operator-> for reference_wrapper

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by inspecting the boost::reference_wrapper implementation and its existing tests, then compare the requested operator-> behavior for reference_wrapper<Object*> and reference_wrapper<std::shared_ptr>. Determine the intended semantics and compatibility requirements; done means the design is agreed and covered by tests.

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Description

Why boost::reference_wrapper template class dosn't has operator-> overloading? Is there any objective reason?
It may be useful for some instantiations, like boost::reference_wrapper<Object*> or like boost::reference_wrapper<std::shared_ptr<Object>> to use these without casting

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