I am trying to create a C++ map with a vector value inside a boost memory mapped file
I think the problem is that it cannot construct allocators for vectors. You could define an allocator class that has a default ctor which uses mmfile.get_segment_manager()
(then you need to set that through some static data). But a quick fix can be, instead of using the []
operator to add new value, use emplace
.
auto it = mapptr->emplace("Hello", mmfile.get_segment_manager()).first;
it->second.push_back(17);
Sorry, I haven't tested it.
The issue is that the vector can't be created without an allocator (basicly it needs to know which segment it should allocate within - it could be different from the segment the map is in). One way to get around this is creating a new type that uses mmfile
global object in a constructor:
bi::managed_mapped_file mmfile(bi::open_or_create, "map_iv.dat", 10000000);
int main() {
typedef bi::allocator<int, bi::managed_mapped_file::segment_manager> int_allocator;
struct MyVec : public boost::container::vector<int, int_allocator>{
MyVec() : boost::container::vector<int, int_allocator>{mmfile.get_segment_manager()}{};
};
//..
}
or you could call emplace
instead of push_back
as shown here.
Besides that, Im guessing it's a mistake to use std::string
in mapped_file - just a note though. The following is from a boost example - which has been modified to use the same data structure while also allocating the string in the segment:
#include <boost/interprocess/managed_shared_memory.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/allocators/allocator.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/containers/map.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/containers/vector.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/containers/string.hpp>
int main ()
{
using namespace boost::interprocess;
//Typedefs of allocators and containers
typedef managed_shared_memory::segment_manager segment_manager_t;
typedef allocator<void, segment_manager_t> void_allocator;
typedef allocator<int, segment_manager_t> int_allocator;
typedef vector<int, int_allocator> int_vector;
typedef allocator<char, segment_manager_t> char_allocator;
typedef basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, char_allocator> char_string;
//Definition of the map holding a string as key and complex_data as mapped type
typedef std::pair<const char_string, int_vector> map_value_type;
typedef std::pair<char_string, int_vector> movable_to_map_value_type;
typedef allocator<map_value_type, segment_manager_t> map_value_type_allocator;
typedef map< char_string, int_vector, std::less<char_string>, map_value_type_allocator> complex_map_type;
shared_memory_object::remove("MySharedMemory");
remove_shared_memory_on_destroy remove_on_destroy("MySharedMemory");
{
//Create shared memory
managed_shared_memory segment(create_only,"MySharedMemory", 65536);
//An allocator convertible to any allocator<T, segment_manager_t> type
void_allocator alloc_inst (segment.get_segment_manager());
//Construct the shared memory map and fill it
complex_map_type *mymap = segment.construct<complex_map_type>
//(object name), (first ctor parameter, second ctor parameter)
("MyMap")(std::less<char_string>(), alloc_inst);
for(int i = 0; i < 100; ++i){
//Both key(string) and value(complex_data) need an allocator in their constructors
char_string key_object(alloc_inst);
int_vector mapped_object(alloc_inst);
mapped_object.push_back(i);
map_value_type value(key_object, mapped_object);
//Modify values and insert them in the map
mymap->insert(value);
}
}
return 0;
}
Try it yourself