Change log

v1.2.3 (Dec, 2009):

Fixed SFINAE bug that only manifested itself on ICC, thus not being discovered earlier.
Reworked concrete creators to use a member type tagging system.
Added ability to access stored creator map in factory class
Ensured backwards compatability beyond Boost 1.42 due to certain Fusion changes
Made directory structure more in line with Boost libraries
Moved building and running of unit tests to Boost.Build system
Other minor fixes and enhancements.

v1.2.2 (Apr, 2009):

Refactored code; most implementational details now placed in detail folder
Added default_on_missing factory error policy, which invokes a stored functor if the given ID does not map to a creator.

v1.2.1 (Feb, 2009):

Added support for smart pointer return values (anything with a nested element_type will be recognized). Breaking change: To reduce code horror and increase uniformity, all abstract types must now be specified as a pointer, be it a raw pointer or a smart pointer. This should hopefully help push the concept that the abstract types' result-type represents what is actually returned by the factory.
Several throws have been replaced with boost::throw_exception
Replaced CreatorPolicy and creator_policy_type in prototype<> with ClonePolicy and clone_policy_type, respectively.

v1.2 (Jan 20, 2009):

Added support for arguments to abstract_factory::create. Uses Fusion sequences internally, which gives great flexibility for handling invocation and general meddling with arguments (e.g. binding)
Added support for constructor argument binding
Added support for dynamic functions
new_ptr and wrapped_new_ptr promoted to non-detail namespace
Moved to BoostBook documentation

v1.1.1 (Nov 28, 2008):

Abstract factories now return raw pointers rather than auto_ptrs (potentially breaking change).
Added nullptr_on_missing_prototype error policy for prototypes.
Replaced all dependent typenames with BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME and all nested template type declarations with BOOST_NESTED_TEMPLATE, hopefully increasing compatibility (although this library requires a highly conformant compiler anyway, so might not make much of a difference in practice).

Based on feedback and advice from v1.0, the standard factory implementation has been completely rewritten. The changes are not backwards compatible, and the old version is to be considered deprecated.

v1.0 (Oct 6, 2008):

Initial release on http://arcticinteractive.com