diff --git a/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tBinaryProtocol.erl b/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tBinaryProtocol.erl
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+++ b/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tBinaryProtocol.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+-module(tBinaryProtocol).
+
+-include("thrift/thrift.hrl").
+-include("thrift/protocol/tBinaryProtocol.hrl").
+-include("thrift/protocol/tProtocolException.hrl").
+
+-export([
+  new/1,
+  trans/1,
+  skip/2,
+
+  writeMessageBegin/4, writeMessageEnd/1,
+  writeStructBegin/2, writeStructEnd/1,
+  writeFieldBegin/4, writeFieldEnd/1, writeFieldStop/1,
+  writeMapBegin/4, writeMapEnd/1,
+  writeListBegin/3, writeListEnd/1,
+  writeSetBegin/3, writeSetEnd/1,
+
+  writeBool/2, writeByte/2, writeI16/2, writeI32/2, 
+  writeI64/2, writeDouble/2, writeString/2, 
+
+  readMessageBegin/1, readMessageEnd/1, 
+  readStructBegin/1, readStructEnd/1, 
+  readFieldBegin/1, readFieldEnd/1,
+  readMapBegin/1, readMapEnd/1,
+  readListBegin/1, readListEnd/1,
+  readSetBegin/1, readSetEnd/1,
+
+  readBool/1, readByte/1, readI16/1, readI32/1, 
+  readI64/1, readDouble/1, readString/1
+]).
+
+new(Trans) ->
+    #tBinaryProtocol{trans=Trans}.
+
+trans(This) -> % accessor
+    ?ATTR(trans).
+
+skip(This, Type) ->
+    tProtocol:skip(This, Type).
+
+writeMessageBegin(This, Name, Type, Seqid) ->
+    writeI32(This, ?VERSION_1 bor Type),
+    writeString(This, Name),
+    writeI32(This, Seqid).
+
+writeMessageEnd(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+writeStructBegin(This, Name) ->
+    This, Name, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+writeStructEnd(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+writeFieldBegin(This, Name, Type, Id) ->
+    Name,
+    writeByte(This, Type),
+    writeI16(This, Id).
+
+writeFieldEnd(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+writeFieldStop(This) ->
+    writeByte(This, ?tType_STOP).
+
+writeMapBegin(This, Ktype, Vtype, Size) ->
+    writeByte(This, Ktype),
+    writeByte(This, Vtype),
+    writeI32(This, Size).
+
+writeMapEnd(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+writeListBegin(This, Etype, Size) ->
+    writeByte(This, Etype),
+    writeI32(This, Size).
+
+writeListEnd(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+writeSetBegin(This, Etype, Size) ->
+    writeByte(This, Etype),
+    writeI32(This, Size).
+
+writeSetEnd(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+%
+
+writeBool(This, Bool) ->
+    if Bool -> % true
+	    writeByte(This, 1);
+       true -> % false
+	    writeByte(This, 0)
+    end.
+
+writeByte(This, Byte) ->
+    Trans = This#tBinaryProtocol.trans,
+    ?M1(Trans, write, binary_to_list(<<Byte:8/big>>)).
+
+writeI16(This, I16) ->
+    Trans = This#tBinaryProtocol.trans,
+    ?M1(Trans, write, binary_to_list(<<I16:16/big>>)).
+
+writeI32(This, I32) ->
+    Trans = This#tBinaryProtocol.trans,
+    ?M1(Trans, write, binary_to_list(<<I32:32/big>>)).
+
+writeI64(This, I64) ->
+    Trans = This#tBinaryProtocol.trans,
+    ?M1(Trans, write, binary_to_list(<<I64:64/big>>)).
+
+writeDouble(This,  Double) ->
+    Trans = This#tBinaryProtocol.trans,
+    ?M1(Trans, write, binary_to_list(<<Double:64/big>>)).
+
+writeString(This, Str) ->
+    Trans = This#tBinaryProtocol.trans,
+    writeI32(This, length(Str)),
+    ?M1(Trans, write, Str).
+
+%
+
+readMessageBegin(This) ->
+    Version = readI32(This),
+    if 
+	(Version band ?VERSION_MASK) /= ?VERSION_1 ->
+	    throw(tProtocolException:new(?tProtocolException_BAD_VERSION,
+					 "Missing version identifier"));
+	true -> ok
+    end,
+    Type = Version band 16#000000ff,
+    Name  = readString(This),
+    Seqid = readI32(This),
+    { Name, Type, Seqid }.
+
+readMessageEnd(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+readStructBegin(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+readStructEnd(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+readFieldBegin(This) ->
+    Type = readByte(This),
+    if Type == ?tType_STOP ->
+	    { nil, Type, 0 }; % WATCH
+       true ->
+	    Id = readI16(This),
+	    { nil, Type, Id }
+    end.
+
+readFieldEnd(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+readMapBegin(This) ->
+    Ktype = readByte(This),
+    Vtype = readByte(This),
+    Size  = readI32(This),
+    { Ktype, Vtype, Size }.
+
+readMapEnd(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+readListBegin(This) ->
+    Etype = readByte(This),
+    Size  = readI32(This),
+    { Etype, Size }.
+
+readListEnd(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+readSetBegin(This) ->
+    Etype = readByte(This),
+    Size  = readI32(This),
+    { Etype, Size }.
+
+readSetEnd(This) ->
+    This, % suppress unused warnings
+    ok.
