1 /** \mainpage SENF: The Simple and Extensible Network Framework
3 The SENF Simple and Extensible Network Framework aims to be a
4 complete set of libraries to facilitate the development of network
5 applications focusing on network protocols on the layers below the
6 application layer. However, the framework includes many general
7 purpose utilities and will be expedient to use well beyond its
14 \li modular framework design
15 \li utilizing the power of modern C++
16 \li very low overhead for frequently called members
20 \section code Coding practices
22 The library heavily depends on the features of modern C++. As
23 such, it depends on a fairly recent and standards compliant C++
24 compiler (the Library is developed using \c gcc with Version at
25 least 3.4). To meet the above defined goals, the library makes
26 quite heavy use of advanced templating techniques, so
27 understanding the implementation will require expertise in the
28 intricacies of C++ templates. However, it was deemed important to
29 keep the \e visible Interface of the Library as clean and simple
30 as possible without sacrificing the projects design goals.
32 The library heavily depends on the \e Boost libraries (see
33 http://www.boost.org). The Boost libraries are an ever growing
34 collection of highest quality reusable C++ components. They are
35 designed with standardization in mind. Many of the libraries are
36 already in queue to be part of the next generation C++ standard.
40 \li A standards compliant, modern C++ compiler. The library as
41 such is developed under Linux using \c gcc with Version
43 \li The Boost libraries from http://www.boost.org
44 \li The SCons build tool (see http://www.scons.org)
45 \li Linux. The library only makes use of the POSIX API's, however
46 it has not been tested beyond Linux, so if you are somewhere
47 else, you are on your own. However, we will greatly appreciate
48 feedback and patches for other platforms.