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+'use strict';
+var thrift = require('../lib/thrift');
+
+module.exports.transports = {
+  'buffered': thrift.TBufferedTransport,
+  'framed': thrift.TFramedTransport
+};
+
+module.exports.protocols = {
+  'json': thrift.TJSONProtocol,
+  'binary': thrift.TBinaryProtocol,
+  'compact': thrift.TCompactProtocol
+};