Agent skill · alirezarezvani
boost-asio-pro
Use for any C++ networking code with Boost.Asio or standalone Asio (TCP/UDP, SSL, timers, strands, io_context, co_spawn, awaitable, completion handlers), before writing or reviewing it. Applies lifetime, strand and cancellation rules that avoid the classic async bugs.
What it needs
About 6k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
Boost.Asio / standalone Asio Overview Write async C++ networking code that compiles on the user's Boost, not the newest one. Asio's API changed shape three times (classic ioservice → iocontext → C++20 coroutines) and most Asio code on the internet is from the first era, so pick the style from the toolchain first, then follow that style's reference file. References: Boost.Asio · standalone Asio Use this skill whenever async C++ networking code is being written or reviewed — and especially when the target toolchain is old, where coroutine examples simply will not compile. The three worked implementations it references are CI-verified from Boost 1.62 (2016) through 1.90. Step 1: pick the style (do this before writing code) Determine the Boost (or Asio) version and the C++ standard actually in use — findpackage(Boost) output, dpkg -l libboost-dev, brew info boost, CMAKECXXSTANDARD, or ask. Do not assume the newest. Boost C++ std Style Read ------- --------- ------- ------ ≥ 1.77 C++20 Coroutines (coawait + awaitable<T>) — preferred references/coroutines.md ≥ 1.74 C++11–17 Completion handlers (callbacks) — the portable baseline references/pre-cpp20.md ≥ 1.80 C++11–17 Stackful asio::spawn + yieldcontext (links Boost.Coroutine — not header-only) references/pre-cpp20.md 1.62–1.65 C++11 Classic ioservice / strand.wrap / expiresfromnow references/classic-boost.md SSL/TLS in any style: references/ssl.md. CMake for any style: references/build.md. iocontext, makestrand, bindexecutor, steadytimer, signalset, asyncread/asyncwrite/asyncreaduntil, buffers and resolver are library features — identical in the coroutine and callback styles. Only the suspension mechanism differs. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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