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+/*
+ transport-sample thrift IDL file .
+ Execute thriftme.bat under Windows to generate the cpp stubs from this IDL.
+ */
+
+// See thrift/tutorial/tutorial.thrift and shared.thrift for more extensive examples.
+
+
+namespace cpp Sample
+namespace java Sample
+namespace perl Sample
+
+//This struct is not used in the sample. Shown here for illustrative purposes only.
+//
+struct SampleStruct
+{
+  1: i32 key
+  2: string value
+}
+
+
+//A service contains the RPC(s).
+//
+service SampleService
+{
+  string HelloThere(1:string HelloString),
+  void ServerDoSomething(),
+
+  //Client calls this to tell server which port to connect back on.
+  void ClientSideListenPort(1:i16 Port),
+  //Named pipe version
+  void ClientSidePipeName(1:string name),
+}
+
+//Sample RPC on the 'client' side that the master server can call.
+service SampleCallback
+{
+  void pingclient(),
+}