Node Thrift Generator

An easy way to compile thrift idl files using simple configuration.

Use globally

Install

npm install -g thrift-generator

Use with configuration file (package.json is used by default)

thrift-generator --config=config-file.json

Use as a script

Install

npm install --save-dev thrift-generator

Add configuration to your package.json

{
  "thrift-generator": {
    "log": "debug",
    "generators": [
      {
        "language": [
          "js:node",
          "java"
        ],
        "idl": "**/.thrift",
        "output": "./dist"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Add as a script on your package.json

{
 "scripts": {
    "thrift": "thrift-generator"
  }
}

Configuration

config.log

Log level, can be 'info' or debug (default: info)

config.executable

Thrift cli executable path (default: thrift)

config.ignore

Array of glob patterns to ignore while searching for thrift idl files.

config.genereators

Array of thrift genereation commands

genereator.language

Language to generate, can be a string or an array of languages

generator.idl

Path to idl file/s. supports globbing (default: */.thrift)

generator.output

Output folder. If generator.language is an array, then files will be genereated at output/gen-*, otherwise, files will be genereated at output (no gen-* will be created).