diff --git a/test/rs/Cargo.toml b/test/rs/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8167390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "thrift-test"
+version = "0.1.0"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+authors = ["Apache Thrift Developers <dev@thrift.apache.org>"]
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+clap = "2.18.0"
+ordered-float = "0.3.0"
+try_from = "0.2.0"
+
+[dependencies.thrift]
+path = "../../lib/rs"
+
diff --git a/test/rs/Makefile.am b/test/rs/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a409b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rs/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# 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.
+#
+
+THRIFT = $(top_builddir)/compiler/cpp/thrift
+
+stubs: ../ThriftTest.thrift
+	$(THRIFT) -I ./thrifts -out src --gen rs ../ThriftTest.thrift
+
+precross: stubs
+	$(CARGO) build
+	[ -d bin ] || mkdir bin
+	cp target/debug/test_server bin/test_server
+	cp target/debug/test_client bin/test_client
+
+clean-local:
+	$(CARGO) clean
+	-$(RM) Cargo.lock
+	-$(RM) src/thrift_test.rs
+	-$(RM) -r bin
+
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	Cargo.toml \
+        src/lib.rs \
+	src/bin/test_server.rs \
+	src/bin/test_client.rs
+
diff --git a/test/rs/src/bin/test_client.rs b/test/rs/src/bin/test_client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2ea832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rs/src/bin/test_client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,500 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// 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.
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate clap;
+extern crate ordered_float;
+extern crate thrift;
+extern crate thrift_test; // huh. I have to do this to use my lib
+
+use ordered_float::OrderedFloat;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+use thrift::protocol::{TBinaryInputProtocol, TBinaryOutputProtocol, TCompactInputProtocol,
+                       TCompactOutputProtocol, TInputProtocol, TOutputProtocol};
+use thrift::transport::{TBufferedTransport, TFramedTransport, TTcpTransport, TTransport};
+use thrift_test::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    match run() {
+        Ok(()) => println!("cross-test client succeeded"),
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!("cross-test client failed with error {:?}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn run() -> thrift::Result<()> {
+    // unsupported options:
+    // --domain-socket
+    // --named-pipe
+    // --anon-pipes
+    // --ssl
+    // --threads
+    let matches = clap_app!(rust_test_client =>
+        (version: "1.0")
+        (author: "Apache Thrift Developers <dev@thrift.apache.org>")
+        (about: "Rust Thrift test client")
+        (@arg host: --host +takes_value "Host on which the Thrift test server is located")
+        (@arg port: --port +takes_value "Port on which the Thrift test server is listening")
+        (@arg transport: --transport +takes_value "Thrift transport implementation to use (\"buffered\", \"framed\")")
+        (@arg protocol: --protocol +takes_value "Thrift protocol implementation to use (\"binary\", \"compact\")")
+        (@arg testloops: -n --testloops +takes_value "Number of times to run tests")
+    ).get_matches();
+
+    let host = matches.value_of("host").unwrap_or("127.0.0.1");
+    let port = value_t!(matches, "port", u16).unwrap_or(9090);
+    let testloops = value_t!(matches, "testloops", u8).unwrap_or(1);
+    let transport = matches.value_of("transport").unwrap_or("buffered");
+    let protocol = matches.value_of("protocol").unwrap_or("binary");
+
+    let t = open_tcp_transport(host, port)?;
+
+    let t: Box<TTransport> = match transport {
+        "buffered" => Box::new(TBufferedTransport::new(t)),
+        "framed" => Box::new(TFramedTransport::new(t)),
+        unmatched => return Err(format!("unsupported transport {}", unmatched).into()),
+    };
+    let t = Rc::new(RefCell::new(t));
+
+    let (i_prot, o_prot): (Box<TInputProtocol>, Box<TOutputProtocol>) = match protocol {
+        "binary" => {
+            (Box::new(TBinaryInputProtocol::new(t.clone(), true)),
+             Box::new(TBinaryOutputProtocol::new(t.clone(), true)))
+        }
+        "compact" => {
+            (Box::new(TCompactInputProtocol::new(t.clone())),
+             Box::new(TCompactOutputProtocol::new(t.clone())))
+        }
+        unmatched => return Err(format!("unsupported protocol {}", unmatched).into()),
+    };
+
+    println!("connecting to {}:{} with {}+{} stack",
+             host,
+             port,
+             protocol,
+             transport);
+
+    let mut client = ThriftTestSyncClient::new(i_prot, o_prot);
+
+    for _ in 0..testloops {
+        make_thrift_calls(&mut client)?
