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Randy Abernethy updated THRIFT-2003:
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Attachment: 0003-Added-senum-derprecation-warning-to-lexar.patch
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> Deprecate senum
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>
> Key: THRIFT-2003
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-2003
> Project: Thrift
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Compiler (General)
> Affects Versions: 1.0
> Environment: All
> Reporter: Randy Abernethy
> Priority: Minor
> Labels: senum
> Fix For: 1.0
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> Attachments: 0003-Added-senum-derprecation-warning-to-lexar.patch
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> I propose the senum type be deprecated (flagged by the compiler as scheduled
> for removal) in v1.0 and subsequently removed in a later version of Apache
> Thrift.
> Rationale: The senum type is a string in all target languages. Instances of
> the type are not constrained to the enumeration strings in IDL or output
> languages. IDL constants of type senum can be assigned irrational values
> (e.g. random strings, integers, floats, etc.) without a compiler warning or
> error. The senum type offers no cross language utility and is easily replaced
> by string or enum (which offers string lookup in many languages). This type
> impacts a wide range of concerns including language generators and the effort
> required to learn Apache Thrift.
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