Learning Apache Thrift

Make applications cross-communicate using Apache Thrift! About This Book • Leverage Apache Thrift to enable applications written in different programming languages (Java C++ Python PHP Ruby and so on) to cross-communicate. • Learn to make your services ready for real-world applications by using stepwise examples and modifying code from Industry giants. • Be a crackerjack at solving Apache Thrift-related issues. Who This Book Is For If you have some experience of developing applications in one or more languages supported by Apache Thrift (C++ Java PHP Python Ruby and others) and want to broaden your knowledge and skills in building cross-platform scalable applications then this book is for you. What You Will Learn • Understand the need for cross-language services and the basics of Apache Thrift. • Learn how Apache Thrift works and what problems it solves. • Determine when to use Apache Thrift instead of other methods (REST API) and when not to use it. • Create and run an example application using Apache Thrift. • Use Apache Thrift in your applications written in different languages supported by Apache Thrift (PHP Python Ruby Java and C++). • Handle exceptions and deal with errors. • Modify code in different languages. • Use Apache Thrift in the production environments of big applications. In Detail With modern software systems being increasingly complex providing a scalable communication architecture for applications in different languages is tedious. The Apache Thrift framework is the solution to this problem! It helps build efficient and easy-to-maintain services and offers a plethora of options matching your application type by supporting several popular programming languages including C++ Java Python PHP Ruby Erlang Perl Haskell C# Cocoa JavaScript Node.js Smalltalk OCaml and Delphi. This book will help you set aside the basics of service-oriented systems through your first Apache Thrift-powered app. Then progressing to more complex examples it will provide you with tips for running large-scale applications in production environments. You will learn how to assess when Apache Thrift is the best tool to be used. To start with you will run a simple example application learning the frameworks structure along the way; you will quickly advance to more complex systems that will help you solve various real-life problems. Moreover you will be able to add a communication layer to every application written in one of the popular programming languages with support for various data types and error handling. Further you will learn how pre-eminent companies use Apache Thrift in their popular applications. This book is a great starting point if you want to use one of the best tools available to develop cross-language applications in service-oriented architectures. Style and approach A stepwise guide to learning Apache Thrift with ready-to-run examples explained comprehensively. Advanced topics supply the inspiration for further work.