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// FIXME: expose "open" through the client interface so I don't have to early open the transport
+fn open_tcp_transport(host: &str, port: u16) -> thrift::Result<Rc<RefCell<Box<TTransport>>>> {
+    let mut t = TTcpTransport::new();
+    match t.open(&format!("{}:{}", host, port)) {
+        Ok(()) => Ok(Rc::new(RefCell::new(Box::new(t) as Box<TTransport>))),
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
+
+fn make_thrift_calls(client: &mut ThriftTestSyncClient) -> Result<(), thrift::Error> {
+    println!("testVoid");
+    client.test_void()?;
+
+    println!("testString");
+    verify_expected_result(client.test_string("thing".to_owned()), "thing".to_owned())?;
+
+    println!("testBool");
+    verify_expected_result(client.test_bool(true), true)?;
+
+    println!("testBool");
+    verify_expected_result(client.test_bool(false), false)?;
+
+    println!("testByte");
+    verify_expected_result(client.test_byte(42), 42)?;
+
+    println!("testi32");
+    verify_expected_result(client.test_i32(1159348374), 1159348374)?;
+
+    println!("testi64");
+    // try!(verify_expected_result(client.test_i64(-8651829879438294565), -8651829879438294565));
+    verify_expected_result(client.test_i64(i64::min_value()), i64::min_value())?;
+
+    println!("testDouble");
+    verify_expected_result(client.test_double(OrderedFloat::from(42.42)),
+                           OrderedFloat::from(42.42))?;
+
+    println!("testTypedef");
+    {
+        let u_snd: UserId = 2348;
+        let u_cmp: UserId = 2348;
+        verify_expected_result(client.test_typedef(u_snd), u_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testEnum");
+    {
+        verify_expected_result(client.test_enum(Numberz::TWO), Numberz::TWO)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testBinary");
+    {
+        let b_snd = vec![0x77, 0x30, 0x30, 0x74, 0x21, 0x20, 0x52, 0x75, 0x73, 0x74];
+        let b_cmp = vec![0x77, 0x30, 0x30, 0x74, 0x21, 0x20, 0x52, 0x75, 0x73, 0x74];
+        verify_expected_result(client.test_binary(b_snd), b_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testStruct");
+    {
+        let x_snd = Xtruct {
+            string_thing: Some("foo".to_owned()),
+            byte_thing: Some(12),
+            i32_thing: Some(219129),
+            i64_thing: Some(12938492818),
+        };
+        let x_cmp = Xtruct {
+            string_thing: Some("foo".to_owned()),
+            byte_thing: Some(12),
+            i32_thing: Some(219129),
+            i64_thing: Some(12938492818),
+        };
+        verify_expected_result(client.test_struct(x_snd), x_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    // Xtruct again, with optional values
+    // FIXME: apparently the erlang thrift server does not like opt-in-req-out parameters that are undefined. Joy.
