@ingen.ddns.info.invalid> - 2012-12-14 08:04 +0000
  Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-12-14 14:25 +0000
    Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 13:58 -0600
      Re: Serialization library, request for feedback "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-14 20:44 +0000
        Re: Serialization library, request for feedback BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-14 16:58 -0600
        Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Ulf Åström <ulf.astrom@gmail.com> - 2012-12-14 17:39 -0800
    Re: Serialization library, request for feedback Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-12-14 14:19 -0800

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