On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 08:21, <alta...@ceid.upatras.gr> wrote:
> I want to create a thrift call and would like to know how to go about it.
>
> I think what I should do is this:
>
> - add my call to cassandra.thrift (eg. string test(1:required string arg),
> within 'service Cassandra')
>
> - run thrift -gen java cassandra.thrift
>
> - write a corresponding function in service/CassandraServer.java, (eg.:
>
> public String test(String arg) throws TException
> {
> logger.debug("argument is "+arg);
> return "Yay!";
>
> }
> )
>
> - run ant on the whole project
>
> Now I should be able to write a client that uses this command. Am I wrong?
No. It should just work.
>
> I have tried all this, by copying the examples from ThriftExamples on the
> wiki, but 1) they seem to be working with older Cassandra versions ( I am
> using 0.7 beta1), 2) I seem to be doing something wrong as I get a
> org.apache.thrift.transport.TTransportException when trying even
> describe_cluster_name().
Sounds like a framed/unframed mismatch. Cassandra starts up in framed
mode, and your client needs to match. When you set up your transport:
TTransport transport = new TFramedTransport(socket);
ThriftExamples on the wiki hasn't been updated to reflect this yet. :(
Gary.
>
> Any help will be appreciated. Please ask for any clarifications.
>
> Alexander
>
