Quick steps to generate a thrift interface for your language:
- Download and install the thrift code generator
- Navigate to the directory containing your .thrift files.
- Run thrift with the options for your language of choice. e.g.
thrift -php myproject.thrift
- Your files will be generated in a sub directory called e.g.
gen-php
Caveat: Service Method Parameter Naming
Make sure you don't name variables the same as their datatype - you WILL run in to trouble.
Consider this example BAD CODE:
typedef i32 somevariable service Example { // Function that takes somevariable called somevariable i32 regenerate(1:somevarable somevariable), }
Though the Thrift compiler compiles this example successfully the generated code will NOT compile.
Also note that using terms like "new" as a function name will cause errors in the generated code.
Caveat: Service Method Name Overloading
Make sure you don't overload service methods.
service Example { // Two 'regenerate' functions with different arguments i32 regenerate(1:String foo), i32 regenerate(1:i16 bar), }
Thrift will compile this, however the generated code will NOT compile.