Exception handling in Boost.Asio
- by Alex B
Boost.Asio documentation suggests the following exception handling pattern:
boost::asio::io_service io_service;
...
for (;;)
{
try
{
io_service.run();
break; // run() exited normally
}
catch (my_exception& e)
{
// Deal with exception as appropriate.
}
}
The problem with it is that the context of exception is lost at the point when it's handled. For example, if I have multiple socket sessions going on, I don't know which one caused the exception to be thrown.
What would be a better way to handle the exceptions from asynchronous handlers without wrapping them in try/catch blocks?