[Development] Use of Standard Library containers in Qt source code

[Thiago Macieira]

On sexta-feira, 1 de julho de 2016 11:36:56 PDT Thiago Macieira wrote:
> Option 1:
> Not use Standard Library containers, just use the Qt containers as they
> exist.
> 
> Option 2:
> Create new Qt containers to have the same complexity as Standard Library 
> containers, but following the Qt naming conventions. Possibly with implicit 
> sharing.
> 
> Option 3:
> Create Qt API wrappers for those containers like std::deque, adding only a
> few  inline functions to match the Qt-style API where the Standard Library
> API deviates. Examples are:
>         empty           ->      isEmpty
>         push_back       ->      append
>         front           ->      first
>         pop_front       ->      takeFirst
>         cbegin          ->      constBegin
>         cfind           ->      constFind

Of course, Option 4:
Continue to allow Standard Library containers in internal code (no API or ABI 
constraining) where there's a clear gain in performance and/or size.

Option 5:
Allow Standard Library containers in internal code even if performance or code 
size gains are not appreciable or have not been measured.

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Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com
  Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center