diff --git a/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift b/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift
index fb4ce07..12c4613 100644
--- a/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift
+++ b/test/DebugProtoTest.thrift
@@ -99,65 +99,118 @@
 
 struct CompactProtoTestStruct {
   // primitive fields
-  1: byte   a_byte = 127;
-  2: i16    a_i16 = 32000;
-  3: i32    a_i32 = 1000000000;
-  4: i64    a_i64 = 0xffffffffff;
-  5: double a_double = 5.6789;
-  6: string a_string = "my string";
+  1: byte   a_byte;
+  2: i16    a_i16;
+  3: i32    a_i32;
+  4: i64    a_i64;
+  5: double a_double;
+  6: string a_string;
   7: binary a_binary;
-  8: bool   true_field = 1;
-  9: bool   false_field = 0;
-  10: Empty empty_struct_field = {};
+  8: bool   true_field;
+  9: bool   false_field;
+  10: Empty empty_struct_field;
   
   // primitives in lists
-  11: list<byte>    byte_list = [-127, -1, 0, 1, 127];
-  12: list<i16>     i16_list = [-1, 0, 1, 0x7fff];
-  13: list<i32>     i32_list = [-1, 0, 0xff, 0xffff, 0xffffff, 0x7fffffff];
-  14: list<i64>     i64_list = [-1, 0, 0xff, 0xffff, 0xffffff, 0xffffffff, 0xffffffffff, 0xffffffffffff, 0xffffffffffffff, 0x7fffffffffffffff];
-  15: list<double>  double_list = [0.1, 0.2, 0.3];
-  16: list<string>  string_list = ["first", "second", "third"];
+  11: list<byte>    byte_list;
+  12: list<i16>     i16_list;
+  13: list<i32>     i32_list;
+  14: list<i64>     i64_list;
+  15: list<double>  double_list;
+  16: list<string>  string_list;
   17: list<binary>  binary_list;
-  18: list<bool>    boolean_list = [1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0];
-  19: list<Empty>   struct_list = [{}, {}];
+  18: list<bool>    boolean_list;
+  19: list<Empty>   struct_list;
   
   // primitives in sets
-  20: set<byte>     byte_set = [-127, -1, 0, 1, 127];
-  21: set<i16>      i16_set = [-1, 0, 1, 0x7fff];
-  22: set<i32>      i32_set = [1, 2, 3];
-  23: set<i64>      i64_set = [-1, 0, 0xff, 0xffff, 0xffffff, 0xffffffff, 0xffffffffff, 0xffffffffffff, 0xffffffffffffff, 0x7fffffffffffffff];
-  24: set<double>   double_set = [0.1, 0.2, 0.3];
-  25: set<string>   string_set = ["first", "second", "third"];
+  20: set<byte>     byte_set;
+  21: set<i16>      i16_set;
+  22: set<i32>      i32_set;
+  23: set<i64>      i64_set;
+  24: set<double>   double_set;
+  25: set<string>   string_set;
   26: set<binary>   binary_set;
-  27: set<bool>     boolean_set = [1, 0];
-  28: set<Empty>    struct_set = [{}];
+  27: set<bool>     boolean_set;
+  28: set<Empty>    struct_set;
   
