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digitalmars.D - Progress on std.container

reply Matthias Walter <xammy xammy.info> writes:
Hi,

I'd like to know who is currently working on std.container - at some
point I read that Andrei works on user-controlled allocation and then
the issues of container structures will be addressed. Unforntunately, at
the moment std.container.Array is unusable for me because of missing
const Range (8248) and impossible arrays of arrays (6153).

Is there a way to see how far this development is? Can one contribute
somehow? I would offer to contribute but only on a basis where the
general design is fixed (e.g. there is a reference implementation for a
certain container) to add other missing containers.

Best regards,

Matthias
Jul 16 2012
parent reply Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:
On 7/16/12 4:19 AM, Matthias Walter wrote:
 Hi,

 I'd like to know who is currently working on std.container - at some
 point I read that Andrei works on user-controlled allocation and then
 the issues of container structures will be addressed. Unforntunately, at
 the moment std.container.Array is unusable for me because of missing
 const Range (8248) and impossible arrays of arrays (6153).

 Is there a way to see how far this development is? Can one contribute
 somehow? I would offer to contribute but only on a basis where the
 general design is fixed (e.g. there is a reference implementation for a
 certain container) to add other missing containers.
I'm the bottleneck for that. My list of actual work (aside from my duties as phobos/druntime/tools/dlang.org curator) is: 1. Put std.benchmark through the review process 2. Define allocators 3. Integrate allocators with std.container If you have fixes for std.container that are faraway from allocation issues, I think it's safe to propose them as pull requests. I assume the advent of allocators will be a uniform additive changes for all containers. Thanks, Andrei
Jul 16 2012
next sibling parent Matthias Walter <xammy xammy.info> writes:
On 07/17/2012 12:41 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
 On 7/16/12 4:19 AM, Matthias Walter wrote:
 Hi,

 I'd like to know who is currently working on std.container - at some
 point I read that Andrei works on user-controlled allocation and then
 the issues of container structures will be addressed. Unforntunately, at
 the moment std.container.Array is unusable for me because of missing
 const Range (8248) and impossible arrays of arrays (6153).

 Is there a way to see how far this development is? Can one contribute
 somehow? I would offer to contribute but only on a basis where the
 general design is fixed (e.g. there is a reference implementation for a
 certain container) to add other missing containers.
I'm the bottleneck for that. My list of actual work (aside from my duties as phobos/druntime/tools/dlang.org curator) is: 1. Put std.benchmark through the review process 2. Define allocators 3. Integrate allocators with std.container If you have fixes for std.container that are faraway from allocation issues, I think it's safe to propose them as pull requests. I assume the advent of allocators will be a uniform additive changes for all containers.
That's good news - despite the fact the you have loads of work. I will probably work on these things. Thank you!
Jul 16 2012
prev sibling parent "Tobias Pankrath" <tobias pankrath.net> writes:
 I'm the bottleneck for that. My list of actual work (aside from 
 my duties as phobos/druntime/tools/dlang.org curator) is:

 1. Put std.benchmark through the review process

 2. Define allocators

 3. Integrate allocators with std.container

 If you have fixes for std.container that are faraway from 
 allocation issues, I think it's safe to propose them as pull 
 requests. I assume the advent of allocators will be a uniform 
 additive changes for all containers.


 Thanks,

 Andrei
What is left for std.benchmark before a second review can start? We have several modules in the RQ or the TBD-Q (thinking about std.xml, std.json, std.benchmark, std.log) that are abandoned or at least don't get the love they deserve. Maybe we should put a "what remains to be done" comment on those modules and advertise them as easy entry points for new contributors.
Jul 17 2012