I just wanted to let you know that I've created two wiki pages,
http://wiki.apache.org/thrift/ThriftUsageErlang and
http://wiki.apache.org/thrift/ThriftUsageErlang
Most of the info comes from my childish questions and the awesome feedback
from the mailing list!
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 18:10, Suhail Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Hannes Baldursson wrote:
>
>> Whoops I'm still in trouble...
>>
>> I've made great progress though... I've figured out HOW to use the
>> skeleton
>> app generator, I've figured out where to place my definition files and the
>> Erlang lib for thrift. I've managed to make the erlang server app (haven't
>> added any code so far). I got the server running but it crashed and I
>> wasn't able to connect to it via a PHP client (Connection refused).
>>
>> In short I need a proof of concept server that I can call function foo()
>> and
>> get the string "bar" back to the client.
>>
>> Could you give me a hand?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Hannes Balduesson
>>
>> Here's a dump of what erlang gives me. What am I doing wrong?
>>
>>
>> Eshell V5.5.5 (abort with ^G)
>> ([EMAIL PROTECTED])1>
>> =PROGRESS REPORT==== 31-Oct-2008::12:27:36 ===
>> supervisor: {local,sasl_safe_sup}
>> started: [{pid,<0.45.0>},
>> {name,alarm_handler},
>> {mfa,{alarm_handler,start_link,[]}},
>> {restart_type,permanent},
>> {shutdown,2000},
>> {child_type,worker}]
>>
>> =PROGRESS REPORT==== 31-Oct-2008::12:27:36 ===
>> supervisor: {local,sasl_safe_sup}
>> started: [{pid,<0.46.0>},
>> {name,overload},
>> {mfa,{overload,start_link,[]}},
>> {restart_type,permanent},
>> {shutdown,2000},
>> {child_type,worker}]
>>
>> =PROGRESS REPORT==== 31-Oct-2008::12:27:36 ===
>> supervisor: {local,sasl_sup}
>> started: [{pid,<0.44.0>},
>> {name,sasl_safe_sup},
>> {mfa,
>> {supervisor,
>> start_link,
>> [{local,sasl_safe_sup},sasl,safe]}},
>> {restart_type,permanent},
>> {shutdown,infinity},
>> {child_type,supervisor}]
>>
>> =PROGRESS REPORT==== 31-Oct-2008::12:27:36 ===
>> supervisor: {local,sasl_sup}
>> started: [{pid,<0.47.0>},
>> {name,release_handler},
>> {mfa,{release_handler,start_link,[]}},
>> {restart_type,permanent},
>> {shutdown,2000},
>> {child_type,worker}]
>>
>> =PROGRESS REPORT==== 31-Oct-2008::12:27:36 ===
>> application: sasl
>> started_at: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>>
>> =SUPERVISOR REPORT==== 31-Oct-2008::12:27:36 ===
>> Supervisor: {local,session_sup}
>> Context: start_error
>> Reason: {'EXIT',
>> {undef,
>> [{thrift_server,
>> start_link,
>> [8080,sessionServer_thrift,session_service]},
>> {supervisor,do_start_child,2},
>> {supervisor,start_children,3},
>> {supervisor,init_children,2},
>> {gen_server,init_it,6},
>> {proc_lib,init_p,5}]}}
>> Offender: [{pid,undefined},
>> {name,session_service},
>> {mfa,{session_service,start_link,[]}},
>> {restart_type,permanent},
>> {shutdown,2000},
>> {child_type,worker}]
>>
>> =CRASH REPORT==== 31-Oct-2008::12:27:36 ===
>> crasher:
>> pid: <0.51.0>
>> registered_name: []
>> error_info: {shutdown,{session_app,start,[normal,[]]}}
>> initial_call: {application_master,
>> init,
>> [<0.5.0>,
>> <0.50.0>,
>> {appl_data,
>> session,
>> [],
>> undefined,
>> {session_app,[]},
>> ["session_app","session_sup","session_service"],
>> [],
>> infinity,
>> infinity},
>> normal]}
>> ancestors: [<0.50.0>]
>> messages: [{'EXIT',<0.52.0>,normal}]
>> links: [<0.50.0>,<0.5.0>]
>> dictionary: []
>> trap_exit: true
>> status: running
>> heap_size: 610
>> stack_size: 21
>> reductions: 2058
>> neighbours:
>>
>> =INFO REPORT==== 31-Oct-2008::12:27:36 ===
>> application: session
>> exited: {shutdown,{session_app,start,[normal,[]]}}
>> type: temporary
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 21:12, Suhail Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hannes Baldursson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I'm having some troubles with the Erlang generated code from Thrift. I
>>>> might
>>>> add that I'm a newbie in using Thrift and got minimal knowledge about
>>>> Erlang
>>>> but I'm fairly experienced in programming.
