[THRIFT-2221] Generate c++ code with std::shared_ptr instead of boost::shared_ptr.

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.9.1
• Fix Version/s: 0.11.0
• Component/s: C++ - Compiler, C++ - Library
• Labels: c++11 compiler thrift

Environment

C++11 compilers with std::shared_ptr support

• Assignee: James E. King III
• Reporter: Chris Stylianou
• Created: 07/Oct/13 08:57
• Updated: 14/Dec/17 13:55
• Resolved: 10/Aug/17 17:29

Description

Most modern compilers now have full support for std::shared_ptr when enable with c++11 flags. It would be nice to have the option to generate code that uses this instead of boost::shared_ptr. This would enable us to remove another boost dependency, on the road to a dependency-free thrift library

Solution summary (so you don't need to wade through the comments):

A new header, <thrift/stdcxx.h>, creates the namespace apache::thrift::stdcxx and aliases the proper std:: or boost:: constructs depending on the capabilities of the environment and whether any build flags are used to force an override of this behavior. All code throughout the project now uses stdcxx:: for all smart_ptr and functional (bind, function, placeholders, _1, _2, ...) constructs.

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: THRIFT-2241 Use std::shared_ptr instead of boost::shared_ptr
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1256
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1328