[TBD]Working with boost C++ library

Boost installation in ubuntu

apt-get install libboost-all-dev

Ref: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12578499/how-to-install-boost-on-ubuntu

Find boost path in ubuntu

Boost path

root@master211:~/workspace/test# whereis boost

boost: /usr/include/boost

Running code with boost

Use -l boost_program_options

Ref: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45466939/parsing-command-line-arguments-with-boost-program-options-c

creating image with boost

root@master211:~/workspace/test# ls

add_options.cpp out

root@master211:~/workspace/test# g++ add_options.cpp -l boost_program_options

root@master211:~/workspace/test# ls

add_options.cpp a.out out

root@master211:~/workspace/test# ./a.out

Optimization level is 10

Listen port is 0

root@master211:~/workspace/test#

Boost property tree useful

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24235589/how-to-copy-subtree-from-boost-propertytree

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36868297/how-to-output-boost-property-tree-as-json-encoded-string

Useful Boost APIs/Classes

boost::lexical_cast

Sometimes a value must be converted to a literal text form, such as an int represented as a string, or vice-versa, when a string is interpreted as an int. Such examples are common when converting between data types internal to a program and representation external to a program, such as windows and configuration files.

The lexical_cast function template offers a convenient and consistent form for supporting common conversions to and from arbitrary types when they are represented as text.

Reference : https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_36_0/libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm

boost::shared_future

Reference : https://gist.github.com/wush978/6190443

Boost thread id

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4548395/how-to-retrieve-the-thread-id-from-a-boostthread

boost::thread

• Creation of this object results in a thread

• Object constructor can bind to io_service or a method

boost::asio::deadline_timer

• Allows to set absolute and relative time

• Allows to wait for timeout in synchronous and async manner . For async, callback needs to be provided

• Allows to set callback as function or method of class object

https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_66_0/doc/html/boost_asio/reference/deadline_timer.html