   // maps
   // primitives as keys
-  29: map<byte, byte>             byte_byte_map = {1 : 2};
-  30: map<i16, byte>              i16_byte_map = {1 : 1, -1 : 1, 0x7fff : 1};
-  31: map<i32, byte>              i32_byte_map = {1 : 1, -1 : 1, 0x7fffffff : 1};
-  32: map<i64, byte>              i64_byte_map = {0 : 1,  1 : 1, -1 : 1, 0x7fffffffffffffff : 1};
-  33: map<double, byte>           double_byte_map = {-1.1 : 1, 1.1 : 1};
-  34: map<string, byte>           string_byte_map = {"first" : 1, "second" : 2, "third" : 3, "" : 0};
+  29: map<byte, byte>             byte_byte_map;
+  30: map<i16, byte>              i16_byte_map;
+  31: map<i32, byte>              i32_byte_map;
+  32: map<i64, byte>              i64_byte_map;
+  33: map<double, byte>           double_byte_map;
+  34: map<string, byte>           string_byte_map;
   35: map<binary, byte>           binary_byte_map;
-  36: map<bool, byte>             boolean_byte_map = {1 : 1, 0 : 0};
+  36: map<bool, byte>             boolean_byte_map;
   // primitives as values
-  37: map<byte, i16>              byte_i16_map = {1 : 1, 2 : -1, 3 : 0x7fff};
-  38: map<byte, i32>              byte_i32_map = {1 : 1, 2 : -1, 3 : 0x7fffffff};
-  39: map<byte, i64>              byte_i64_map = {1 : 1, 2 : -1, 3 : 0x7fffffffffffffff};
-  40: map<byte, double>           byte_double_map = {1 : 0.1, 2 : -0.1, 3 : 1000000.1};
-  41: map<byte, string>           byte_string_map = {1 : "", 2 : "blah", 3 : "loooooooooooooong string"};
+  37: map<byte, i16>              byte_i16_map;
+  38: map<byte, i32>              byte_i32_map;
+  39: map<byte, i64>              byte_i64_map;
+  40: map<byte, double>           byte_double_map;
+  41: map<byte, string>           byte_string_map;
   42: map<byte, binary>           byte_binary_map;
-  43: map<byte, bool>             byte_boolean_map = {1 : 1, 2 : 0};
+  43: map<byte, bool>             byte_boolean_map;
   // collections as keys
-  44: map<list<byte>, byte>       list_byte_map = {[1, 2, 3] : 1, [0, 1] : 2, [] : 0};
-  45: map<set<byte>, byte>        set_byte_map = {[1, 2, 3] : 1, [0, 1] : 2, [] : 0};
-  46: map<map<byte,byte>, byte>   map_byte_map = {{1 : 1} : 1, {2 : 2} : 2, {} : 0};
+  44: map<list<byte>, byte>       list_byte_map;
+  45: map<set<byte>, byte>        set_byte_map;
+  46: map<map<byte,byte>, byte>   map_byte_map;
   // collections as values
-  47: map<byte, map<byte,byte>>   byte_map_map = {0 : {}, 1 : {1 : 1}, 2 : {1 : 1, 2 : 2}};
-  48: map<byte, set<byte>>        byte_set_map = {0 : [], 1 : [1], 2 : [1, 2]};
-  49: map<byte, list<byte>>       byte_list_map = {0 : [], 1 : [1], 2 : [1, 2]};
+  47: map<byte, map<byte,byte>>   byte_map_map;
+  48: map<byte, set<byte>>        byte_set_map;
+  49: map<byte, list<byte>>       byte_list_map;
+}
+
+
+const CompactProtoTestStruct COMPACT_TEST = {
+  'a_byte'             : 127,
+  'a_i16'              : 32000,
+  'a_i32'              : 1000000000,
+  'a_i64'              : 0xffffffffff,
+  'a_double'           : 5.6789,
+  'a_string'           : "my string",
+//'a_binary,'
+  'true_field'         : 1,
+  'false_field'        : 0,
+  'empty_struct_field' : {},
+  'byte_list'          : [-127, -1, 0, 1, 127],
+  'i16_list'           : [-1, 0, 1, 0x7fff],
+  'i32_list'           : [-1, 0, 0xff, 0xffff, 0xffffff, 0x7fffffff],
+  'i64_list'           : [-1, 0, 0xff, 0xffff, 0xffffff, 0xffffffff, 0xffffffffff, 0xffffffffffff, 0xffffffffffffff, 0x7fffffffffffffff],
+  'double_list'        : [0.1, 0.2, 0.3],
+  'string_list'        : ["first", "second", "third"],
+//'binary_list,'
+  'boolean_list'       : [1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0],
+  'struct_list'        : [{}, {}],
+  'byte_set'           : [-127, -1, 0, 1, 127],
+  'i16_set'            : [-1, 0, 1, 0x7fff],
+  'i32_set'            : [1, 2, 3],
+  'i64_set'            : [-1, 0, 0xff, 0xffff, 0xffffff, 0xffffffff, 0xffffffffff, 0xffffffffffff, 0xffffffffffffff, 0x7fffffffffffffff],
+  'double_set'         : [0.1, 0.2, 0.3],
+  'string_set'         : ["first", "second", "third"],
+//'binary_set,'
+  'boolean_set'        : [1, 0],
+  'struct_set'         : [{}],
+  'byte_byte_map'      : {1 : 2},
+  'i16_byte_map'       : {1 : 1, -1 : 1, 0x7fff : 1},
+  'i32_byte_map'       : {1 : 1, -1 : 1, 0x7fffffff : 1},
+  'i64_byte_map'       : {0 : 1,  1 : 1, -1 : 1, 0x7fffffffffffffff : 1},
+  'double_byte_map'    : {-1.1 : 1, 1.1 : 1},
+  'string_byte_map'    : {"first" : 1, "second" : 2, "third" : 3, "" : 0},
+//'binary_byte_map,'
+  'boolean_byte_map'   : {1 : 1, 0 : 0},
+  'byte_i16_map'       : {1 : 1, 2 : -1, 3 : 0x7fff},
+  'byte_i32_map'       : {1 : 1, 2 : -1, 3 : 0x7fffffff},
+  'byte_i64_map'       : {1 : 1, 2 : -1, 3 : 0x7fffffffffffffff},
+  'byte_double_map'    : {1 : 0.1, 2 : -0.1, 3 : 1000000.1},
+  'byte_string_map'    : {1 : "", 2 : "blah", 3 : "loooooooooooooong string"},
+//'byte_binary_map,'
+  'byte_boolean_map'   : {1 : 1, 2 : 0},
+  'list_byte_map'      : {[1, 2, 3] : 1, [0, 1] : 2, [] : 0},
+  'set_byte_map'       : {[1, 2, 3] : 1, [0, 1] : 2, [] : 0},
+  'map_byte_map'       : {{1 : 1} : 1, {2 : 2} : 2, {} : 0},
+  'byte_map_map'       : {0 : {}, 1 : {1 : 1}, 2 : {1 : 1, 2 : 2}},
+  'byte_set_map'       : {0 : [], 1 : [1], 2 : [1, 2]},
+  'byte_list_map'      : {0 : [], 1 : [1], 2 : [1, 2]},
 }