2009-08-28 PHP client using Thrift

Today I was thinking about a PHP script that uses Thrift to retrieve a couple of results. We have the following Thrift definition:

 /* This contains the three things identifying a logging program */
 struct Logger {
     1:  string      userName,
     2:  string      hostName,
     3:  string      appName
 }

 /* This is a debug message */
 struct Message {
     1:  Logger      origin,
     2:  string      content
 }

 /* This defines the remote logging services */
 service RemoteLog {

     // send a log message to the logserver
     oneway void         newMessage      (1:Message aMessage)
    
     // get list of loggers available
     list<Logger>        getLoggers      ()
    
     // get messages from a specific logger
     list<Message>       getMessages     (1:Logger aLogger, 2:i32 aFromID, 3:i32 aMax)
 }

However, I'd then have to implement the reverse of the above description. In other words, I am asking the remote logging service for whatever he has received over time. To get this up and running, the following steps have to be taken:

1. Define Thrift definition
   
2. Generate PHP stubs (client side)
   
3. Rework these into script
   
4. Generate C++ stubs (server side)