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the_edd
the_edd
http://bitbucket.org/edd/xsmell/src/ From the readme: 

XSMELL README
-------------

Congratulations! You have in your hands the MOST BRILLIANTEST C++ XML CREATION 
LIBRARY EVER CREATED.

Have you ever needed to embed a quick snippet of HTML or XML in your C++ source 
code? Didn't you just hate having to use that obscure string concatenation
syntax?

Well no more! With the advent of XSMELL you can now use regular XML syntax
directly in your source code, thanks to the reckless use of operator 
overloading, template meta-programming and preprocessor macros:


using namespace xsmell;

document doc = 
    _
    <html>_
        <head>_
            <title>"XSMELL demo"<!title>_
        <!head>_
        <body>_
            
"Yesssssssssssssssss!"<!p>_
            <img .src("chucknorris.png") .alt("sneezing eyes open")>_ <!img>_
        <!body>_
    <!html>
    _;

std::cout << doc << '\n';



That's right! Thanks to XSMELL you'll no longer suffer from S-Expression
envy. You've got one up on those Lisp guys now -- smug bastards!

And you no longer have to worry about generating malformed XML! After spending
hours fighting obscure C++ compiler errors, you'll be 100% certain that your 
XML is correct.
I couldn't wait for April 1st to come around.
jpetrie
jpetrie
Win. This is like the and "operator" hacks on steroids. I dare you to submit this to Boost.
Sneftel
Sneftel
Quote:
Original post by jpetrie
I dare you to submit this to Boost.

They already have boost::spirit. :P
MaulingMonkey
MaulingMonkey
It's a little disturbing that one of the first thoughts I had on viewing this code was thinking "Gee, that looks like something I would write..."
Zipster
Zipster
I can't tell if these are tears of joy or sadness.
c_olin
c_olin
It is like dipping into the part of the yogurt without the fruit in it...
Cornstalks
Cornstalks
You, sir, have just won the Holy Sh** You're F***ing Awesome Award. Now would be a good time to request a staff member to change your name to "the_awesome_edd."
loufoque
loufoque
Does it even check the document is valid HTML?

Otherwise I think a general-purpose XML or SGML document creation would be more useful.
Cornstalks
Cornstalks
Quote:
Original post by loufoque
Does it even check the document is valid HTML?

Otherwise I think a general-purpose XML or SGML document creation would be more useful.

Technically, it sounds like it's just an XML library. I believe the reason you can use it to write HTML is because of the syntactical similarities between XML and HTML. And if you look at the source (which is impressive 116 LOC, including white space) it doesn't do any syntax validation.
Hodgman
Hodgman
Quote:
Original post by loufoque
Does it even check the document is valid HTML?
looking at the demo application, it doesn't know about HTML, just how XML should be structured. The application tells it about what tags you can use:
TAG(html,  NO_ATTRIBS);TAG(head,  NO_ATTRIBS);TAG(title, NO_ATTRIBS);TAG(body,  NO_ATTRIBS);TAG(p,     NO_ATTRIBS);TAG(a,     ATTRIB(href));TAG(img,   ATTRIB(src), ATTRIB(alt));
owl
owl
I love the License

Quote:
You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want


@the_edd: You Sir, are my new hero.
[size="2"]I like the Walrus best.
Sik_the_hedgehog
Sik_the_hedgehog
Now this made my day XD
Quote:
Original post by owl
I love the License

Quote:
You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want


@the_edd: You Sir, are my new hero.

And the best of all is that it's a real license!

Clicky =P
Don't pay much attention to "the hedgehog" in my nick, it's just because "Sik" was already taken =/ By the way, Sik is pronounced like seek, not like sick.
swiftcoder
swiftcoder
Just. Awesome.
Tristam MacDonald. Ex-BigTech Software Engineer. Future farmer. [https://trist.am]
iblis
iblis
Quote:
Original post by the_edd
http://bitbucket.org/edd/xsmell/src/

From the readme:

XSMELL README-------------Congratulations! You have in your hands the MOST BRILLIANTEST C++ XML CREATION LIBRARY EVER CREATED.Have you ever needed to embed a quick snippet of HTML or XML in your C++ source code? Didn't you just hate having to use that obscure string concatenationsyntax?Well no more! With the advent of XSMELL you can now use regular XML syntaxdirectly in your source code, thanks to the reckless use of operator overloading, template meta-programming and preprocessor macros:


*** Source Snippet Removed ***

That's right! Thanks to XSMELL you'll no longer suffer from S-Expressionenvy. You've got one up on those Lisp guys now -- smug bastards!And you no longer have to worry about generating malformed XML! After spendinghours fighting obscure C++ compiler errors, you'll be 100% certain that your XML is correct.


I couldn't wait for April 1st to come around.


--- xsmell.hpp	2009-06-24 23:46:07.000000000 -0400+++ ../xsmell_fixed.hpp	2009-06-24 23:46:01.000000000 -0400@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ #include <boost/type_traits/is_same.hpp> #include <boost/mpl/empty.hpp> #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>+#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>  namespace xsmell {


I tried to make a patch queue, but bitbucket wasn't letting me authenticate. :D
the_edd
the_edd
Quote:
Original post by loufoque
Does it even check the document is valid HTML?


You can define the tags yourself, but it can't check particular "nesting patterns". However, you cannot assign a set of uneven tags to a xsmell::document as you'll get a compile-time assertion. In that sense, the XML is validated.

I know! I can hardly contain myself either!

Quote:
Original post by Hodgman
looking at the demo application, it doesn't know about HTML, just how XML should be structured. The application tells it about what tags you can use:


Yes, I am particularly proud of the macro hackery needed to get that ATTRIB/NO_ATTRIBS stuff working. Have a look if you want to see awesome distilled in to it's purest form.
the_edd
the_edd
Quote:
Original post by iblis
--- xsmell.hpp	2009-06-24 23:46:07.000000000 -0400+++ ../xsmell_fixed.hpp	2009-06-24 23:46:01.000000000 -0400@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ #include <boost/type_traits/is_same.hpp> #include <boost/mpl/empty.hpp> #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>+#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>  namespace xsmell {


I tried to make a patch queue, but bitbucket wasn't letting me authenticate. :D


Thank you for your invaluable contribution! I have applied and uploaded your patch.
loufoque
loufoque
Quote:
You can define the tags yourself, but it can't check particular "nesting patterns".

With such a syntax, it could perfectly do so at compile-time.

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