I don't see a JSON protocol in the Python part of the source tree. In
fact, the only languages, from my just browsing filenames in the source
tree, that have JSON protocols are cpp and java. And I would rather
stick with python or maybe perl.
I am not planning on using this for a regular protocol between
applications. I am planning on this being used for a type of quick and
dirty way for sys admins to be able to read and edit the configuration
data that is in thrift. The apps that use this will just use the binary
protocols.
thanks
mike
On 8/3/2009 9:00 AM, Bryan Duxbury wrote:
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