+
+% WATCH everything ... who knows what of this will work
+
+readBool(This) ->
+    Byte = readByte(This),
+    (Byte /= 0).
+
+readByte(This) ->
+    Trans = This#tBinaryProtocol.trans,
+    <<Val:8/integer-signed-big, _/binary>>  = ?M1(Trans, readAll, 1),
+    Val.
+
+readI16(This) ->
+    Trans = This#tBinaryProtocol.trans,
+    <<Val:16/integer-signed-big, _/binary>>  = ?M1(Trans, readAll, 2),
+    Val.
+
+readI32(This) ->
+    Trans = This#tBinaryProtocol.trans,
+    <<Val:32/integer-signed-big, _/binary>>  = ?M1(Trans, readAll, 4),
+    Val.
+
+readI64(This) ->
+    Trans = This#tBinaryProtocol.trans,
+    <<Val:64/integer-signed-big, _/binary>>  = ?M1(Trans, readAll, 8),
+    Val.
+
+readDouble(This) ->
+    Trans = This#tBinaryProtocol.trans,
+    <<Val:64/float-signed-big, _/binary>>  = ?M1(Trans, readAll, 8),
+    Val.
+
+readString(This) ->
+    Trans = This#tBinaryProtocol.trans,
+    Sz    = readI32(This),
+    binary_to_list(?M1(Trans, readAll, Sz)).
diff --git a/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tBinaryProtocol.hrl b/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tBinaryProtocol.hrl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfd4836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tBinaryProtocol.hrl
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-define(VERSION_MASK, 16#FFFF0000).
+-define(VERSION_1, 16#80010000).
+-record(tBinaryProtocol, {trans}).
+
diff --git a/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tProtocol.erl b/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tProtocol.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a36ca11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tProtocol.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+-module(tProtocol).
+
+-include("thrift/thrift.hrl").
+-include("thrift/protocol/tProtocol.hrl").
+
+-export([new/1, skip/2]).
+
+skip_struct_loop(This) ->
+    { Name, Type, Id } = ?M0(This, readFieldBegin),
+    Name, Id, % suppress unused warnings
+    if
+	Type == ?tType_STOP ->
+	    ok;
+	true ->
+	    skip(This, Type),
+	    ?M0(This, readFieldEnd),
+
+	    %% this is here in original tprotocol.rb, but i think it's a bug
+	    % ?M0(This, readStructEnd),
+	    skip_struct_loop(This)
+    end.
+       
+skip_map_repeat(This, Ktype, Vtype, Times) ->
+    skip(This, Ktype),
+    skip(This, Vtype),
+    skip_map_repeat(This, Ktype, Vtype, Times-1).
+
+skip_set_repeat(This, Etype, Times) ->
+    skip(This, Etype),
+    skip_set_repeat(This, Etype, Times-1).
+
+new(Trans) ->
+    #tProtocol{trans=Trans}.
+
+skip(This, Type) ->
+    case Type of 
+	?tType_STOP   -> nil; % WATCH
+	?tType_BOOL   -> ?M0(This, readBool);
+	?tType_BYTE   -> ?M0(This, readByte);
+	?tType_I16    -> ?M0(This, readI16);
+	?tType_I32    -> ?M0(This, readI32);
+	?tType_I64    -> ?M0(This, readI64);
+	?tType_DOUBLE -> ?M0(This, readDouble);
+	?tType_STRING -> ?M0(This, readString);
+
+	?tType_STRUCT -> 
+	    ?M0(This, readStructBegin),
+	    skip_struct_loop(This),
+
+	    %% this isn't here in the original tprotocol.rb, but i think it's a bug
+	    ?M0(This, readStructEnd);
+
+	?tType_MAP ->
+	    {Ktype, Vtype, Size} = ?M0(This, readMapBegin),
+	    skip_map_repeat(This, Ktype, Vtype, Size),
+	    ?M0(This, readMapEnd);
+
+	?tType_SET -> 
+	    {Etype, Size} = ?M0(This, readSetBegin),
+	    skip_set_repeat(This, Etype, Size),
+	    ?M0(This, readSetEnd);
+
+	?tType_LIST ->
+	    {Etype, Size} = ?M0(This, readListBegin),
+	    skip_set_repeat(This, Etype, Size), % [sic] skipping same as for SET
+	    ?M0(This, readListEnd)
+    end.
+
+
diff --git a/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tProtocol.hrl b/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tProtocol.hrl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4385124
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+++ b/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tProtocol.hrl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-record(tProtocol, {trans}).
diff --git a/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tProtocolException.erl b/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tProtocolException.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9aa48a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tProtocolException.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-module(tProtocolException).
+-include("tProtocolException.hrl").
+-export([new/2, new/1, new/0]).
+
+new(Type, Message) ->
+    #tProtocolException{type=Type, message=Message}.
+
+new(Type) -> new(Type, nil).
+new()     -> new(?tProtocolException_UNKNOWN, nil).
diff --git a/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tProtocolException.hrl b/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tProtocolException.hrl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96bf3ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/erl/src-loose/protocol/tProtocolException.hrl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-record(tProtocolException, {message, type}).
+
+-define(tProtocolException_UNKNOWN, 0).
+-define(tProtocolException_INVALID_DATA, 1).
+-define(tProtocolException_NEGATIVE_SIZE, 2).
+-define(tProtocolException_SIZE_LIMIT, 3).
+-define(tProtocolException_BAD_VERSION, 4).
+