Let's make a library that uses Reflection
summary
Claims that a full C++ class can be (de)serialized into a string with one line using Reflection and C++23 on experimental compilers and demonstrates it by building the ok-serializer library. Uses a mirror/reflection implementation and C++23 features, targets embedded constraints (no exceptions, no dynamic allocation) and returns errors via std::expected. Shows JSON and binary outputs, runs static_asserts so serialization happens compile-time, and the prototype works on the tested compiler builds.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Reflection in C++ intro
- 3:14Current reflection state
- 9:41Reflection workarounds
- 17:05Third-party reflection libs
- 28:54Serialization and deserialization fundamentals
- 38:26Serialization challenges
- 41:22Compile-time serialization design
- 45:19Testing reflection with compiler
- 47:48Building OK serializer
- 56:41Adding reflection to serialization
- 1:05:36JSON with reflection
- 1:08:06Reflection and serialization future
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