You could use the JSON protocol, which is supported by many languages
and is very human readable. However, human readable protocols tend to
be bulky and slow, so be aware of the costs associated with that
feature.
On Aug 2, 2009, at 9:28 PM, Mike Lovell wrote:
First off, hello everyone.
I am new to Thrift and am experimenting with using it in an
application I use. Currently, the data for the application is just
stored in a text file with a read only python library wrapped
around it. I am wanting something a little better and supporting
multiple languages. So Thift is an intriguing technology.
But I am wondering, is there a python based protocol that is human
readable? From looking at the source, it appears that the only
protocol really available for python is the TBinaryProtocol (yes
there is also TBinaryProtocolAccelerated). I am wanting something
that is human readable and able to both read and write objects to
and from the file. Having this would make changing to a Thrift
based data store a lot easier to sell to my co-workers. I am
thinking of writing one but I am not a great programmer and would
definitely like to build on what someone else has already done.
Thanks in advance.
mike
