lib: cpp: TTransportException: create thrift::numeric_cast

This adds an equivalent implementation of `boost::numeric_cast`
written purely in standard c++.

The implementation is relatively trivial and reduces the
dependency on `boost`.

Adapted from
https://stackoverflow.com/a/49658950/5636218

Signed-off-by: Chris Friedt <cfriedt@meta.com>
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/numeric_cast.h b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/numeric_cast.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7063db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/numeric_cast.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
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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
+ *
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+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef THRIFT_NUMERIC_CAST_H
+#define THRIFT_NUMERIC_CAST_H
+
+#include <limits>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+// avoid compiler warnings and errors in MSVC if max is defined as a macro
+#undef max
+#endif
+
+namespace apache {
+namespace thrift {
+
+/**
+ * @brief Perform a safe numeric cast
+ *
+ * Previously this was provided by `boost::numeric_cast`. This
+ * implementation reduces the dependency on `boost`.
+ *
+ * @tparam Dst The destination type
+ * @tparam Src The source type
+ * @param value The value to be converted
+ * @return Dst The converted value
+ *
+ * @see <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/49658950/5636218">SA49658182</a>
+ */
+template <typename Dst, typename Src>
+inline Dst numeric_cast(Src value) {
+  typedef std::numeric_limits<Dst> DstLim;
+  typedef std::numeric_limits<Src> SrcLim;
+
+  const bool positive_overflow_possible = DstLim::max() < SrcLim::max();
+  const bool negative_overflow_possible = DstLim::lowest() > SrcLim::lowest();
+
+  if (positive_overflow_possible && value > DstLim::max()) {
+    throw std::bad_cast();
+  }
+
+  if (negative_overflow_possible && (value < DstLim::lowest())) {
+    throw std::bad_cast();
+  }
+
+  // limits have been checked, therefore safe to cast
+  return static_cast<Dst>(value);
+}
+
+} // namespace thrift
+} // namespace apache
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TTransportException.h b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TTransportException.h
index dd5f361..3ce55cb 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TTransportException.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TTransportException.h
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
 #ifndef _THRIFT_TRANSPORT_TTRANSPORTEXCEPTION_H_
 #define _THRIFT_TRANSPORT_TTRANSPORTEXCEPTION_H_ 1
 
-#include <boost/numeric/conversion/cast.hpp>
 #include <string>
+
+#include <thrift/numeric_cast.h>
 #include <thrift/Thrift.h>
 
 namespace apache {
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@
  */
 template <typename To, typename From> To safe_numeric_cast(From i) {
   try {
-    return boost::numeric_cast<To>(i);
+    return apache::thrift::numeric_cast<To>(i);
   }
   catch (const std::bad_cast& bc) {
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::CORRUPTED_DATA,