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David Reiss commented on THRIFT-178:
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Seems like a useful feature. I'd rather see it implemented in terms of type
annotations than as a keyword, though. I should have that feature ready this
afternoon.
> Final Keyword
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> Key: THRIFT-178
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-178
> Project: Thrift
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Components: Compiler (C++), Compiler (General), Compiler (Java)
> Reporter: Erik Frey
> Priority: Minor
> Attachments: final_csharp.patch, keyword_final_cpp_java.patch
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> This introduces support for the final keyword in the thrift IDL. A C++
> thrift struct that is declared final loses it's virtual dtor, which saves the
> memory overhead of one vtable per instance. This (along with the required
> keyword) can be very helpful if you're passing around big lists of small
> thrift structs.
> This patch also includes modifications for the java generator to recognize
> and apply final. I'm not familiar enough with the other languages to know if
> this notion applies to them.
> (A patch for this was submitted in thrift's pre-apache days and was met with
> approval, but then fell off the radar, so I'm trying again.)
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