+    // {
+    // let x_snd = Xtruct { string_thing: Some("foo".to_owned()), byte_thing: None, i32_thing: None, i64_thing: Some(12938492818) };
+    // let x_cmp = Xtruct { string_thing: Some("foo".to_owned()), byte_thing: Some(0), i32_thing: Some(0), i64_thing: Some(12938492818) }; // the C++ server is responding correctly
+    // try!(verify_expected_result(client.test_struct(x_snd), x_cmp));
+    // }
+    //
+
+
+    println!("testNest"); // (FIXME: try Xtruct2 with optional values)
+    {
+        let x_snd = Xtruct2 {
+            byte_thing: Some(32),
+            struct_thing: Some(Xtruct {
+                string_thing: Some("foo".to_owned()),
+                byte_thing: Some(1),
+                i32_thing: Some(324382098),
+                i64_thing: Some(12938492818),
+            }),
+            i32_thing: Some(293481098),
+        };
+        let x_cmp = Xtruct2 {
+            byte_thing: Some(32),
+            struct_thing: Some(Xtruct {
+                string_thing: Some("foo".to_owned()),
+                byte_thing: Some(1),
+                i32_thing: Some(324382098),
+                i64_thing: Some(12938492818),
+            }),
+            i32_thing: Some(293481098),
+        };
+        verify_expected_result(client.test_nest(x_snd), x_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testList");
+    {
+        let mut v_snd: Vec<i32> = Vec::new();
+        v_snd.push(29384);
+        v_snd.push(238);
+        v_snd.push(32498);
+
+        let mut v_cmp: Vec<i32> = Vec::new();
+        v_cmp.push(29384);
+        v_cmp.push(238);
+        v_cmp.push(32498);
+
+        verify_expected_result(client.test_list(v_snd), v_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testSet");
+    {
+        let mut s_snd: BTreeSet<i32> = BTreeSet::new();
+        s_snd.insert(293481);
+        s_snd.insert(23);
+        s_snd.insert(3234);
+
+        let mut s_cmp: BTreeSet<i32> = BTreeSet::new();
+        s_cmp.insert(293481);
+        s_cmp.insert(23);
+        s_cmp.insert(3234);
+
+        verify_expected_result(client.test_set(s_snd), s_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testMap");
+    {
+        let mut m_snd: BTreeMap<i32, i32> = BTreeMap::new();
+        m_snd.insert(2, 4);
+        m_snd.insert(4, 6);
+        m_snd.insert(8, 7);
+
+        let mut m_cmp: BTreeMap<i32, i32> = BTreeMap::new();
+        m_cmp.insert(2, 4);
+        m_cmp.insert(4, 6);
+        m_cmp.insert(8, 7);
+
+        verify_expected_result(client.test_map(m_snd), m_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testStringMap");
+    {
+        let mut m_snd: BTreeMap<String, String> = BTreeMap::new();
+        m_snd.insert("2".to_owned(), "4_string".to_owned());
+        m_snd.insert("4".to_owned(), "6_string".to_owned());
+        m_snd.insert("8".to_owned(), "7_string".to_owned());
+
+        let mut m_rcv: BTreeMap<String, String> = BTreeMap::new();
+        m_rcv.insert("2".to_owned(), "4_string".to_owned());
+        m_rcv.insert("4".to_owned(), "6_string".to_owned());
+        m_rcv.insert("8".to_owned(), "7_string".to_owned());
+
+        verify_expected_result(client.test_string_map(m_snd), m_rcv)?;
+    }
+
+    // nested map
+    // expect : {-4 => {-4 => -4, -3 => -3, -2 => -2, -1 => -1, }, 4 => {1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4, }, }
+    println!("testMapMap");
+    {
+        let mut m_cmp_nested_0: BTreeMap<i32, i32> = BTreeMap::new();
+        for i in (-4 as i32)..0 {
+            m_cmp_nested_0.insert(i, i);
+        }
+        let mut m_cmp_nested_1: BTreeMap<i32, i32> = BTreeMap::new();
+        for i in 1..5 {
+            m_cmp_nested_1.insert(i, i);
+        }
+
+        let mut m_cmp: BTreeMap<i32, BTreeMap<i32, i32>> = BTreeMap::new();
+        m_cmp.insert(-4, m_cmp_nested_0);
+        m_cmp.insert(4, m_cmp_nested_1);
+
+        verify_expected_result(client.test_map_map(42), m_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testMulti");
+    {
+        let mut m_snd: BTreeMap<i16, String> = BTreeMap::new();
+        m_snd.insert(1298, "fizz".to_owned());
+        m_snd.insert(-148, "buzz".to_owned());
+
+        let s_cmp = Xtruct {
+            string_thing: Some("Hello2".to_owned()),
+            byte_thing: Some(1),
+            i32_thing: Some(-123948),
+            i64_thing: Some(-19234123981),
+        };
+
+        verify_expected_result(client.test_multi(1,
+                                                 -123948,
+                                                 -19234123981,
+                                                 m_snd,
+                                                 Numberz::EIGHT,
+                                                 81),
+                               s_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    // Insanity
+    // returns:
+    // { 1 => { 2 => argument,
