A simple sample of Boost Serialization #devsample #boost

0_main.cxx

/**
 * A simple sample of Boost Serialization
 */

#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

#pragma warning(push)
#pragma warning(disable:4308)
#   include <boost/archive/text_oarchive.hpp>
#   include <boost/archive/text_iarchive.hpp>
#   include <boost/serialization/vector.hpp>
#   include <boost/serialization/string.hpp>
#   include <boost/serialization/version.hpp>
#   include <boost/serialization/split_member.hpp>
#   include <boost/foreach.hpp>
#pragma warning(pop)

const unsigned int MYDATA_VERSION = 1;

class MyData
{
private:
    /* All the Datum */
    unsigned int     m_num;
    std::vector<int> m_nums;

    std::string              m_str;
    std::vector<std::string> m_strs;

private:
    /* serialization */
    friend class boost::serialization::access;
    BOOST_SERIALIZATION_SPLIT_MEMBER();

    /* serialization save */
    template<class Archive>
    void save(Archive &ar, const unsigned int version) const
    {
        ar & m_num;
        ar & m_nums;
        ar & m_str;
        ar & m_strs;
    }

    /* serialization load */
    template<class Archive>
    void load(Archive &ar, const unsigned int version)
    {
        ar & m_num;
        ar & m_nums;
        ar & m_str;
        ar & m_strs;
    }


public:
    MyData(void)
        : m_num(0)
    {
        /* NOP */
    }

    void PrintData(void)
    {
        std::cout << "Number      : " << m_num  << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Number List : ";
        BOOST_FOREACH(int item, m_nums)
        {
            std::cout << "[" << item << "] ";
        }
        std::cout << std::endl;

        std::cout << "String      : " << m_str << std::endl;
        std::cout << "String List : ";
        BOOST_FOREACH(std::string item, m_strs)
        {
            std::cout << "[" << item << "] ";
        }
        std::cout << std::endl;
    }


    MyData& SetNum(const int num)
    {
        m_num = num;
        return *this;
    }

    MyData& AddNum(const int num)
    {
        m_nums.push_back(num);
        return *this;
    }

    MyData& SetStr(const char *str)
    {
        m_str = str;
        return *this;
    }

    MyData& AddStr(const char *str)
    {
        m_strs.push_back(str);
        return *this;
    }

    void SaveToFile(const char *filename)
    {
        std::ofstream ofs(filename);
        boost::archive::text_oarchive oa(ofs);
        oa << *this;
    }

    void LoadFromFile(const char *filename)
    {
        std::ifstream ifs(filename);
        boost::archive::text_iarchive ia(ifs);
        ia >> *this;
    }
};

/* The class version for serialization */
BOOST_CLASS_VERSION(MyData, MYDATA_VERSION)

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    /* create src data */
    MyData srcData;
    srcData.SetNum(100);
    srcData.AddNum(1).AddNum(2).AddNum(3);
    srcData.SetStr("TestStr");
    srcData.AddStr("TestStr1").AddStr("TestStr2").AddStr("TestStr3");

    /* print srcData */
    std::cout << "SrcData  " << std::endl;
    std::cout << "======== " << std::endl;
    srcData.PrintData();

    /* save srcData to "mydata.dat" file */
    srcData.SaveToFile("mydata.dat");

    /* load mydata.dat to destData */
    MyData destData;
    destData.LoadFromFile("mydata.dat");
    std::cout << "DestData  " << std::endl;
    std::cout << "======== " << std::endl;
    destData.PrintData();

    return 0;
}

CMakeLists.txt

# CMake build script
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)

# project name & version
project(ProgSerializationTest)

# common settings (Boost libraries)
if (MSVC)
    # Enable the static libraries on Windows
    foreach (flag_var 
        CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE
        CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO
        CMAKE_C_FLAGS CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE
        CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO)
        # update to the static version of the run time library
        string(REPLACE "/MD" "/MT" ${flag_var} "${${flag_var}}")
    endforeach()

    set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES "")
    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES "")
endif()

# enable boost static flag
unset(Boost_LIBRARIES)
set(Boost_USE_STATIC ON)
set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME ON)

# boost components
find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS serialization)

include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}"
    "${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}")

set(ProgSerialization_dbg_libs
    "${Boost_SERIALIZATION_LIBRARY_DEBUG}")
    

set(ProgSerialization_opt_libs 
    "${Boost_SERIALIZATION_LIBRARY_RELEASE}")

add_executable(ProgSerialization
    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/0_main.cxx")

target_link_libraries(ProgSerialization
    debug "${ProgSerialization_dbg_libs}"
    optimized "${ProgSerialization_opt_libs}")