Tom Davis created THRIFT-3818: --------------------------------- Summary: Annotations for easier extension Key: THRIFT-3818 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-3818 Project: Thrift Issue Type: Improvement Components: Java - Compiler Reporter: Tom Davis Priority: Minor
Currently, there are two ways to extend a Java implementation of a Thrift spec: modify the compiler source code or write classes that wrap the existing Java library. The former requires maintaining a fork of Thrift while the latter doesn't allow meaningful changes to, e.g., struct or service classes. I propose modifying the compiler to include additional annotations to Thrift types ({{ThriftService}}, {{ThriftStruct}}, etc.) This change would allow much easier extension of generated classes through the use of annotation processors. Happy to supply a patch if it's a desirable improvement. Thanks! -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)