Thrift compiler allows specifying output directory for generated files.
I am writing a Java client and C# server, and I would like to have the generated files from -gen java and -gen csharp be located in different directories of my project.
Is it possible?
... files are generated into one folder per language, following the pattern gen-<lang>.
thrift -gen java -gen csharp myfile.thrift
In your case this would be gen-csharp and gen-java. If that does not meet your requirements, try
By means of the -out parameter you can tell Thrift to generate code in any folder you want. The only caveat is that these target folders must be created beforehand. Other than with the default folders these are not created automatically.
mkdir my/cool/javadir
mkdir my/cool/csdir
thrift -gen java -out my/cool/javadir myfile.thrift
thrift -gen csharp -out my/cool/csdir myfile.thrift
Enter thrift -help to see all the options:
$ thrift -help
Usage: thrift [options] file
Options:
-version Print the compiler version
-o dir Set the output directory for gen-* packages
(default: current directory)
-out dir Set the ouput location for generated files.
(no gen-* folder will be created)
-I dir Add a directory to the list of directories
searched for include directives
-nowarn Suppress all compiler warnings (BAD!)
-strict Strict compiler warnings on
-v[erbose] Verbose mode
-r[ecurse] Also generate included files
-debug Parse debug trace to stdout
--allow-neg-keys Allow negative field keys (Used to preserve protocol
compatibility with older .thrift files)
--allow-64bit-consts Do not print warnings about using 64-bit constants
--gen STR Generate code with a dynamically-registered generator.
STR has the form language[:key1=val1[,key2[,key3=val3]]].
Keys and values are options passed to the generator.
Many options will not require values.
Available generators (and options):
(... more options ...)
Is it possible?
Yes, it is.