Subj : Re: Serializing Object Graphs
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : eric_brueggemann@yahoo.com (Eric Brueggemann)
Date : Mon Apr 07 2003 12:35 am

The rough idea is to provide an "undo" mechanism for the user of a
browser. Whereas the usual browser history navigates at an HTTP
request granularity, the undo would provide navigation between
different state snapshots of the same document.

Since the document creator's intentions are unknown beforehand, I'd
have to handle the worst case...

Any ideas other than serialization are certainly welcome as well.

Cheers,

Eric Brueggemann

Brendan Eich <brendan@meer.net> wrote in message news:<3E909F0F.7070700@meer.net>...
> Eric Brueggemann wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'm looking for a way to serialize an object graph.
> > 
> > I've come across a few posts mentioning XDR and am wondering if that
> > will serve my purposes. Any documentation? Has anyone done this
> > already?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> 
> 
> Serialization in general is hard.  What particular kinds of objects do 
> you want to serialize?  How connected is the graph (tree-like, DAG, or 
> general directed, possibly cyclic)?
> 
> /be

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