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Mark Slee07a3aab2007-03-07 05:45:10 +00001Thrift Tutorial
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261) First things first, you'll need to install the Thrift compiler and the
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302) Read tutorial.thrift to learn about the syntax of a Thrift file
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David Reissd1c86822009-03-25 22:15:18 +0000323) Compile the code for the language of your choice:
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David Reissd1c86822009-03-25 22:15:18 +000034 $ thrift
David Reiss4438ca52009-03-26 06:14:17 +000035 $ thrift -r --gen cpp tutorial.thrift
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374) Take a look at the generated code.
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395) Look in the language directories for sample client/server code.
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416) That's about it for now. This tutorial is intentionally brief. It should be
42 just enough to get you started and ready to build your own project.