ThriftEE

ThriftEE brings enterprisey features to applications built on top of the Apache Thrift platform.

This is a set of Thrift tools that I've cobbled together for my own use and am making available with the Apache Software License version 2.0.

It is under active development - feedback and contributions are definitely welcome (no CLA, but contributions must be Apache-licensed, or able to be redistributed under Apache for inclusion).

Buzzwords:

• api
• rpc
• apache thrift
• java ee
• facebook swift
• microservices
• polyglot

Features:

• Define Thrift services by annotating POJOs, similar to JAX-WS or JAX-RS.
• ThriftEE structs can be integrated nicely with other Java EE features, such as EJB, JPA, etc.
• Expose Thrift services as SOAP web services in order to integrate with "legacy" systems, test with existing tools like SOAP UI, etc.
• Can generate and provide downloadable Thrift clients to obviate the need for API users to install the Thrift compiler
• Includes a fork of Facebook's Swift tool that allows annotating interfaces and abstract classes (Facebook's version does not).
• Pure Java build of the Thrift compiler, built with NestedVM as a single JAR file that can function as a drop-in replacement for the native executable

(to be finished for 0.6.0 release):

• proxy services
• REST endpoints
• command line interface
• allow custom generators in thriftee-compiler
• expose Thrift services as JSON API, similar to what we do for SOAP/XML

Future Wish List:

• async
• metrics
• websocket transport
• fine-grained security
• rate limiting/throttling
• clustering/load balancing