>>>>
>>>> I've been looking at the tutorial where in one directory "tutorial/erl/"
>>>> there are files called "server.erl" and "server.sh" that seem to be an
>>>> implementation of the RPC functions. Am I missing something or doesn't
>>>> Thrift generate server stubs based on my definition file?
>>>>
>>>> All the generated files I see are in the gen-erl and I can't see that
>>>> any
>>>> one of them do what server.erl does... am I missing something or do I
>>>> have
>>>> to hand code the "server.erl" file
>>>>
>>>> btw, I will make sure to add your points into the wiki page
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>> Hannes Baldursson
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Hi Hannes,
>>>
>>> I am very new to thrift too, just started hacking away at it last week.
>>> Fortunately I was lucky to be friends with Todd Lipcon who made the
>>> Erlang
>>> bindings for Thrift in the first place. Something very useful is:
>>>
>>> http://github.com/toddlipcon/thrift_erl_skel/tree/master
>>>
>>> Play around and check it out, should give you a great stepping stone. You
>>> might get stuck make the erlang app, make sure to check where your rpc
>>> directory is pointing to in gen/Makefile.
>>>
>>> Suhail
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
> Sure, I can pass on the wealth of knowledge:
>
> Download this:
>
> http://github.com/toddlipcon/thrift_erl_skel/tree/master
>
>
> First thing you want to do is execute that perl script so
> do:./make_new_thrift.pl example Example 9090
>
> example - This is name of your thrift file without the extension, a thrift
> file should be in the same directory as the perl script
> Example - Probably the class level name
> 9090 - port feel free to change it
>
> Make sure you've taken the lib/erl/ directory in the thrift source code and
> place it in the same directory as the thrift_skel. Run make on it, we need
> it compiled for this to work.
>
>
> Next make an rpc directory somewhere, I made mine a directory *above* where
> my thrift_skel, thrift directories are. Call it whatever you want, I called
> mine /rpc/. Now you want to edit /example/gen/Makefile. And change the path
> of RPC_DIR to where you actually have it or you will definitely run into
> errors.
>
> Now it's fun time, go into your example/src/ and start editting your
> example_service.erl with any function you want, remember to export it. A
> simple one would be: add(A,B) -> A+B.
> The export at the top of the file below handler_function one would be:
> add/2
>
> Jump back into root directory of your example folder, not the src folder.
> Run make. Everytime you change code, you must run make but you do not have
> to restart your service, Todd made it awesome with code reloading, we'll go
> into that.
>
> Now run: sudo ./start_example.sh and the service should start running with
> a pseudo console for you to reload code and even test your own service.
> Press enter and type: example_service:add(1,3).
>
> Hopefully it works and you see the output of the result.
>
> Sorry if I am babying people in this mailing list, I know some of you could
> code erlang circles around me but it's geared to people who have no idea
> what they are doing. Anyway, enjoy. Don't thank me, thank Todd Lipcon who
> made this and endured a few hours here and there helping me. =)
>
> Sincerely,
> Suhail Doshi
>