+    //          3 => argument,
+    //        },
+    //   2 => { 6 => <empty Insanity struct>, },
+    // }
+    {
+        let mut arg_map_usermap: BTreeMap<Numberz, i64> = BTreeMap::new();
+        arg_map_usermap.insert(Numberz::ONE, 4289);
+        arg_map_usermap.insert(Numberz::EIGHT, 19);
+
+        let mut arg_vec_xtructs: Vec<Xtruct> = Vec::new();
+        arg_vec_xtructs.push(Xtruct {
+            string_thing: Some("foo".to_owned()),
+            byte_thing: Some(8),
+            i32_thing: Some(29),
+            i64_thing: Some(92384),
+        });
+        arg_vec_xtructs.push(Xtruct {
+            string_thing: Some("bar".to_owned()),
+            byte_thing: Some(28),
+            i32_thing: Some(2),
+            i64_thing: Some(-1281),
+        });
+        arg_vec_xtructs.push(Xtruct {
+            string_thing: Some("baz".to_owned()),
+            byte_thing: Some(0),
+            i32_thing: Some(3948539),
+            i64_thing: Some(-12938492),
+        });
+
+        let mut s_cmp_nested_1: BTreeMap<Numberz, Insanity> = BTreeMap::new();
+        let insanity = Insanity {
+            user_map: Some(arg_map_usermap),
+            xtructs: Some(arg_vec_xtructs),
+        };
+        s_cmp_nested_1.insert(Numberz::TWO, insanity.clone());
+        s_cmp_nested_1.insert(Numberz::THREE, insanity.clone());
+
+        let mut s_cmp_nested_2: BTreeMap<Numberz, Insanity> = BTreeMap::new();
+        let empty_insanity = Insanity {
+            user_map: Some(BTreeMap::new()),
+            xtructs: Some(Vec::new()),
+        };
+        s_cmp_nested_2.insert(Numberz::SIX, empty_insanity);
+
+        let mut s_cmp: BTreeMap<UserId, BTreeMap<Numberz, Insanity>> = BTreeMap::new();
+        s_cmp.insert(1 as UserId, s_cmp_nested_1);
+        s_cmp.insert(2 as UserId, s_cmp_nested_2);
+
+        verify_expected_result(client.test_insanity(insanity.clone()), s_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testException - remote throws Xception");
+    {
+        let r = client.test_exception("Xception".to_owned());
+        let x = match r {
+            Err(thrift::Error::User(ref e)) => {
+                match e.downcast_ref::<Xception>() {
+                    Some(x) => Ok(x),
+                    None => Err(thrift::Error::User("did not get expected Xception struct".into())),
+                }
+            }
+            _ => Err(thrift::Error::User("did not get exception".into())),
+        }?;
+
+        let x_cmp = Xception {
+            error_code: Some(1001),
+            message: Some("Xception".to_owned()),
+        };
+
+        verify_expected_result(Ok(x), &x_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testException - remote throws TApplicationException");
+    {
+        let r = client.test_exception("TException".to_owned());
+        match r {
+            Err(thrift::Error::Application(ref e)) => {
+                println!("received an {:?}", e);
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            _ => Err(thrift::Error::User("did not get exception".into())),
+        }?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testException - remote succeeds");
+    {
+        let r = client.test_exception("foo".to_owned());
+        match r {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+            _ => Err(thrift::Error::User("received an exception".into())),
+        }?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testMultiException - remote throws Xception");
+    {
+        let r = client.test_multi_exception("Xception".to_owned(), "ignored".to_owned());
+        let x = match r {
+            Err(thrift::Error::User(ref e)) => {
+                match e.downcast_ref::<Xception>() {
+                    Some(x) => Ok(x),
+                    None => Err(thrift::Error::User("did not get expected Xception struct".into())),
+                }
+            }
+            _ => Err(thrift::Error::User("did not get exception".into())),
+        }?;
+
+        let x_cmp = Xception {
+            error_code: Some(1001),
+            message: Some("This is an Xception".to_owned()),
+        };
+
+        verify_expected_result(Ok(x), &x_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testMultiException - remote throws Xception2");
+    {
+        let r = client.test_multi_exception("Xception2".to_owned(), "ignored".to_owned());
+        let x = match r {
+            Err(thrift::Error::User(ref e)) => {
+                match e.downcast_ref::<Xception2>() {
+                    Some(x) => Ok(x),
+                    None => Err(thrift::Error::User("did not get expected Xception struct".into())),
+                }
+            }
+            _ => Err(thrift::Error::User("did not get exception".into())),
+        }?;
+
+        let x_cmp = Xception2 {
+            error_code: Some(2002),
+            struct_thing: Some(Xtruct {
