C++ runtime compiled framework, Visual studio integration and project generation API's...

[Tarmo Pikaro]

Hi !

I've initially tried to prototype C# hotreloadable scripting support, and currently it looks like working, but C# / .net framework produced major constraint on application design.

(Once .dll is loaded it cannot be unloaded).

I intend to go into C++ script directions, but my idea is to recombine C++ project generation with Visual studio extension to get C++ script support.

Initial ideas on design ideas can be found from here:

C++ as scripting language

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Tl3AMtTkd_qfcgBzcQLCupHmI_v0iJ1KuH7z_rpBDw/edit

Initial prototype for C# hotreloadable script support in here:

Boost Development Productivity: C# hot module / hotreloading scripting support

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrYOaNUXJBk

(My first youtube video, please don't be too picky :-) ).

Concerning C++ scripting - I have already sketched C++ "script" project generator, which at the moment

is much like C# syncProj script, but I'll start to convert it to C++ script next.

At the moment resides in C# script (based on Visual studio extension): 

https://github.com/tapika/cppscriptcore/blob/master/Tools/vsDev/vsDev.cs#L77

I'll move it into VS Extension later on.

I have also started to sketch C++ project generation API, everything related to C++ resides in here:

https://github.com/tapika/cppscriptcore/tree/master/SolutionProjectModel

Initial API (project generation and parsing)

https://github.com/tapika/cppscriptcore/blob/master/SolutionProjectModel/Project.h

Initial test application:

https://github.com/tapika/cppscriptcore/blob/master/SolutionProjectModel/testCppApp.cpp

Could we recombine our effort in common direction and which ?