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+#!/usr/local/bin/thrift -cpp -java -py -php -rb -xsd -r
+#
+# Thrift Tutorial
+# Mark Slee (mcslee@facebook.com)
+#
+# This file aims to teach you how to use Thrift, in a .thrift file. Neato. The
+# first thing to notice is that .thrift files support standard shell comments.
+# This lets you make your thrift file executable and include your Thrift build
+# step on the top line. And you can place comments like this anywhere you like.
+#
+# Before running this file, you will need to have installed the thrift compiler
+# into /usr/local/bin.
+
+/**
+ * The first thing to know about are types. The available types in Thrift are:
+ *
+ *  bool        Boolean, one byte
+ *  byte        Signed byte
+ *  i16         Signed 16-bit integer
+ *  i32         Signed 32-bit integer
+ *  i64         Signed 64-bit integer
+ *  double      64-bit floating point value
+ *  string      String
+ *  map<t1,t2>  Map from one type to another
+ *  list<t1>    Ordered list of one type
+ *  set<t1>     Set of unique elements of one type
+ *
+ * Did you also notice that Thrift supports C style comments?
+ */
+
+// Just in case you were wondering... yes. We support simple C comments too.
+
+/**
+ * Thrift files can reference other Thrift files to include common struct
+ * and service definitions. These are found using the current path, or by
+ * searching relative to any paths specified with the -I compiler flag.
+ *
+ * Included objects are accessed using the name of the .thrift file as a
+ * prefix. i.e. shared.SharedObject
+ */
+include "shared.thrift"
+
+/**
+ * Thrift files can namespace, package, or prefix their output in various
+ * target languages.
+ */
+cpp_namespace tutorial
+java_package tutorial
+php_namespace tutorial
+
+/**
+ * Thrift lets you do typedefs to get pretty names for your types. Standard
+ * C style here.
+ */
+typedef i32 MyInteger
+
+/**
+ * Thrift also lets you define constants for use across languages. Complex
+ * types and structs are specified using JSON notation.
+ */
+const i32 INT32CONSTANT = 9853
+const map<string,string> MAPCONSTANT = {'hello':'world', 'goodnight':'moon'}
+
+/**
+ * You can define enums, which are just 32 bit integers. Values are optional
+ * and start at 1 if not supplied, C style again.
+ */
+enum Operation {
+  ADD = 1,
+  SUBTRACT = 2,
+  MULTIPLY = 3,
+  DIVIDE = 4
+}
+
+/**
+ * Structs are the basic complex data structures. They are comprised of fields
+ * which each have an integer identifier, a type, a symbolic name, and an
+ * optional default value.
+ */
+struct Work {
+  1: i32 num1 = 0,
+  2: i32 num2,
+  3: Operation op
+}
+
+/**
+ * Structs can also be exceptions, if they are nasty.
+ */
+exception InvalidOperation {
+  1: i32 what,
+  2: string why
+}
+
+/**
+ * Ahh, now onto the cool part, defining a service. Services just need a name
+ * and can optionally inherit from another service using the extends keyword.
+ */
+service Calculator extends shared.SharedService {
+  
+  /**
+   * A method definition looks like C code. It has a return type, arguments,
+   * and optionally a list of exceptions that it may throw. Note that argument
+   * lists and exception lists are specified using the exact same syntax as
+   * field lists in struct or exception definitions.
+   */
+
+   void ping(),
+
+   i32 add(1:i32 num1, 2:i32 num2),
+
+   i32 calculate(1:i32 logid, 2:Work w) throws (1:InvalidOperation ouch),
+
+   /**
+    * This method has an async modifier. That means the client only makes
+    * a request and does not listen for any response at all. Async methods
+    * must be void.
+    */
+   async void zip()
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * That just about covers the basics. Take a look in the test/ folder for more
+ * detailed examples. After you run this file, your generated code shows up
+ * in folders with names gen-<language>. The generated code isn't too scary
+ * to look at. It even has pretty indentation.
+ */