+                string_thing: Some("This is an Xception2".to_owned()),
+                byte_thing: Some(0), /* since this is an OPT_IN_REQ_OUT field the sender sets a default */
+                i32_thing: Some(0), /* since this is an OPT_IN_REQ_OUT field the sender sets a default */
+                i64_thing: Some(0), /* since this is an OPT_IN_REQ_OUT field the sender sets a default */
+            }),
+        };
+
+        verify_expected_result(Ok(x), &x_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testMultiException - remote succeeds");
+    {
+        let r = client.test_multi_exception("haha".to_owned(), "RETURNED".to_owned());
+        let x = match r {
+            Err(e) => {
+                Err(thrift::Error::User(format!("received an unexpected exception {:?}", e).into()))
+            }
+            _ => r,
+        }?;
+
+        let x_cmp = Xtruct {
+            string_thing: Some("RETURNED".to_owned()),
+            byte_thing: Some(0), // since this is an OPT_IN_REQ_OUT field the sender sets a default
+            i32_thing: Some(0), // since this is an OPT_IN_REQ_OUT field the sender sets a default
+            i64_thing: Some(0), // since this is an OPT_IN_REQ_OUT field the sender sets a default
+        };
+
+        verify_expected_result(Ok(x), x_cmp)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("testOneWay - remote sleeps for 1 second");
+    {
+        client.test_oneway(1)?;
+    }
+
+    // final test to verify that the connection is still writable after the one-way call
+    client.test_void()
+}
+
+fn verify_expected_result<T: Debug + PartialEq + Sized>(actual: Result<T, thrift::Error>,
+                                                        expected: T)
+                                                        -> Result<(), thrift::Error> {
+    match actual {
+        Ok(v) => {
+            if v == expected {
+                Ok(())
+            } else {
+                Err(thrift::Error::User(format!("expected {:?} but got {:?}", &expected, &v)
+                    .into()))
+            }
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/rs/src/bin/test_server.rs b/test/rs/src/bin/test_server.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..613cd55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rs/src/bin/test_server.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,337 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// 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.
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate clap;
+extern crate ordered_float;
+extern crate thrift;
+extern crate thrift_test;
+
+use ordered_float::OrderedFloat;
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use thrift::protocol::{TBinaryInputProtocolFactory, TBinaryOutputProtocolFactory,
+                       TCompactInputProtocolFactory, TCompactOutputProtocolFactory,
+                       TInputProtocolFactory, TOutputProtocolFactory};
+use thrift::server::TSimpleServer;
+use thrift::transport::{TBufferedTransportFactory, TFramedTransportFactory, TTransportFactory};
+use thrift_test::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    match run() {
+        Ok(()) => println!("cross-test server succeeded"),
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!("cross-test server failed with error {:?}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn run() -> thrift::Result<()> {
+
+    // unsupported options:
+    // --domain-socket
+    // --named-pipe
+    // --ssl
+    // --workers
+    let matches = clap_app!(rust_test_client =>
+        (version: "1.0")
+        (author: "Apache Thrift Developers <dev@thrift.apache.org>")
+        (about: "Rust Thrift test server")
+        (@arg port: --port +takes_value "port on which the test server listens")
+        (@arg transport: --transport +takes_value "transport implementation to use (\"buffered\", \"framed\")")
+        (@arg protocol: --protocol +takes_value "protocol implementation to use (\"binary\", \"compact\")")
+        (@arg server_type: --server_type +takes_value "type of server instantiated (\"simple\", \"thread-pool\", \"threaded\", \"non-blocking\")")
+    ).get_matches();
+
+    let port = value_t!(matches, "port", u16).unwrap_or(9090);
+    let transport = matches.value_of("transport").unwrap_or("buffered");
+    let protocol = matches.value_of("protocol").unwrap_or("binary");
+    let server_type = matches.value_of("server_type").unwrap_or("simple");
+    let listen_address = format!("127.0.0.1:{}", port);
+
+    println!("binding to {}", listen_address);
+
+    let (i_transport_factory, o_transport_factory): (Box<TTransportFactory>,
+                                                     Box<TTransportFactory>) = match &*transport {
+        "buffered" => {
+            (Box::new(TBufferedTransportFactory::new()), Box::new(TBufferedTransportFactory::new()))
