Introduction to Thrift

Apache Thrift A brief introduction 2011 Dvir Volk, System Architect, DoAT dvir@doat.com | http://doat.com | @dvirsky

So you want to scale your servers... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

So you end with up with... Something like this! Joking aside, Scalable, modular systems tend to be very complex. We need a simple way to manage our services.

How components talk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Enter Apache Thrift ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example: MyFirstCppServer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Anatomy of a Thrift Service

Okay, now from the beginning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Defining your service ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Compiling clients and servers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Implementing your handlers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Filling the blanks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Putting it all together - server side ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

That server example again... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Calling client methods ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Different types of servers ,[object Object],TSimpleServer Single threaded, mostly useful for debugging. TThreadedServer Spawns a thread per request, if you're into that sorta thing. TThreadPoolServer N worker threads, but connections block the threads. TNonBlockingServer Optimal in Java, C++, less so in other languages. THttpServer HTTP Server (for JS clients) optionally with REST-like URLs TForkingServer Forks a process for each request TProcessPoolServer Python - By Yours truly. Pre-forks workers to avoid GIL.

Gotchas ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Few Alternatives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Projects Using Thrift ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Thank you! for more info: http://thrift.apache.org/ Follow @DoatGeeks on twitter!

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