[THRIFT-5187] Add support for Unix domain sockets on Windows 10 or later

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.13.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.16.0
• Component/s: C++ - Library
• Assignee: Mario Emmenlauer
• Reporter: Mario Emmenlauer
• Created: 27/Apr/20 16:52
• Updated: 01/Sep/21 11:46
• Resolved: 01/Sep/21 11:45

Description

Since a while now, Windows 10 has support for AF_UNIX and Unix domain sockets. The support is not limited to C++ but has subsequently made it into other languages like dotnet. Support includes domain socket files and abstract domain sockets, as long as the socket type is `SOCK_STREAM`, and a recent version of Windows 10 is used (Windows 10 build 17063 or newer (April 2018 Update)).

This issue should track support for AF_UNIX on Windows platform.

Compared to Windows Pipes, Unix domain sockets allow for a unified model of socket servers and clients on all major platforms.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2127
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2327