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+/*
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+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
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+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
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+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TUuidBoostTestNoDirective)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(compiler_directive_not_set) {
+    // Test if the macro is set as expected
+    #ifdef THRIFT_TUUID_SUPPORT_BOOST_UUID
+    BOOST_TEST(false, "The 'THRIFT_TUUID_SUPPORT_BOOST_UUID' preprocessor must NOT be set for these tests");
+    #else
+    BOOST_TEST(true);
+    #endif // THRIFT_TUUID_SUPPORT_BOOST_UUID
+}
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+// This inclusion order is unconventional: This test specifcially tests that
+// the THRIFT_TUUID_SUPPORT_BOOST_UUID directive can be set before including the header
+// to enable boost::uuid support without causing linking or other errors with
+// the compiled thrift library.
+
+#define THRIFT_TUUID_SUPPORT_BOOST_UUID
+#define THRIFT_TUUID_BOOST_CONSTRUCTOR_EXPLICIT
+
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid_io.hpp>
+#include <boost/uuid/string_generator.hpp>
+
+#include <thrift/TUuid.h>
+using apache::thrift::TUuid;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TUuidBoostTestNoDirective)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(compiler_directive_set) {
+    // Test if the macro is set as expected
+    #ifdef THRIFT_TUUID_SUPPORT_BOOST_UUID
+    BOOST_TEST(true);
+    #else
+    BOOST_TEST(false, "The 'THRIFT_TUUID_SUPPORT_BOOST_UUID' preprocessor must now be set for these tests");
+    #endif // THRIFT_TUUID_SUPPORT_BOOST_UUID
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(from_boost_uuid_constructor) {
+  static boost::uuids::string_generator gen;
+  boost::uuids::uuid boost_uuid{gen("5cb719a4-cd15-4476-8bcc-f1834b2527ee")};
+  BOOST_TEST(!boost_uuid.is_nil());
+  const TUuid uuid{boost_uuid};
+  BOOST_TEST(!uuid.is_nil());
+
+  BOOST_TEST(to_string(boost_uuid) == to_string(uuid));
+  BOOST_TEST(to_string(uuid) == std::string{"5cb719a4-cd15-4476-8bcc-f1834b2527ee"});
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(from_boost_uuid_assignment) {
+  static boost::uuids::string_generator gen;
+  boost::uuids::uuid boost_uuid{gen("1f610073-db33-4d21-adf2-75460d4955cc")};
+  BOOST_TEST(!boost_uuid.is_nil());
+  TUuid uuid{};
+  BOOST_TEST(uuid.is_nil());
+
+  uuid = TUuid{boost_uuid};
+
+  BOOST_TEST(to_string(boost_uuid) == to_string(uuid));
+  BOOST_TEST(to_string(uuid) == std::string{"1f610073-db33-4d21-adf2-75460d4955cc"});
+}
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
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