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Hernan Silberman commented on THRIFT-4086: ------------------------------------------ I recently ran into this issue as well. I put together a quick project to demonstrate the issue: [https://github.com/nanreh/thrift_struct_refs] > Java compiler generates different meta data depending on order of structures > in file > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: THRIFT-4086 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-4086 > Project: Thrift > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Java - Compiler > Affects Versions: 0.9.3, 0.10.0 > Reporter: Anton Batylin > Priority: Major > > When compiling th following thrift code: > {code} > struct Customer { > 1: required i32 customer_id, > 2: required list<Order> orders > } > struct Order { > 1: required i32 order_id, > } > {code} > compiler generates meta data for {{orders}} field as {{FieldValueMetaData}}: > {code} > tmpMap.put(_Fields.ORDERS, new > org.apache.thrift.meta_data.FieldMetaData("orders", > org.apache.thrift.TFieldRequirementType.REQUIRED, > new > org.apache.thrift.meta_data.ListMetaData(org.apache.thrift.protocol.TType.LIST, > > new > org.apache.thrift.meta_data.FieldValueMetaData(org.apache.thrift.protocol.TType.STRUCT > , "Order")))); > {code} > If structs order is reversed: > {code} > struct Order { > 1: required i32 order_id, > } > struct Customer { > 1: required i32 customer_id, > 2: required list<Order> orders > } > {code} > compiler generates meta data for {{orders}} field as {{StructMetaData}}: > {code} > tmpMap.put(_Fields.ORDERS, new > org.apache.thrift.meta_data.FieldMetaData("orders", > org.apache.thrift.TFieldRequirementType.REQUIRED, > new > org.apache.thrift.meta_data.ListMetaData(org.apache.thrift.protocol.TType.LIST, > > new > org.apache.thrift.meta_data.StructMetaData(org.apache.thrift.protocol.TType.STRUCT, > Order.class)))); > {code} -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.7#820007)