Thrift is written in C++, but can create code for some other programming languages. To create a Thrift service, one has to write Thrift files that describe it, generate the code in the destination language, write some code to start the server, and call it from the client. An example of such a description file:
enum PhoneType {
HOME,
WORK,
MOBILE,
OTHER
}
struct Phone {
1: i32 id,
2: string number,
3: PhoneType type
}
service PhoneService {
Phone findById(1: i32 id),
list<Phone> findAll()
}
Thrift will generate the code out of this descriptive information. For instance, in Java, the PhoneType will be enum inside the Phone class.
