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Documentations for C++ cpgf library, reflection, script binding

Useful information

• Changes log

Libraries introductions

• Introduce cpgf reflection library
• Introduce cpgf serialization library
• Introduce cpgf script binding library -- Lua, Google V8 and Python binding
• Introduce cpgf callback library

General documentations

• Building and use cpgf library
• cpgf library memory management guideline
• cgpf library portability and compatibility -- tested supported C++ compilers and platforms
• How is cpgf library tested
• What cpgf is and is not

cpgf Reflection library

• cpgf reflection -- build meta data
• cpgf reflection -- using meta data
• Class-function based Library VS Interfaced API
• Using GVariant
• Using GMetaType
• Advanced usage of GVariant
• Policies and Rules -- customize the underlying behavior at compile time
• Using interface based API

cpgf serialization library

• Create archive reader/writer and storage reader/writer
• Serialize and deserialize objects
• Inside cpgf serialization -- core concepts and data types
• Inside cpgf serialization -- implement storage layer
• Inside cpgf serialization -- implement serializer

cpgf script binding library

• Binding Lua, Google V8 Javascript, Python and Mozilla SpiderMonkey engine to C++
• Using GScriptValue
• Inherit and extend C++ class from script in cpgf library
• C++ object life management model in script binding
• Import libraries from script at runtime
• Useful technologies, tips, tricks and caveats for cpgf script binding
• Language specified features support
• Use built-in library builtin.core in cpgf script binding
• Use built-in byte array in cpgf script binding
• Use built-in object array in cpgf script binding

cpgf callback library

• Performance benchmark for cpgf callback, libsigc++, and boost signal

cpgf tween and timeline library

• cpgf tween library

cpgf generic accessor library

• cpgf Accessor library -- generic getter and setter for data accessing

Built-in meta data library

• cpgf reflection, Lua, Javascript, and Python script binding for Irrlicht 3D engine
• Meta data for SFML -- Simple and Fast Multimedia Library
• Meta data for Box2D physics engine
• Meta data for OpenGL, GLU, and GLUT
• Meta data for STL

Tools

• cpgf metagen -- C++ meta data generator for reflection and script binding
• cpgf metagen -- Use C++ operator wrapper functions from script

cpgf frequently asked questions

• cpgf library -- general frequently asked questions