Thrift transport in javascript client
javascript, thrift
Solution
To use a Javascript client you need a HTTP Thrift server (e.g. the one pointed out by yiding). You also need to use `TJSONProtocol`.
The files how to make a Thrift Java server work with an Thrift Javascript client are scattered throughout the source. I puzzled them together here: https://github.com/LukeOwncloud/ThriftJavaJavascriptDemo
Problem
I'm trying to build a javascript client for my Thrift server. The server is up and running and I can get calls to the server working with a PHP client. I just can't figure out the javascript client. In particular, instantiating the transport baffles me. The tutorial at http://thrift.apache.org/tutorial/js/ shows: ``` function calc() { var transport = new Thrift.Transport("/thrift/service/tutorial/"); var protocol = new Thrift.Protocol(transport); var client = new CalculatorClient(protocol); ``` When I do this, I get an http 404 on "/var/www/thrift/service/tutorial/" I've found one or two other examples that use ``` var transport = new Thrift.Transport("/service"); ``` But that gives me a 404 as well. I've never seen an explanation of what I'm supposed to pass to the constructor of Transport in javascript. In my PHP code, I create a socket and then pass that to the constructor of the Transport. However, javascript complains that Thrift.Socket() isn't a constructor. The tutorial at http://thrift.apache.org/tutorial/js/ isn't terribly helpful. It says: The first thing for using the Thrift files is setting up your Transport protocol. At this time, it only supports AJAX and is as follows: ``` var transport = new Thrift.Transport("/thrift/service/tutorial/"); ``` There's no description of what that path passed to the constructor should be. I'm lost on this. What do I pass to the Transport constructor in javascript?