New buffers() replaces to_string() (API Change):

A new function, buffers(), returns an implementation defined object
which wraps a ConstBufferSequence and supports formatting to a
std::ostream.

The function to_string is removed, as the new implementation allows
conversion to string using boost::lexical_cast on the return value
of the call to buffers(). Streaming to an output stream is more
efficient: no dynamic allocations are performed.

Example:

    streambuf sb;
    std::cout << buffers(sb.data()) << std::endl;

test/websocket/ssl/ssl_server.cpp

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "websocket_async_ssl_echo_server.hpp"
 
 #include <beast/websocket/stream.hpp>
-#include <beast/core/to_string.hpp>
+#include <beast/core/ostream.hpp>
 #include <beast/unit_test/suite.hpp>
 #include <beast/test/yield_to.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public:
         // Secure WebSocket connect and send message using Beast
         beast::websocket::stream<stream_type&> ws{stream};
         ws.handshake("localhost", "/");
-        ws.write(boost::asio::buffer("Hello, world!"));
+        ws.write(boost::asio::buffer("Hello, world!", 13));
 
         // Receive Secure WebSocket message, print and close using Beast
         beast::streambuf sb;
@@ -146,9 +146,8 @@ public:
             if(se.code() != beast::websocket::error::closed)
                 throw;
         }
-        log << to_string(sb.data()) << std::endl;
-
-        pass();
+        BEAST_EXPECT(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(
+            buffers(sb.data())) == "Hello, world!");
     }
 };
 

test/websocket/stream.cpp

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 #include "websocket_async_echo_server.hpp"
 #include "websocket_sync_echo_server.hpp"
 
+#include <beast/core/ostream.hpp>
 #include <beast/core/streambuf.hpp>
-#include <beast/core/to_string.hpp>
 #include <beast/test/fail_stream.hpp>
 #include <beast/test/string_istream.hpp>
 #include <beast/test/string_iostream.hpp>
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ public:
     using address_type = boost::asio::ip::address;
     using socket_type = boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket;
 
+    template<class ConstBufferSequence>
+    static
+    std::string
+    to_string(ConstBufferSequence const& bs)
+    {
+        return boost::lexical_cast<
+            std::string>(buffers(bs));
+    }
+
     struct con
     {
         stream<socket_type> ws;
@@ -1169,7 +1178,8 @@ public:
         );
     }
 
-    void testMask(endpoint_type const& ep,
+    void
+    testMask(endpoint_type const& ep,
         yield_context do_yield)
     {
         {