[THRIFT-5452] Make server optional

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.16.0
• Component/s: Rust - Library
• Assignee: Jorge Leitão
• Reporter: Jorge Leitão
• Created: 08/Aug/21 14:54
• Updated: 15/Feb/22 21:41
• Resolved: 22/Aug/21 16:47

Description

Some uses of thrift do not require a server. In these cases, users do not need the `server` module nor its two dependencies (`threadpool` and `log`).

Rust / Cargo allows and promotes this behavior via feature gates. We can make `server` an optional feature (and default to be).

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2434