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+(in-package #:cl-user)
+
+;;;; Licensed 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.
+
+#+(or) (when (not (boundp 'sb-impl::default-external-format)
+                 (setf sb-impl::default-external-format :UTF-8)))
+
+(require "asdf")
+(load (merge-pathnames "../../lib/cl/load-locally.lisp" *load-truename*))
+(asdf:load-system :net.didierverna.clon)
+(asdf:load-system :fiasco)
+(asdf:load-asd (merge-pathnames "gen-cl/ThriftTest/thrift-gen-ThriftTest.asd" *load-truename*))
+(asdf:load-system :thrift-gen-thrifttest)
+
+(net.didierverna.clon:nickname-package)
+
+(defpackage #:thrift-cross
+  (:use #:common-lisp #:fiasco)
+  (:export #:cross-test))
+
+(in-package #:thrift-cross)
+
+(defparameter *prot* nil)
+
+(load (merge-pathnames "tests.lisp" *load-truename*) :external-format :UTF-8)
+
+(clon:defsynopsis ()
+  (text :contents "The Common Lisp client for Thrift's cross-language test suite.")
+  (group (:header "Allowed options:")
+    (flag :short-name "h" :long-name "help"
+          :description "Print this help and exit.")
+    (stropt :long-name "host"
+            :description "The host to connect to."
+            :default-value "localhost"
+            :argument-name "ARG")
+    (stropt :long-name "port"
+            :description "Number of the port to listen for connections on."
+            :default-value "9090"
+            :argument-name "ARG"
+            :argument-type :optional)
+    (stropt :long-name "transport"
+            :description "Transport: transport to use (\"buffered\", \"framed\")"
+            :default-value "buffered"
+            :argument-name "ARG")
+    (stropt :long-name "protocol"
+            :description "Protocol: protocol to use (\"binary\", \"multi\")"
+            :default-value "binary"
+            :argument-name "ARG")))
+
+(defun main ()
+  "Entry point for our standalone application."
+  (clon:make-context)
+  (when (clon:getopt :short-name "h")
+    (clon:help)
+    (clon:exit))
+  (let ((port "9090")
+        (host "localhost")
+        (framed nil)
+        (multiplexed nil))
+    (clon:do-cmdline-options (option name value source)
+      (print (list option name value source))
+      (if (string= name "host")
+          (setf host value))
+      (if (string= name "port")
+          (setf port value))
+      (if (string= name "transport")
+          (cond ((string= value "buffered") (setf framed nil))
+                ((string= value "framed") (setf framed t))
+                (t (error "Unsupported transport."))))
+      (if (string= name "protocol")
+          (cond ((string= value "binary") (setf multiplexed nil))
+                ((string= value "multi") (setf multiplexed t))
+                (t (error "Unsupported protocol.")))))
+    (terpri)
+    (setf *prot* (thrift.implementation::client (puri:parse-uri
+                                                 (concatenate 'string "thrift://" host ":" port))
+                                                :framed framed
+                                                :multiplexed multiplexed))
+    (let ((result (cross-test :multiplexed multiplexed)))
+      (thrift.implementation::close *prot*)
+      (clon:exit result))))
+
+(clon:dump "TestClient" main)