Martin
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-Jake
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Martin Vogt <mvo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to use the c++ generator for structs
> in a QT application with signal/slots.
>
> For example:
>
> thrift:
> struct Matrix
> {
> 1: required i64 rows=123,
> 2:i64 cols,
> 3:list<Vector> data,
> }
>
> QT class:
> emit(mySignal(TBase*))
>
> where TBase is a common base class for the generated
> struct/class Matrix.
>
> Then some receiver can check if the class which
> they receive like this:
>
> QT Slot:
> void myMatrixSlot(TBase* tBase) [
> if (tBase->compare(Matrix::ascii_fingerprint)==0) {
> Matrix* matrix=(Matrix*)tBase;
> // work with matrix
> //
> }
> }
>
> The problem is that the current cpp generator does not generate
> such a base class. The attached patch is a first modification
> which I used for my tests.
>
> Is it possible to add such a baseclass extension into
> the thrift repository?
>
> regards,
>
> Martin
>
