There is a reflection group "SG7" in c++ committee dedicated to this. Some propositions have been done. I hope it will be ready for c++17. Group discussions :

There is a reflection group "SG7" in c++ committee dedicated to this. Some propositions have been done. I hope it will be ready for c++17. Group discussions : https://groups.google.com/a/isocpp.org/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/reflection https://groups.google.com/a/isocpp.org/forum/?fromgroups#!fo... One proposition : http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2014/n4113.pdf http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2014/n411...