+        }
+        "framed" => {
+            (Box::new(TFramedTransportFactory::new()), Box::new(TFramedTransportFactory::new()))
+        }
+        unknown => {
+            return Err(format!("unsupported transport type {}", unknown).into());
+        }
+    };
+
+    let (i_protocol_factory, o_protocol_factory): (Box<TInputProtocolFactory>,
+                                                   Box<TOutputProtocolFactory>) =
+        match &*protocol {
+            "binary" => {
+                (Box::new(TBinaryInputProtocolFactory::new()),
+                 Box::new(TBinaryOutputProtocolFactory::new()))
+            }
+            "compact" => {
+                (Box::new(TCompactInputProtocolFactory::new()),
+                 Box::new(TCompactOutputProtocolFactory::new()))
+            }
+            unknown => {
+                return Err(format!("unsupported transport type {}", unknown).into());
+            }
+        };
+
+    let processor = ThriftTestSyncProcessor::new(ThriftTestSyncHandlerImpl {});
+
+    let mut server = match &*server_type {
+        "simple" => {
+            TSimpleServer::new(i_transport_factory,
+                               i_protocol_factory,
+                               o_transport_factory,
+                               o_protocol_factory,
+                               processor)
+        }
+        unknown => {
+            return Err(format!("unsupported server type {}", unknown).into());
+        }
+    };
+
+    server.listen(&listen_address)
+}
+
+struct ThriftTestSyncHandlerImpl;
+impl ThriftTestSyncHandler for ThriftTestSyncHandlerImpl {
+    fn handle_test_void(&mut self) -> thrift::Result<()> {
+        println!("testVoid()");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_string(&mut self, thing: String) -> thrift::Result<String> {
+        println!("testString({})", &thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_bool(&mut self, thing: bool) -> thrift::Result<bool> {
+        println!("testBool({})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_byte(&mut self, thing: i8) -> thrift::Result<i8> {
+        println!("testByte({})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_i32(&mut self, thing: i32) -> thrift::Result<i32> {
+        println!("testi32({})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_i64(&mut self, thing: i64) -> thrift::Result<i64> {
+        println!("testi64({})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_double(&mut self,
+                          thing: OrderedFloat<f64>)
+                          -> thrift::Result<OrderedFloat<f64>> {
+        println!("testDouble({})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_binary(&mut self, thing: Vec<u8>) -> thrift::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        println!("testBinary({:?})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_struct(&mut self, thing: Xtruct) -> thrift::Result<Xtruct> {
+        println!("testStruct({:?})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_nest(&mut self, thing: Xtruct2) -> thrift::Result<Xtruct2> {
+        println!("testNest({:?})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_map(&mut self, thing: BTreeMap<i32, i32>) -> thrift::Result<BTreeMap<i32, i32>> {
+        println!("testMap({:?})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_string_map(&mut self,
+                              thing: BTreeMap<String, String>)
+                              -> thrift::Result<BTreeMap<String, String>> {
+        println!("testStringMap({:?})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_set(&mut self, thing: BTreeSet<i32>) -> thrift::Result<BTreeSet<i32>> {
+        println!("testSet({:?})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_list(&mut self, thing: Vec<i32>) -> thrift::Result<Vec<i32>> {
+        println!("testList({:?})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_enum(&mut self, thing: Numberz) -> thrift::Result<Numberz> {
+        println!("testEnum({:?})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_typedef(&mut self, thing: UserId) -> thrift::Result<UserId> {
+        println!("testTypedef({})", thing);
+        Ok(thing)
+    }
+
+    /// @return map<i32,map<i32,i32>> - returns a dictionary with these values:
+    /// {-4 => {-4 => -4, -3 => -3, -2 => -2, -1 => -1, }, 4 => {1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4, }, }
+    fn handle_test_map_map(&mut self,
+                           hello: i32)
+                           -> thrift::Result<BTreeMap<i32, BTreeMap<i32, i32>>> {
+        println!("testMapMap({})", hello);
+
+        let mut inner_map_0: BTreeMap<i32, i32> = BTreeMap::new();
+        for i in -4..(0 as i32) {
+            inner_map_0.insert(i, i);
+        }
+
+        let mut inner_map_1: BTreeMap<i32, i32> = BTreeMap::new();
+        for i in 1..5 {
