[THRIFT-5587] Introduce uuid as additional builtin type

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.18.0
• Component/s: Compiler (General)
• Assignee: Jens Geyer
• Reporter: Jens Geyer
• Created: 03/Jun/22 07:09
• Updated: 13/Feb/23 21:10
• Resolved: 05/Sep/22 20:09

Description

I hereby propose to add uuid as an additional built-in basic type.

Rationale:

• Uuids (or Guids) are a state of the art and well-understood way to identitify data entities.
• There is support in next to all languages' runtimes to generate, convert and store such data.
• Although conversion to and from string or binary is certainly possible, it is also rather cumbersome.
• A distinct datatype enables us to sent it in the most suitable way across the wire: JSON=text, Compact=binary

Remarks

• I am open to discuss the term "guid" vs "uuid". Coming from NET platforms I would tend to guid, but I am open to uuid (or even both) as well. That's just a detail.
• If no significant concern is raised, I would move on and implement C#, Delphi and Haxe bindings (as sub-tasks) myself and leave the rest to the community.

 

Issue Links

• links to: Binary protocol
• links to: Compact protocol
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2621
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2623
• links to: IDL docs

Sub-Tasks

• Add uuid type to IDL and implement reference code: Closed
• Update documentation and IDL definition files for uuid type: Closed
• Implement uuid for hx: Closed
• SysUtils.TGuidHelper collides with ThriftUtils.TGuidHelper: Closed
• Add UUID support in go: Closed
• Add UUID support for rust: In Progress
• Add UUID support for Swift: Closed
• IDL uuid literals can be improved: Closed