>> It look cool! >> Is this a better ImageSegment? > > there is no VM code implied and you do not get all the problems of > imageSegment. > You should ask is it better than SmartRefStreams. > Yes > Now the code has not been optimized
Ah ok! How to deal with stubs is the difference with ImageSegment then. It looks exciting! Alexandre > >> >> Alexandre >> >> >> On 8 Dec 2010, at 13:50, Martin Dias wrote: >> >>> Hi all >>> >>> Last months I and Tristan have been working on Fuel project, an object >>> binary serialization tool. The idea is that objects are much more >>> times loaded than stored, therefore it is worth to spend time while >>> storing in order to have faster loading and user experience. We >>> present an implementation of a pickle format that is based on >>> clustering similar objects. >>> >>> There is a summary of the project below, but more complete information >>> is available here: http://rmod.lille.inria.fr/web/pier/software/Fuel >>> >>> The implementation still needs a lot of work to be really useful, >>> optimizations should be done, but we'll be glad to get feedback of the >>> community. >>> >>> >>> = Pickle format = >>> >>> The pickle format and the serialization algorithm main idea, is >>> explained in this slides: >>> >>> http://www.slideshare.net/tinchodias/fuel-serialization-in-an-example >>> >>> >>> = Current features = >>> >>> - Class shape changing (when a variable has been added, or removed, or >>> its index changed) >>> - Serialize most of the basic objects. >>> - Serialize (almost) any CompiledMethod >>> - Detection of global or class variables >>> - Support for cyclic object graphs >>> - Tests >>> >>> >>> = Next steps = >>> >>> - Improve version checking. >>> - Optimize performance. >>> - Serialize more kinds of objects: >>> -- Class with its complete description. >>> -- Method contexts >>> -- Active block closures >>> -- Continuation >>> - Some improvements for the user: >>> -- pre and post actions to be executed. >>> -- easily say 'this object is singleton'. >>> - Partial loading of a stored graph. >>> - Fast statistics/brief info extraction of a stored graph. >>> - ConfigurationOfFuel. >>> - Be able to deploy materialization behavior only (independent from >>> the serialization behavior) >>> >>> >>> = Download = >>> >>> In a Pharo 1.1 or 1.1.1 evaluate: >>> >>> Gofer new >>> squeaksource: 'Fuel'; >>> version: 'Fuel-MartinDias.74'; >>> version: 'FuelBenchmarks-MartinDias.4'; >>> load. >>> >>> >>> = Benchmarks = >>> >>> You can run benchmarks executing this line (results in Transcript): >>> >>> FLBenchmarks newBasic run. >>> >>> >>> Thank you! >>> Martin Dias >>> >> >> -- >> _,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;: >> Alexandre Bergel http://www.bergel.eu >> ^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- _,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;: Alexandre Bergel http://www.bergel.eu ^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;.