+            inner_map_1.insert(i, i);
+        }
+
+        let mut ret_map: BTreeMap<i32, BTreeMap<i32, i32>> = BTreeMap::new();
+        ret_map.insert(-4, inner_map_0);
+        ret_map.insert(4, inner_map_1);
+
+        Ok(ret_map)
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a the returned map with these values and prints it out:
+    ///     { 1 => { 2 => argument,
+    ///              3 => argument,
+    ///            },
+    ///       2 => { 6 => <empty Insanity struct>, },
+    ///     }
+    /// return map<UserId, map<Numberz,Insanity>> - a map with the above values
+    fn handle_test_insanity(&mut self,
+                            argument: Insanity)
+                            -> thrift::Result<BTreeMap<UserId, BTreeMap<Numberz, Insanity>>> {
+        println!("testInsanity({:?})", argument);
+        let mut map_0: BTreeMap<Numberz, Insanity> = BTreeMap::new();
+        map_0.insert(Numberz::TWO, argument.clone());
+        map_0.insert(Numberz::THREE, argument.clone());
+
+        let mut map_1: BTreeMap<Numberz, Insanity> = BTreeMap::new();
+        let insanity = Insanity {
+            user_map: None,
+            xtructs: None,
+        };
+        map_1.insert(Numberz::SIX, insanity);
+
+        let mut ret: BTreeMap<UserId, BTreeMap<Numberz, Insanity>> = BTreeMap::new();
+        ret.insert(1, map_0);
+        ret.insert(2, map_1);
+
+        Ok(ret)
+    }
+
+    /// returns an Xtruct with string_thing = "Hello2", byte_thing = arg0, i32_thing = arg1 and i64_thing = arg2
+    fn handle_test_multi(&mut self,
+                         arg0: i8,
+                         arg1: i32,
+                         arg2: i64,
+                         _: BTreeMap<i16, String>,
+                         _: Numberz,
+                         _: UserId)
+                         -> thrift::Result<Xtruct> {
+        let x_ret = Xtruct {
+            string_thing: Some("Hello2".to_owned()),
+            byte_thing: Some(arg0),
+            i32_thing: Some(arg1),
+            i64_thing: Some(arg2),
+        };
+
+        Ok(x_ret)
+    }
+
+    /// if arg == "Xception" throw Xception with errorCode = 1001 and message = arg
+    /// else if arg == "TException" throw TException
+    /// else do not throw anything
+    fn handle_test_exception(&mut self, arg: String) -> thrift::Result<()> {
+        println!("testException({})", arg);
+
+        match &*arg {
+            "Xception" => {
+                Err((Xception {
+                        error_code: Some(1001),
+                        message: Some(arg),
+                    })
+                    .into())
+            }
+            "TException" => Err("this is a random error".into()),
+            _ => Ok(()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// if arg0 == "Xception" throw Xception with errorCode = 1001 and message = "This is an Xception"
+    /// else if arg0 == "Xception2" throw Xception2 with errorCode = 2002 and struct_thing.string_thing = "This is an Xception2"
+    // else do not throw anything and return Xtruct with string_thing = arg1
+    fn handle_test_multi_exception(&mut self,
+                                   arg0: String,
+                                   arg1: String)
+                                   -> thrift::Result<Xtruct> {
+        match &*arg0 {
+            "Xception" => {
+                Err((Xception {
+                        error_code: Some(1001),
+                        message: Some("This is an Xception".to_owned()),
+                    })
+                    .into())
+            }
+            "Xception2" => {
+                Err((Xception2 {
+                        error_code: Some(2002),
+                        struct_thing: Some(Xtruct {
+                            string_thing: Some("This is an Xception2".to_owned()),
+                            byte_thing: None,
+                            i32_thing: None,
+                            i64_thing: None,
+                        }),
+                    })
+                    .into())
+            }
+            _ => {
+                Ok(Xtruct {
+                    string_thing: Some(arg1),
+                    byte_thing: None,
+                    i32_thing: None,
+                    i64_thing: None,
+                })
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn handle_test_oneway(&mut self, seconds_to_sleep: i32) -> thrift::Result<()> {
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(seconds_to_sleep as u64));
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/rs/src/lib.rs b/test/rs/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..479bf90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// 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.
+
+extern crate ordered_float;
+extern crate thrift;
+extern crate try_from;
+
+mod thrift_test;
+pub use thrift_test::*;