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+/*
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+ * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <transport/TBufferTransports.h>
+#include <protocol/TJSONProtocol.h>
+#include "gen-cpp/DebugProtoTest_types.h"
+
+int main() {
+  using std::cout;
+  using std::endl;
+  using namespace thrift::test::debug;
+  using apache::thrift::transport::TMemoryBuffer;
+  using apache::thrift::protocol::TJSONProtocol;
+
+  OneOfEach ooe;
+  ooe.im_true   = true;
+  ooe.im_false  = false;
+  ooe.a_bite    = 0xd6;
+  ooe.integer16 = 27000;
+  ooe.integer32 = 1<<24;
+  ooe.integer64 = (uint64_t)6000 * 1000 * 1000;
+  ooe.double_precision = M_PI;
+  ooe.some_characters  = "JSON THIS! \"\1";
+  ooe.zomg_unicode     = "\xd7\n\a\t";
+  ooe.base64 = "\1\2\3\255";
+  cout << apache::thrift::ThriftJSONString(ooe) << endl << endl;
+
+
+  Nesting n;
+  n.my_ooe = ooe;
+  n.my_ooe.integer16 = 16;
+  n.my_ooe.integer32 = 32;
+  n.my_ooe.integer64 = 64;
+  n.my_ooe.double_precision = (std::sqrt(5)+1)/2;
+  n.my_ooe.some_characters  = ":R (me going \"rrrr\")";
+  n.my_ooe.zomg_unicode     = "\xd3\x80\xe2\x85\xae\xce\x9d\x20"
+                              "\xd0\x9d\xce\xbf\xe2\x85\xbf\xd0\xbe\xc9\xa1\xd0\xb3\xd0\xb0\xcf\x81\xe2\x84\x8e"
+                              "\x20\xce\x91\x74\x74\xce\xb1\xe2\x85\xbd\xce\xba\xc7\x83\xe2\x80\xbc";
+  n.my_bonk.type    = 31337;
+  n.my_bonk.message = "I am a bonk... xor!";
+
+  cout << apache::thrift::ThriftJSONString(n) << endl << endl;
+
+
+  HolyMoley hm;
+
+  hm.big.push_back(ooe);
+  hm.big.push_back(n.my_ooe);
+  hm.big[0].a_bite = 0x22;
+  hm.big[1].a_bite = 0x33;
+
+  std::vector<std::string> stage1;
+  stage1.push_back("and a one");
+  stage1.push_back("and a two");
+  hm.contain.insert(stage1);
+  stage1.clear();
+  stage1.push_back("then a one, two");
+  stage1.push_back("three!");
+  stage1.push_back("FOUR!!");
+  hm.contain.insert(stage1);
+  stage1.clear();
+  hm.contain.insert(stage1);
+
+  std::vector<Bonk> stage2;
+  hm.bonks["nothing"] = stage2;
+  stage2.resize(stage2.size()+1);
+  stage2.back().type = 1;
+  stage2.back().message = "Wait.";
+  stage2.resize(stage2.size()+1);
+  stage2.back().type = 2;
+  stage2.back().message = "What?";
+  hm.bonks["something"] = stage2;
+  stage2.clear();
+  stage2.resize(stage2.size()+1);
+  stage2.back().type = 3;
+  stage2.back().message = "quoth";
+  stage2.resize(stage2.size()+1);
+  stage2.back().type = 4;
+  stage2.back().message = "the raven";
+  stage2.resize(stage2.size()+1);
+  stage2.back().type = 5;
+  stage2.back().message = "nevermore";
+  hm.bonks["poe"] = stage2;
+
+  cout << apache::thrift::ThriftJSONString(hm) << endl << endl;
+
+  boost::shared_ptr<TMemoryBuffer> buffer(new TMemoryBuffer());
+  boost::shared_ptr<TJSONProtocol> proto(new TJSONProtocol(buffer));
+
+
+  cout << "Testing ooe" << endl;
+
+  ooe.write(proto.get());
+  OneOfEach ooe2;
+  ooe2.read(proto.get());
+
+  assert(ooe == ooe2);
+
+
+  cout << "Testing hm" << endl;
+
+  hm.write(proto.get());
+  HolyMoley hm2;
+  hm2.read(proto.get());
+
+  assert(hm == hm2);
+
+  hm2.big[0].a_bite = 0xFF;
+
+  assert(hm != hm2);
+
+  Doubles dub;
+  dub.nan = HUGE_VAL/HUGE_VAL;
+  dub.inf = HUGE_VAL;
+  dub.neginf = -HUGE_VAL;
+  dub.repeating = 10.0/3.0;
+  dub.big = 1E+305;
+  dub.small = 1E-305;
+  dub.zero = 0.0;
+  dub.negzero = -0.0;
+  cout << apache::thrift::ThriftJSONString(dub) << endl << endl;
+
+  cout << "Testing base" << endl;
+
+  Base64 base;
+  base.a = 123;
+  base.b1 = "1";
+  base.b2 = "12";
+  base.b3 = "123";
+  base.b4 = "1234";
+  base.b5 = "12345";
+  base.b6 = "123456";
+
+  base.write(proto.get());
+  Base64 base2;
+  base2.read(proto.get());
+
+  assert(base == base2);
+
+  return 0;
+}